Today is day one of a new school year. I have to be honest, aside from the part about releasing my children to a system that 1) drills them with knowledge all day and then gives them more work to…
Change. The kind of change that you have to swallow with more water than you’d think was necessary, is upon us. It’s the kind of change that doesn’t come gradually. Children and dreamers hang on to summer like a life-preserver. But…
I haven’t had a drink in 22 years. Whether you realize it or not, it’s a pretty remarkable feat for anyone to go from darkness to light in their lives. People often ask whether I’m bothered by other people drinking…
Sometimes I stop and look around and wonder why we do it.
And so I think these things and you nod, but then politely ask me to sit at the edge of the room.
In the beginning, children are grateful mostly because we drill them that gratitude is a responsible and respectful way to be human.
Writer. Father to daughters. Husband. Ad man. Raised by wolves. 
