In a few short weeks, our oldest son, Sam, will be heading off to college. It’s one of those huge milestones in the life of both child and parent, and everybody is just a little freaked out. My do-gooder wife, Holly, is freaked out over all the usual mom concerns. Her baby boy is leaving […]
What is the single weirdest location you’ve ever visited? I mean, flat out bizarre? For me, that question is easily answered. “The House on the Rock” in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Nothing else even comes close. In June 2003, I was in the sixth month of what would be a 10-year career in the Communications Department […]
Some types of jobs lend themselves to home-based offices while others do not. For example, if your goal is to make your living as a copywriter or an e-marketer, home-based work is a great option. All you need is a laptop computer, an empty lap, and an Internet connection. Other lines of work might present […]
Fatherhood is a lot easier in theory than in practice. Prior to actually meeting and interacting with their first kid, most first-time fathers imagine themselves as a combination of Sheriff Andy Taylor from “The Andy Griffith Show” and Mufasa from “The Lion King,” dispensing world-wise and gentle counsel while also raising either a brave, brilliant, […]
Author’s note: There must be something in the air, because within a day of originally posting this last week, I started noticing similar, much more serious stories appearing across the Internet. People are genuinely outraged about “Rudolph,” which I find hilarious and ridiculous. This isn’t one of those articles. Although I take issue with absolute […]
When word began spreading across social media that a biopic was being made about Queen singer Freddie Mercury, I was excited. It seemed to have the makings of something great and any movie that takes me back to the ‘70s is OK by me. (It is set for release tomorrow, and the early reviews are […]