Sentence of Dave

The night after I watched Michael Ginsberg of Madmen  cut off his own nipple and present it to Peggy in a jewelry box, because the humming o...

A few days ago, my wife helped me install a little thesaurus app that works inside Google Chrome-- so that I can simply right-click on a wor...

"How to Fix a Broken High Schooler in Four Easy Steps" is the second part of the Freakonomics two-part podcast on American educat...

Broadchurch possesses all the classic mystery elements: a tragic crime, a troubled detective, and a "locked room" style plot-- ...

I know an old lady is going to break her hip and flights are going to be delayed and the roads are going to be a nightmare, but that still...

The best thing about The Best Science and Nature Writing anthology is that the writers do all the work for you: if you want to learn about t...

In The Matrix , just before Morpheus sends Neo down the rabbit-hole, he commends him for his awareness: "you know something . . ....

So most of you are aware that I'm the greatest teacher ever (when I'm not feeling grouchy or tired from pub night or claustrophobic ...

Ferris Jabr's article "Why the Brains Prefers Paper"  presents some interesting evidence as to why reading a book or magazine ...

I was making my way through the 2014 edition of The Best American Science and Nature Writing  and I saw an essay entitled "TV as Birth ...

Sometimes, I get so tired and I don't think I can keep it up-- the pace is too fast and I want to close my eyes and just sleep, like for...

Sunday's Seattle/Green Bay game was the first time all season that I watched an entire NFL game-- start to finish-- and while the finish...

Corn muffins are simply an excuse to eat lots of butter.

When you are old, you will accumulate too many extension cords.

When you sweep the kitchen, save some dust for next time.

Yesterday, my son Alex and his buddy Gary walked down near the river to play on the ice (not on the frozen river itself, which is forbidden ...

I'm not very strong in my comprehension of chemistry (in fact, I'm downright stupid when it comes to chemistry, as anyone who has ta...

When your wife slaves all day over a batch of home-made chicken soup, then come dinner, you eat the soup (I made the mistake of making a few...

My son Alex passed his stomach virus to Ian and me, and while the really gross part is over, my body is so sore and worn-out that all I can ...

While my son Alex still habitually picks his nose and eats it-- which disgusts me to no end-- I am also proud to say that he can now execute...