Through the night, while I was unable to sleep, I formulated the latest query for the book that I have written. A query, for those who are like me until a few years ago, is a description of your book that you would submit to agents to see if they want to represent you, and/or… Continue reading Query
Category: Happiness
Intimacy
I am fond of words, especially words with more than one meaning. Wordplay is fun too. Double entendres are great; I am a fan of Austin Powers because of this reason. For the last few months, I have been thinking of the word “intimacy” and writing a blog about the word. Now that I am… Continue reading Intimacy
Disposable
Among many things around my house that have been broken, I was asked, “Why don’t you just get a new one. It would only cost $X!” To begin with, I want to be clear, in this case, $X does not mean just any amount. In this case, $X means, to the speaker, a value that… Continue reading Disposable
Happiest Day
It has often been spoken that the birth of a child has been the happiest day of peoples' lives. The joy of their day may come from seeing the most beautiful thing they have ever seen, their very own child. For me, it could not have been further from the truth. Allow me to describe… Continue reading Happiest Day
Persistence
As a father, I push my daughter to fail. As a teacher, I encourage my students to fail. As a friend, I love seeing my friends fail. As a member of society, I am happy to see when a culture fails. Failure is frightening. Failure is taxing. Failure is difficult. Failure is important. “There is… Continue reading Persistence
Changing the world, one person at a time 