31 May 2026 » 2 min read about Personal & Family
It occurs to me that I have been writing essays for most of my life. At some point, early in life, the thought of writing an essay, a.k.a., a book report, filled me with dread. I’m not sure why, except that it was work I had to do and I always put off that work…
28 May 2026 » 2 min read about Reading & Books
You know that ol’ Peanuts cartoon? The one where Lucy holds the football for Charlie Brown so that he can kick it? C.B. is reluctant because he’s afraid Lucy will pull the ball away at the last second and he’ll fall on his can. But somehow, Lucy always convinces him that this time she won’t…
25 May 2026 » 3 min read about Personal & Family
The mail arrives, and rather than be full of junk ads for political campaigns, insurance companies, and furniture far too rich for my blood, it comes with three or four personalized advertisements for this college or that one. They are not addressed to me or Kelly, but rather to Zach, who, a year from now,…
24 May 2026 » 2 min read about Personal & Family
My girls convinced me to take them to a local Barnes & Noble because they were searching for something called a Squeezy Squishy toy — or something like that. So we braved the unseasonably cool, dreary, rainy weather to drive the short distance to our nearby B&N so that they could seek out their treasure.…
23 May 2026 » 5 min read
As I wrapped up my work yesterday, I looked around my home office and flashed back to my home office 30 years earlier. My “office” back then was a desk in a small one-bedroom Studio City apartment, with a single 3-shelf bookcase. Today, my office is a room off the living room, a former sun…
06 Apr 2026 » 2 min read about Personal & Family
Isaac Asimov died 34 years ago today. 30 years ago today, inspired by Asimov’s lifelong habit of keeping a diary, I started my own diary habit, one that continues today. I woke up this morning and headed into my office, looking at the shelf of reference books beside my desk. In addition to half a…
08 Jan 2026 » 2 min read about Technology & Gadgets
I bought for myself, as a belated holiday gift, a brand new Royal Scriptor II Portable Electric Typewriter. I’ve been yearning for a working typewriter for at least a year now. What finally pushed me to make the purchase was my recent realization that I’ve spent at least a third of my life for the…
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