The Download

I admit there are things I didn’t know, things I now know — and plenty of things I suspect I will never know. There was a time when cache, cookies…

Names matter. We give them to people, places, products, foods—and puppies. Sometimes we choose a name because we love its meaning. Sometimes we wonder where a name came from. And…

Most of us have memories tied to the sound of a bell. School bells. Church bells. Doorbells. Each one signals a moment we recognize. But bells can also mark something…

Labor Day has always felt like a little pause button. Summer is winding down, vacations are behind us, and it’s back-to-school time. For me, Labor Day also brings back memories.…

I have a confession: I’m terrible at picking favorites. Apparently, my son inherited that trait. Ask him what he wants for dinner, which shirt he likes or what movie he…

Time for a little nostalgia. Remember childhood games that required nothing more than a group of kids and a few simple rules? In Red Light, Green Light, everyone moved on…

You don’t have to have seen the movie, Field of Dreams to know its most famous line: “If you build it, he will come.” The 1989 movie tells the story…

Behind the congratulations, welcome gifts and newborn smiles, there is sometimes a different reality. A new mother may be exhausted and overwhelmed. She may feel hopeless. She may have terrifying…

“The ways we miss our lives are life.” — Richard Ford, Independence Day It’s a simple thought, but one that rings true. One of the quiet ironies of adulthood is…

As children, many of us heard the same advice: Choose your friends wisely. The people we spend time with shape how we think, what we believe, and the choices we…