• To Tweet, or Not To Tweet

    November 30, 2015

    To tweet, or not to tweet—that is the question…

  • 3 Tips for Remembering Names

    November 9, 2015

    I’m so bad at remembering names. I often joke that I married a Jessica just so I could remember her name.  And it’s really unfortunate because I care about people, I love hearing their stories, I love finding out about their lives. I think a lot about all the different people I’ve met, about how... Read More

  • The Hidden Pinterest Stack

    October 23, 2015

    After our site took a hit in Google this year, we realized we needed to double down on the social media front. We targeted Pinterest first.

  • The Secret Life of Children

    October 5, 2015

    When I was a child, I had several things that I kept hidden from my parents. Some things were small and inconsequential, like when a girl in my 7th grade class gave me a calendar with Mickey and Minnie mouse kissing on the cover. Some things were bigger and more consequential, like when I was... Read More

  • Facing Death

    October 1, 2015

    This is a recording of my Aunt Alice. She was placed on hospice care a few weeks ago, shortly afterwards. I was helping her with her physical therapy the day I recorded it.  I wanted to record this to help me remember her and hopefully save a few stories that the dementia hadn’t erased. Thankfully,... Read More

  • The Life of Jason

    September 12, 2015

    Every night at bedtime, my kids ask me to tell them a Jason story. Jason is a boy whose life is filled with adventure. And unlike most made-up stories that parents tell, Jason’s world is filled with the kind of detail and situations, just the right level of real life to make the stories relatable.... Read More

  • Don’t Tell People You’re Busy

    August 26, 2015

    Why do we constantly feel the need to tell people we’re busy?

  • How to Win Arguments Online

    August 17, 2015

    How do you win an argument online?

  • Too Busy to Help

    August 10, 2015

    I woke up yesterday thinking about the parable of the Good Samaritan. If you don’t know it, it’s a story that Jesus tells in Luke 10 and it goes little something like this: a man is traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. It’s a 17 mile trip through, and it was especially treacherous because it was... Read More

  • Was the Planned Parenthood hack a PR stunt?

    July 30, 2015

    I came across an article earlier today that said the Planned Parenthood hack looked an awful lot like a PR stunt, and pointed to some screenshots and code as evidence.  I was curious, so I dug around to see if I could find anything that indicated it was a PR stunt.  See, I have no love for... Read More

  • Spit the Pits

    July 19, 2015

    Have you ever had someone tell you something that was true, but you write it off because of who it’s coming from or how they’re telling you?

  • Magical Play Spaces

    July 7, 2015

    The stories we choose to tell and choose to believe are just as powerful now as when we were children.

  • Worst Week Ever

    July 3, 2015

    My last few posts have been pretty cerebral, so I decided to make this one a bit lighter. And by lighter I mean full of pain and suffering and laughter at the expense of my former self. I’m going to tell you a story about one of the worst weeks I’ve ever had. The time?... Read More

  • On Being Patient

    May 7, 2015

    I think it’s important to be patient with people.

  • On The Move

    March 19, 2015

    Last year, when we announced that were were moving from Pennsylvania to Upstate New York, we weren't exactly sure where we were going.