A Few of My Favorite Books

First of all, thank you so much for the retweets, Facebook shares, and mentions from everyone on my last post. Because of your enthusiasm, my blog traffic quadrupled in size…

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News. Big News.

So I had this really great blog post all typed up and ready to go. It was brilliant. The stuff Pulitzer’s are made of, I’m sure. And it was all…

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School’s Out For Summer

Can I have a head bang? Some rock hands? A cigarette lighter held high in the air? A smoke in the boy’s room? (okay, never mind that last one)I’ve waited…

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Fried Brains

Now, I’ve never eaten these. And mark my words—I never will. No matter how much my dad tries to convince me they’re actually good. Because this is the same man…

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When I Grow Up…

Recently, I had this conversation with my 16-year-old son. It’s kinda long, so you might want to grab some popcorn. Or a pillow. Maybe a bed.Me: “Any thoughts about life…

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The Voice

You know.I hate it when people steal my ideas. For example, I’ve written a few books. I’ve backed each one up on multiple flash drives and obsessively emailed them to…

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On Hats and Holidays

Seriously.I have the crappiest life.Every year around this time things are going pretty well. Like, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the scent of yet another school year…

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Much Ado About Nothing

So…this week has been totally bor-ring. Uneventful. Pretty much…blah. So basically, I got nothing to write about. Seriously, I think I just fell asleep typing those sentences. Yep, there’s drool…

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It’s Monday…Again??

I wrote a little poem to reflect my pure joy over beginning yet another week. I’ll share it with you now:Oh, weekend, why do you do this? Come to an…

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