Alison Gopnik shared her latest research, "The Potential of Young Intellect, Rich or Poor", in the Wall Street Journal today, and while the research is encouraging, readers' reactions to the story were quite disappointing. Gopnik begins by noting that in 2015, 23% of American children under 3 grew up in poverty, according to the Census Bureau. … Continue reading What Don’t People Get about the Ovarian Lottery? →

This past week was Vision Board week in my Intro to Business class. It's one of my favorite weeks of the year. It's when each student takes five minutes to share his or her goals and dreams with the rest of the class. The whole process takes a full week, but as I've noted before, … Continue reading There’s Always That One Guy (well in this case, two) →

The Japanese have a great word - ikigai - which is thought to combine the Japanese words ikiru, meaning “to live”, and kai, meaning “the realization of what one hopes for”. Together these definitions create the concept of “a reason to live” or the idea of having a purpose in life. While many people struggle … Continue reading The Benefits of Having a Purpose in Life →

Yesterday was not only a milestone for my marriage (36 F***ing Great Years), but for my blog as well. I started this blog on January 1, 2015, and have posted something every day since. That means yesterday's post was number 1,000. So pardon me for a little trip down memory lane. Here's what I wrote … Continue reading 1,000 Straight Days of Blogging →

Hot damn! It's hard to believe that my wife and I were married 36 years ago today. It was such a great f***ing wedding. I'm sure lots of people have looked at the photos from that day and silently said to themselves, "How the hell did he pull that off?" - I definitely married up. … Continue reading 36 F***ing Great Years →

Even though McDonald's stopped supersizing its fries and drinks in 2004, apparently the idea is alive and well. You've probably seen the supersized version of games such as chess, Jenga, or Connect 4. But a supersized cheat sheet? Professor Reb Beatty of Maryland’s Anne Arundel Community College told his accounting class that they were allowed … Continue reading Is There Anything People Won’t Supersize? →

What a great weekend for football, at least if you're a Penn State/Philadelphia Eagles fan. The excitement started last night with Penn State's last second touchdown against Iowa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNOIN1eGXSY And then there was today's amazing win by the Philadelphia Eagles over the New York Giants as a result of a game-ending 61-yard field goal, by … Continue reading This Is Why I Love Sports →

I'm a big fan of college traditions; here are some classics: N.C. State: students dress in wild costumes and then participate in a 5 mile race to and from the local Krispy Kreme store, where each participant downs a dozen donuts in an hour or less. Georgetown University: Each Halloween the movie The Exorcist (part of which … Continue reading The End of a 60 Year Tradition at Buzzed Youth University (BYU) →