Parents Say the Darndest Things
Parenting changes you. And not just by turning things like sleeping in on the weekend and playing video games with every iota of your waking free time into distant memories, but also in more direct wa...
Florida, Strong and Weird
It isn’t easy to laugh in the wake of tragedy, and this week Florida has certainly seen more than its share. First it was the close-range murder of YouTube sensation Christina Grimmie while she ...
Inspiration, Big and Small
My kid can be pretty weird sometimes. I try not to make every single one of these columns lately about my son, but then again, something tells me that fifteen years from now when our primary interacti...
The Urine Courier
I have no idea what he needed all 1.45 gallons for, nor do I really want to know what kooky, lab experiments he could possibly be cooking up for which a normal, Dixie cup-sized sample of urine wouldnâ...
Arrrgggh, There Be Trouble Out There on the High Seas
What’s that? You’ve had a rough week? You lost a bunch of money in the stock market? The government bailout that’s supposed to save that house you over-extended yourself for hasn’t quite shown...
Talk to Your Hairstylist to See If Porn is Right for You
I’d like to take a moment today to talk to you about something very near and dear to my heart. It’s something that has touched millions of lives around the world – it’s certainly been a huge p...
Lucky Seven(er)s
Today was supposed to be a day for my people to shine! And by my people, of course I mean all those who make up the mighty Sevener clan, the mightiest of families this side of the Eighters, proudly do...
Take the Monkey and Run!
It was to be just another ordinary day for Janice Cooper, resident biologist and animal enthusiast at Hancock Memorial Zoological Center in Clearwater, Florida, but when mother fate has her way with t...