I don’t know whether I learned anything as an English major but I read a helluva lot of books.

Honored to be included in this climate change package on smart buildings shortlisted for a Neal Award.

You know your child’s reached a new stage of maturity when they want to install a security camera in their leprechaun trap.

People say a lot of things about CPS. I’ll say this: my third grader is dressing up as Frida Kahlo to deliver a biography about her, including her fight for labor rights. He’s super excited about it, and I think that’s fantastic.

Spring has arrived, my friends. Went to Margie’s with the family and got a raspberry sundae. Sat in the booth right next to the Beatles display where a set of drumsticks signed “George” sits underneath wafer cookies, chocolates, and overstuffed Easter baskets.

If, hypothetically, your son were to steal a handful of Trefoils from a box of Girl Scout cookies bought by your wife’s boss and stored at your house, and, if, hypothetically, he were to covertly eat them, then…

My first impression of Atlanta — at least north Atlanta — is it smells amazing. Wonderful pine scent. Going to be here a few days, with some down time in true evening. What’s good to do?

I spoke to several former employees at Amazon Prime Air about how crashes and layoffs could imperil the drone delivery program. dave paresh contributed on-the-ground accounts of the first customers to get air-dropped packages in California. Story here: wired.com/story/crashes-…

I finally figured out what I want to do with my life, but I’m 46. Is F. Scott Fitzgerald right about second acts? What’s the right choice? Mature forbearance or reckless American ambition?

This is pretty funny: newyorker.com/humor/daily-sh…

My iPhone’s AI finally accepted that I have mustache, it’s not ironic, and I’m not a spy or going through a short-lived Tom Selleck phase.

Started taking online jazz lessons each night instead of absently scrolling and it’s changed my life. About 5,000 hours to go until I’m legit.

When you want to relax and pretend it’s not 2023 with intolerable air, listen to Nat King Cole and pretend you’re in a black and white movie.

I write about gaps the Russo-Ukrainian war is revealing in the US military industrial complex and how an emerging "mom-and-pop" defense base is churning out drones, satellite-communications, and tech-enabled weapons to fill the void. wired.com/story/ukraine-…

I have no idea who the greatest American band is, but the Temptations belong on the shortlist.

Is the best tasting burrito in the world worth it if it’s not properly contained in a snug tortilla? My wife and I are completely at odds on this fundamental question.

These pine wood Keva blocks may be the best kid’s toy I’ve ever purchased. The 9yo has been enthralled for hours.

Just saw Barbie and really want to reframe my resume around my more than four decades of experience in Beach.

Downsizing. Free records. Some good ones. DM me if interested.

My earliest convenience is running roughly sometime in the 2050s.