Sentence of Dave

According to Paul Krugman, in his book The Conscience of a Liberal , I should define myself as a "conservative"-- because liberals...

The Avengers is certainly action-packed, but the heroes are too super for me . . . when the characters are invincible, there's not m...

The great mystery in politics is why anyone poor or lower middle class would vote against their own interests-- against social services and ...

I found my sixth grade "yearbook" and this is what my teacher-- who will remain nameless for her own protection-- wrote to me . . ...

Art History in Two Pictures I've got a scanner and I am determined to use it . . . sorry . . . maybe it's just a phase th...

I had pizza last night, but I'm not going to tell you anything about it . . . it was personal.

I've finally gotten my new printer/scanner hooked up (check out my six year old son Ian's abstract art-- he could give Marla Olm...

I learned a technique from a student last week that might be Generation Y's greatest contribution to our culture-- it's not age excl...

I'll build a bike shed under the deck , I thought, all I need to do is level out the dirt under there . . . just go under the deck and ...

There is no question that the world has changed drastically since I was a kid, but some things never change: last week, my son Alex got i...

Last week, my two sons and I were walking on the Asbury Park boardwalk, in search of a video arcade, and my son Alex said, "I would do ...

I am excited to announce that we have a new printer/scanner (but I am loath to admit that it is still inside the box it was delivered in . ...

Even though it meets my definition of true science-fiction , I gave up on Irishman Kevin Barry's new novel City of Bohane , but I did li...

Now that we have a dog, our consumption of duct tape has gone way up.

Sometimes you've got to shock the monkey . . . unless you actually  are a monkey . . . then you are far less likely to shock a fellow...

My wife and I went out with our friends in Asbury Park last weekend, and if you haven't been there recently, you are in for a surprise--...

I was walking the dog last weekend through Donaldson Park, and it was foggy and drizzling slightly, and as we passed the little pond next to...

My friend Stacy showed up to work last Friday with a big cut on her forehead, and I asked her how this happened and she said she scratched h...

Business as usual around here, as far as minor miracles -- this time it's a Tick Streak, and while I'm not closing in on Dimaggio...

My wife was fishing for a compliment about her use of proper English-- at my behest, she's been instructing our dog to "lie down&qu...