“What are you doing after school?” one of my friend-slash-colleagues casually inquired of me yesterday afternoon, as in the teachers’ lounge we lamented that the weather was equal to closing […]

You never really know if your kids are ahead of the curve or behind it. Sometimes, they seem brilliant. Others, not so much. Regular readers may recall that Titus, now […]

About two years ago, Sonja and I went in on a side of beef with some close friends, filling our deep freeze with meat in the process. Most of it […]

We had just finished a really nice glass of Sauvignon Blanc together, seated on the couch talking, the kids already in bed, and I asked Sonja if she’d like another […]

I’m always the one who invites people over to dinner. My friends and former students, family, fraternity brothers, fellow writers, Sonja’s friends, people off the street — I’m the one […]

For the past couple of days, I’ve been meaning to post another blog. It’s amazing how time gets away from us, though. Last night I taught a night class in […]

I used to travel the world — as much of it as I could, with little thought for how long I was away. With nothing to bind me to one […]

The day began… oddly. We were not awoken by a baby monitor, nor crying from the other room. In fact, I don’t know what woke us up, whether it was […]

Hi everyone, My friend Sam Smith has helped his dad and uncle to make tremendous wine in Napa for many years. He still does that, but now he has his […]

I did something stupid yesterday (many things, I’m sure, but one I’m going to dwell upon herein). I rushed home with the kids from daycare, wolfed down some food, then […]