I didn’t match a single number in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night. That’s got to be worth something, right? Apparently, not. It’s a shame for the charitable foundation I had intended to set up and through which I'd modestly planned to eradicate cancer and global poverty. It’s also a bummer for my children. Oh, [...]
Some cultures choose November to celebrate the eternal and transitory nature of the human soul. With optimistic hospitality, they build small altars offering traditional gifts and familiar décor, believing the soul returns annually for a brief period to visit the humans it left behind. I like to think that's true. Who wouldn't want to spend a cool autumn evening [...]
Yesterday I bought a box of Cheerios because I believe those crunchy little Os stand for something we dearly need in this great country of ours: Optimism. Though I'm a fruit and yogurt kind of breakfaster, I'll be eating those Cheerios today, because I like the taste of class, and sweet rebuttal, and firm resolve. [...]
Of course, my newest brother in-law offered a fresh perspective when he joined our family last year. An only child, Chip married a woman with five sisters and three brothers. But transcending his game willingness to jump into the crazy, loud, logistically challenging mayhem of a super large family, is the actual perspective Chip brings [...]
Inspired by Brad Paisley's song "Letter to Me" and the recent Sports Illustrated feature asking athletes to write to their high school selves, I dashed off this note to myself circa 1982. Dear Me at 17, You're tall. It's a fact, not a criticism so stand up straight. All that time you and your friend Diane [...]