Sentence of Dave

Eleven years ago, I started writing a blog called  Sentence of Dave.   The premise was simple: rain or shine, I would write one sentence per...

Dave's unplugging for a while, just to see how it feels.

Dave's unplugging for a while, just to see how it feels.

If you step in dog poop in the yard (while looking for dog poop in the yard) then old slushy snow piles are a great way to clean your shoes ...

If you step in dog poop in the yard (while looking for dog poop in the yard) then old slushy snow piles are a great way to clean your shoes ...

This morning, my son Alex skillfully and patiently extracted all the seeds from a pomegranate and put them in a bowl to eat; he then offered...

This morning, my son Alex skillfully and patiently extracted all the seeds from a pomegranate and put them in a bowl to eat; he then offered...

I've been out hiking with the dog and I get home and open the fridge and I spy a box . . . a box in a bag . . . a styrofoam container-- ...

I've been out hiking with the dog and I get home and open the fridge and I spy a box . . . a box in a bag . . . a styrofoam container-- ...

I'm about to head to happy hour, so I don't have the time to capture the absolute madness of yesterday's snowstorm in New Jersey...

I'm about to head to happy hour, so I don't have the time to capture the absolute madness of yesterday's snowstorm in New Jersey...

I tried dropping some hints with the secretaries in the main office but there were obviously no administrators in earshot-- and I also tried...

I tried dropping some hints with the secretaries in the main office but there were obviously no administrators in earshot-- and I also tried...

This has been the year of spending money on expensive, sober-minded stuff: a sick dog, braces and a palate expander, a washer/dryer, and now...

This has been the year of spending money on expensive, sober-minded stuff: a sick dog, braces and a palate expander, a washer/dryer, and now...

I love arming my students with the terms "status" and "contract" and then encouraging them apply these terms to whatever...

I love arming my students with the terms "status" and "contract" and then encouraging them apply these terms to whatever...

Charles Wheeler likes to get naked . . . he's the author of Naked Economics , which I highly recommend, and I also enjoyed  Naked Statis...

Charles Wheeler likes to get naked . . . he's the author of Naked Economics , which I highly recommend, and I also enjoyed  Naked Statis...

Friday night, my family sat down together and watched Animal House . . . first time for my kids (they are 13 and 14 years old) and I haven&#...