Last week on my way to work, I was read this article in TIME Magazine, concerning over-parenting. The article discussed how parents these days are putting their children in bubbles and shielding them from all possible harms in the world. We all know...

My sister had a dinner gathering on Saturday for her son Henrik at a local restaurant. It's to celebrate the baby's one-month and over forty people were in attendence--mostly relatives. Of course everyone turned to me and asked me where my girlfriend...

My dad asked me yesterday if I was "addicted to alcohol." This question came when he watched me pour my single serving of Macallan, realizing that I had also poured myself one the night before. I told him that I wasn't, but I liked to drink,...

I often ponder about my actions and choices in possible armegeddon/apocalyptic scenarios. If there was a nuclear war, New York City would be hit first and unless I'm making an unlikely impromptu trip to some small town in Wyoming, I'd probably die. ...

There are two types of people: those who are easily pleased and see the silver lining with almost everything. And then there are those who are critics, people who look and pick for flaws. Sure there are those who might consider themselves in between,...