Columns & Collected Essays

The other day, I was waiting in line at a local bakery, just minding my own business, when I overheard a conversation that made me want...

I am writing this during the most hectic week of my life, the second week of rehearsals for the elementary school play. I have been cast...

There is something about my seven-year-old daughter, Zoe, that makes people want to buy her stuff.  Is she cute?  Sure.  Is she funny? ...

The other day, as I was driving out of the CVS parking lot, I saw my friend Leigh walking into the store. I waved and slowed the car. She...

It’s no secret that I love to spin.  I joined the indoor cycling movement in the late 1990’s, mostly because pedaling fast to loud music...

My father-in-law thinks he’s a pirate. It started innocently enough, looking back.  My 10-year-old son, Andrew, and his grandfather,...