The quote WORDS ARE THE VOICE OF THE HEART is attributed to Confucius.  He knew what he was talking about. To give your children their voices of the heart, you must first give them words. Children love words.  Children love the way words settle into them.  They love what words mean.  They love to know how to use words.  It [...]

I remember when they first went up. I’d drive through the neighborhood right next to mine on my way home, past the house where a few guys would be working on stringing lights on trees, securing reindeer figures on the lawn, decorating windows and doors. There was a lot of decorating going on. Sure, it was a little… much for [...]

Whilst (I can’t believe I just typed that, but it’s staying) in New York City this past weekend, walking through the Theatre District, I passed a sign for the Broadway musical Spring Awakening. I realized that the only reason I even know about the musical in the first place is because it was performed in an episode of the new [...]

Audrey let me borrow a tank top this weekend. I was waiting in my car, picking her up at her house, and she ran out with a tank for me to put on. It fit perfectly up top. The stomach? Wonderfully roomy. Seriously, I was astonished at how much material gathered at my stomach. “Wow, Tweightloss is really working for [...]

Adulthood can be a drag, I know. Working for the man. Paying the mortgage. Making dinner. Picking up the dog poop in the backyard. I get it, I do. But there are certain rules we, as adults, must adhere to, and I fear that many people at my pool club – and thus, pools around the country – are not [...]

This weekend we went to the big 4th of July carnival in the patriotic little town (and our former family residence) of Bristol, RI. We had fun, yes… but what got me scratching my head was this carnival worker, simultaneously explaining the fish game to a group of kids and… smoking!? This is what I call a master of multi-tasking. [...]