Something happened three years ago of major consequence; something that terrified me, but that almost no one else in a position to truly understand it could see. In retrospect, I wish I’d chased it down and documented it so that it could be talked about and understood. …

A couple months ago, I visited Jackson, Mississippi with my family. We were eating lunch in a black-owned restaurant, and happened to catch some of the discussion happening among the regulars — a few of them being older veterans of the 1960s Civil Rights struggles. One of them — an…

Back in October, when the cultural wounds re-opened by the Kavanaugh hearings were still fresh, my wife helped me organize a discussion group for some of my closest male friends to help us process what it had (again) revealed about the pervasive misogyny in which we are steeped, and which…

Today, I spent a little time trying to estimate the minimum physical dimensions of the spice rack, based mostly on the number of spices necessary to provide compelling variety and looking also at the dimensions of inexpensively available magnetic spice containers. …

A few years ago, I found myself with a lot of free time on my hands. I was trying to market myself as a consultant at the time, and I was working far fewer hours than I’d hoped for a longer period of time than I’d planned. …

I’ve been antsy lately. It has now been almost three years since I’ve touched a consumer product — or really anything that can be seen, touched or experienced by anyone outside of my organization. …

On Thursday, the White House made clear that we should expect to see the government step up its efforts to enforce federal marijuana laws in states where it has been legalized. …