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I spent some time this weekend thinking about 81 year olds. Two of them in fact. My mother and the Pope. The Pope turned 81 just this week and my mom turns 81 in May. When I began drafting the piece, I thought it was going . . . → Read More: My mom and the Pope. Like peas in a pod. I can’t guarantee that you will enjoy this video. I also suppose I may get some backlash from PETA. I’m not sure. But I am proud of the fact that I got a video from my video camera to my laptop and then to YouTube and then onto my blog. But maybe someone can . . . → Read More: Our cat is learning to walk on a leash.
 I have an op ed running this morning in the Newark Star Ledger. For those of you who do not subscribe to the Newark Star Ledger, here you go: When Juno hits video stores this week, kids will be anxious to see it or in . . . → Read More: There’s nothing really easy about Juno
For many families, this is a lovely time of year. When high school juniors casually prepare for the SAT’s. When families take wonderful road trips to look at college campuses, presenting unique opportunities for parents and child to bond, to plan thoughtfully for the future. Of . . . → Read More: College tours – a stroll down memory lane.  I’m at Emerson College in Boston today. Our daughter is a freshman here. I’ll be in 3 or 4 classes today, talking about leadership, non-profit managment, marketing, advocacy. I believe I’ll be going to more classes today than my daughter. Although I have heard that . . . → Read More: Today, Scout’s college is my college too.
Hey, this is Joan’s son Ben. I’m the kid who was in my mother’s last post, posing in front of a waterfall. You might have missed the waterfall because of my . . . → Read More: Have you ever wondered why I like Andy Rooney?
Hats off to Scoutie for talking about the whale thing. I mean it. Everyone who knows her knows she has a real and significant phobia about whales. Her insights about its larger implications were very grownup. Scoutie . . . → Read More: Things I am afraid of.
Lately has been heavy, and filled with fear. I fear that I am coming to the realization that many college freshmen come to: I am (possibly) in the wrong major. I fear that I am going to catch the awful stomach . . . → Read More: Completing the Immersion Effect |
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