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Each year during the six month span between Christmas and Father’s Day, Holly and I go through a gauntlet of holiday expectations. During this six month stretch, society has made it quite clear about … Read More

When the question of “what’s your favorite holiday?” is asked, it’s often followed by something to the effect of, “…besides Christmas, of course.” Christmas is the holiday of holidays. As much as the contrarians … Read More

If all of a sudden you were gone, what words would you want to leave behind with your kid? Your parents? Your siblings? Your friends? That is the premise of my first-ever published book, … Read More

Let me begin by admitting to two things. One, I am in no way a political expert. And two, I have lost faith in our country’s ability to make logical change at a decent … Read More

I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that in some languages humans developed a way to convey certain ideas, and in other languages there’s no equivalent. About a decade ago I learned Chinese and … Read More

You’re in 10th grade and your History class has just spent a week playing “American Presidents” jeopardy. You studied up and knew your stuff pretty well and you were your team’s MVP. On Monday … Read More

There was a short period in my life when I dabbled into advertising and even did a few internships at some ad agencies (including the one that does the GEICO ads), so for a … Read More

Having kids is a ton of work. There is no argument there whatsoever. Kids change everything. They lock you into their schedule, they suck away your time, they wreak havoc on women’s bodies during … Read More

Halloween is the greatest. We all get a free pass to scare each other, stuff our faces with candy, and dress up as the weirdest thing we can imagine. What’s not to like! Perhaps … Read More

This post is going to make me sound like a grumpy old man, but hey, now that I’m over 30 I’m going to go ahead and treat myself 🙂 Each time I write in … Read More