Slowly but surely — very slowly — I’m dismantling my life, throwing away everything, and finding amusements hidden in the dust. Here’s a headline that I had clipped and taped to one of the shelves in my office, oh, more than 10 years ago I think.

Slowly but surely — very slowly — I’m dismantling my life, throwing away everything, and finding amusements hidden in the dust. Here’s a headline that I had clipped and taped to one of the shelves in my office, oh, more than 10 years ago I think.

There’s nothing like a snow storm in Washington to divert attention. With non-stop coverage since the wee hours of the morning, all our local TV stations are devoting every minute to covering this breaking news [more...]
One of the coolest things about my job designing publications for social studies teachers is the many interesting documents that come my way from the National Archives. The education staff there find the most amazing [more...]
In a few short days I went from a two-seater convertible roadster to a four-door clean-burning sedan.