Here Are Some Columns I Won’t Write

“My first “Funny-ish Files” column was published in July of 2015. (It was a story about how dandelions had taken over my lawn.)  I’ve been writing this column for almost eleven years. That’s at least 125 columns and well over 50,000 words. I’ve written about a wide variety of things, like “5 Things To Do […]

One Ingredient Can Make a World of Difference.

A while back, I got up early one morning and thought I would be a good husband/father and make breakfast for everyone. My wife came across a recipe several years ago for something we call “oatmeal bake.” It’s a dish of oatmeal in a cake-like form: thick, but not too sweet. We usually top it […]

Parental Language Barrier Advisory

Parental Language Barrier Advisory.

There are times when I wonder if my kids speak the same language as I do. I speak English. My kids speak English. And yet, I’ll often say something and they’ll stare at me as if I was speaking to them in Portuguese, Swahili, or Klingon. Sometimes I’m not sure if it’s because they don’t […]

Staring at our rectangles again

Staring at our rectangles again.

The other day, a bunch of us gathered for a family dinner. The meal was fantastic and the conversation was pleasant. It had the makings of a fun evening. But then, without anyone really noticing, the evening became a little less fun. Why? Because we all, one by one, pulled our phones out of our […]