Early morning. The boy is under the blanket, building worlds in Minecraft. The cat is hanging out with his buddy. I continue to be astounded by how affectionate, dependent, and attached two entirely different species…

The beauty of this particular prank, perpetrated upon me by a student in my class, was twofold: 1. I moved the mouse. I moved the mouse again. I moved the mouse again and again and…

Every morning without fail, I watch Stephen Colbert’s monologue on The Late Show. For the past 15 months, Colbert’s monologue and show has been performed from his bathtub, a home in North Carolina, and finally…

Eighteen years ago, I was sitting in a car with Elysha. We had just enjoyed dinner and drinks with friends, and I had driven her back to Wolcott School, where we both taught and where…

While consulting with a client yesterday, Clara heard me swear. From across the house, she shouted that I owed another 25 cents in her and Charlie’s self-imposed swear jar. A little while later, I received…

After working as a wedding DJ for nearly 25 years, I thought I’d offer some thoughts and opinions on those songs often played at weddings that have a dance associated with them. Here they are……

As I dragged the large box to the recycle bin, I wondered how and why the cats had torn a fist-sized hole in the cover. What the hell is wrong with these cats? Then I…

Long ago, in some forgotten past, there was a person – probably a teacher – who looked at their bulletin board and said, “You know… if I put some borders around this bulletin board, it…

An unkindness of ravens, also sometimes referred to as a conspiracy of ravens A crash of rhinos A murder of crows A pride of lions A gaggle of geese All great ways of describing a…

It would be weird if a corporation forbade women from assuming leadership roles within the organization. Right? Imagine if Microsoft or McDonald’s or Home Depot prevented women from running stores or being promoted to upper…