The agent crept across the floor, taking each step with precision. His stockinged foot landed on a sharp object unseen in the dark and he winced in pain, drawing a sudden, sharp breath to stifle a scream. He paused. Had he been heard? “Whaaaaa!” The baby starting crying. Any first-year dad would have known better [...]

In our family we “do” Science Fair the same way other families “do” soccer…or gymnastics…or professional ice skating…or junior beauty pageants…or organized crime.  We don’t so much “do” Science Fair as live it. Our Science Fair efforts are generally divided into four phases — Planning, Production, Panic, and Performance. (Full Text) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Like this excerpt? Want [...]

Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. I think that I may be getting old.  As evidence, I offer the fact that this past Father’s Day I received socks and a ties and I was happy about that.  A younger man might have wanted something more exciting like a 40” [...]

Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Last week my son received a recruiting letter from Harvard.  This took me by surprise.  I had no idea that Ivy League schools were enrolling alien lifeforms now. He seemed normal enough when we brought him home from the hospital seventeen years ago; [...]