I had a realization last winter that nearly all of my waking hours were spent in one of two places. Not two buildings, like home

I have relatives who have not watched television in over thirty-five years. At times, I envy them. They spend their evenings reading books that nourish

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I still have the handmade birthday card my fifth grade teacher gave me—an enormous piece of folded yellow construction paper with a big orange bookworm

Every Sunday night I repeat the same dumb little joke. I say to my wife, “Hey hon, guess what I have to do tomorrow.” She