We went camping last week, threw a tent and two sleeping bags into the back of the truck, and took off. We spent more time tieing the...

Our youngest leaves for boot camp this week. We - both my wife and I - have come to terms with his decision. We support him. We love...

First, let me begin by stating this is not meant to be performative. I understand that some may read this as such. It is not intended...

[Note: this is part two of a series. Part one can be found HERE.] Road trips can be profound experiences. There’s something about the...

My son and I recently went on a journey together. We set a challenge for ourselves and answered our own call to action. For others,...

We ask a lot of our 18 year-olds. Decide now what you are going to do for what feels like the rest of your life. Now. Right now. By...

Our dog died last weekend. We had two dogs: Duke and Bella. And now we have Bella - and our new dog, Bruce. But this isn’t about our...

Recently, I've been seeing a proliferation of edu-wonks decrying change - which strikes me absurdly funny, since the very notion of...

I do a lot of thinking about systems. But I don't always reflect on goals. Lately I’ve been considering that - perhaps because of new...

As I was reading recently, I came across the word prodrome, which I subsequently learned means an early sign or symptom, and is from the...