When Kevin moved into his grandparents’ home, he thought he was getting a good deal. What he got was a living entity.

Exactly two years ago, at my old blog, I wrote a short, Valentine’s Day post that turned out to be extremely controversial. One person even booed me. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t hurt. I’d also be lying if I said I didn’t cry myself to sleep the following few weeks. Awesome people [...]

In college, I would often sit down in front of my television with a bowl of generic Ramen noodles or a ham sandwich and watch gourmet meals being prepared on the Food Channel. Why would I do this? Well, probably for the same reason a short person watches basketball or Bill Clinton watches The Bachelor.
Now, [...]

Even though I have an office job, “meetings” do not dominate my schedule the way they probably do most office workers. In my two plus years in this work environment, I say I’ve had to endure being trapped in a meeting maybe only one hour a week on average.
However, for the past two weeks I [...]

Probably because it sounds so much like “recess,” the word “recession” doesn’t scare me. Whenever I hear someone say the word I begin daydreaming about being a kid again, climbing monkey bars on a playground and “accidentally” knocking the other kids down. Good times, good times.
Of course, a few seconds – okay, minutes – later [...]

Dear Future Me,
I am writing this on the heels of my/your 30th birthday. Admitting this age feels very odd and surreal. In my head, I’m still 18. The expression I’ve just now coined, “time really flies when you are incredibly awesome” is all too true.
To freshen your memory, the purpose of this letter is simple: [...]

“He’s trying to destroy my son. ALL of you are!” – parent of one of my former students
I am not yet married. I have no children. For many, these facts render my point of view regarding anything to do with parenthood irrelevant and totally useless. That might be true. Of course, I think these facts [...]