Sentence of Dave

Just when I thought my kids were smart-- as they both received glowing academic reviews from their teachers at parent/teacher conferences--...

I loved watching Steve Coogan's new road movie, The Trip, but it's tough for me to recommend it to anyone other than Steve Coogan ...

As I sit here grading papers and listening to Grant Green, I realize that my Jeep's broken car stereo-- which has not worked for severa...

Some miracles bite you in the ass-- such as Moses parting the Red Sea or the Bills starting the season at 4 and 2 -- but others require a m...

Morning darkness, loads of essays, plantar fasciitis , weariness from coaching soccer, and general ennui with the constant routine were get...

A reverse-mystery story for your reading pleasure: two Saturdays ago, which was as blustery a day as they come, my kids and I went down to t...

There is absolutely nothing wrong with screwing off the shaker top of a canister of rainbow jimmies and chugging a mouthful (or two).

Stacy introduced the English department to an engaging new game Friday afternoon; here's how it works: 1) everyone needs their own com...

Tina Fey's book Bossypants is exactly like an episode of 30 Rock . . . fast-paced, full of clever jokes, and  over before you know it ...

Once again, Marshall Curry has documented a fantastic story , covering all the angles in an even-handed and comprehensive manner in under n...

My neighbor called me the other day because her baby daughter had an engorged deer tick stuck to her head, and she wanted my help in removi...

 My wife and I were walking up the stairs, to put the kids to bed, when we heard a civilized discussion emanating from the bathroom-- and th...

My son Ian wants in on the Taco Count -- and though I realize this is no way to encourage healthy eating habits, I can't proscribe him ...

Yesterday, in a cascade of self-referential meta-madness, I explained that it is very difficult to consciously create an adage in the style...

I have praised the laconic anti-wit of Yogi Berra , and I even tried to invent my own Yogi Berra-esque adage -- and I learned that it's...

I swam at lunch on Monday-- we had a workshop, so no students all day-- and on the way back to school I stopped to pick up lunch, and though...

One of the exciting recurring features here at Sentence of Dave is called: "Dave Defines Science Fiction," and though I'd be ...

I learned about BitCoin in a pathetically analogue way (a hard copy of the October New Yorker 's "Money Issue" ) and though I...

As I grow older, my figure more and more resembles that of the late Kirby Puckett.

When I mentioned that I might start wearing sleeveless t-shirts (because I'm always hot) my wife said that she would not be seen with m...