Leading Questions
No. 2 Son, 12, has always been curious about how things work. He’s currently fascinated by computer operating systems. Yesterday he asked which was the wo...
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Patience, Grasshopper
A little attention goes a long way. I’ve come to believe that a great deal of unnecessary coercion, what one might call excessive use of force, is directl...
Impropriety
News of the world is daily maddening, full of pointless cruelty. We must take our moments of joy where we find them. My sons are in the bell choir at Trinity Un...
Attention Must Be Paid
My work — the employment for which I’m paid, that is — is invisible. Nothing to see here; move along. Long ago, the company asked us to let un...
Gee, Thanks, Miley
The girls heard from a friend today who told them, Hannah Montana takes her clothes off and lets people take pictures of her.. They were distraught. The Little ...