Every once in awhile I get a sincere email (or sometimes a sarcastic one) asking me how to be a good parent. I honestly have no clue. I don’t even really know what that means. Learning most things is so linear. You learn, practice, do. Not with kids. We don’t ask rocket scientists to build...CONTINUE READING

Did you know you can hear your own heartbeat? You can. All the time. It’s loud too. Try this sometime. Find a very quiet place where you can be still. Close your eyes and listen. It might sound faint and far away, but it’s there and I promise, it’s loud. How do I know this?...CONTINUE READING

The other day, a buddy of mine posted an article about how lying to your kids about Santa is bad for them. He agreed with the article. I disagreed. We’re still friends. No big deal. BUT at one point in the conversation he said, “I still have yet to find an argument FOR perpetuating the...CONTINUE READING

I wrote this in 2008. I still believe every word of it. Voting is important. It is our obligation. It is our privilege. It is what makes us American. Why I Vote ( Written November 2008) I voted early yesterday. I stood in line for forty-five minutes with a few hundred other people and cast...CONTINUE READING

Last night I went to a political debate at the middle school near my house. There, my friend Zach Robinson sat with his Republican opponent Robert Spendlove at table in front of about 40 people. The two of them talked about what mattered to them, and how they thought they could help the constituents of...CONTINUE READING