The Writer
Skip to contentWell, we did it. We sent our first child away to college. I shared news of the event with an old friend who asked, “How’s the homesickness?” I replied, “Oh, my wife and I are doing OK, I suppose.” It … Continue reading
Yes, it’s ironic. I’ve made a career of helping people sell things, but I’ve got a real hang-up with unsolicited selling. My intolerance boiled over on a recent business trip to Las Vegas. Once I was settled in seat 23F, … Continue reading
Colorado Senate President John Morse is under fire by gun-rights advocates, and the shots are echoing from Boston to L.A. The battle tactic is recall. Morse supported gun-control legislation that included stricter background checks to include private and online gun … Continue reading
How much hope is enough? How much is too much? Hope comes in different shades. We all hope for better lives for ourselves and our loved ones. This kind of hope — let’s call it “ambient hope” — is a … Continue reading
“Nowhere is [the gun control] debate more emotionally charged or politically consequential than in Colorado,” recently wrote none other than the New York Times. Our state’s experience at Columbine High School and an Aurora movie theater agitates our state Legislature … Continue reading
If you, your kid, grandkid or friend will apply to college, I need your help. Our oldest just went through the process. In the months leading up to it, friends told me, “Oh, it’s so much easier these days, with … Continue reading
Do people in your extended family ever talk about the quality of the deaths of the dear departed? The conversation might go something like, “Aunt Gwen had that dreadful stroke, couldn’t walk or talk, and hung on for — what … Continue reading
Over the holiday break, I was watching the nightly news with my wife when an amazing scene unfolded on the screen. A man walking on a frozen pond broke through the ice with a splash and began flailing in the … Continue reading
There’s a unique moment during the airport screening process when a TSA agent sizes you up. You stand on the “suspicious side” of their wall of machines, but the “all clear” side is within sight, beckoning like the Promised Land. … Continue reading
With apologies to any victims of my unforgivable stereotyping, I’ve long considered a police scanner to be an extraneous bit of Heathkit gadgetry only interesting to three groups of people. One, bottom-feeder trial attorneys desperate to be first on the … Continue reading
