Titus at dinner with his grandparents last night. My colleague, normally boisterous to the point of being a little irritating from time to time, looked dejected. Inquiry revealed the reason […]

“Wait, that’s a real house?” a student inquired of me yesterday as we were studying the Wannsee Conference of 1942. “Yes,” I told her. “I’ve been there. And the next […]

In keeping with the spirit of giving thanks this advent season, I want to focus today on sense of humor. Sonja and I either have always had a similar sense […]

Okay, okay, I’ll admit it: I love it when people ask me “How do you do everything?” If I’m being entirely candid, I tend to work my butt off, I’m […]

If you know me, you know I’m not so much a fan of winter. I prefer summertime, the top down on my Jeep, running in the sun, longer days in […]

When Sonja and I had been dating for less than six months, I asked her if I could take her out to eat for her birthday, and she agreed. I […]