My latest column is mostly not mine. After my brief introduction is an actual thank you letter from my wife's cousin, Mark, to their g...

Since this article was originally published in the local newspaper a week ago, people have told me about Erik Estrada, Shaun Cassidy and ...

There are approximately 4 million children born each year in the United States. That means there are around 8 million two- and three-year...

Now that the weather is swinging towards summer, we're not in the basement quite as much as in winter. But the games are ongoing, and...

All delicious, but none miraculous. This column appeared yesterday in the local newspaper . If anyone is interested, the recipe is avail...

About a year and a half ago I published a series of posts about my class's experience reading Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer and how som...

"I pity the fool who won't be my valentine!" This column originally ran yesterday, February 13 (which explains the "t...

When my son asked me about  having superpowers, he meant it as a "What if...?" question. Instead it lead my brain down a rabbit ...

Thank you to the Nerdy Book Club blog for giving me the opportunity to share about junior high study hall, pink eye, and other such readin...

This column appeared in last Monday's local newspaper. The intensity has been turned up a notch or two at practices, or so the boy t...

This article appeared in last Monday's newspaper. In the week since its original publication, I'm sorry to report, there are no upd...

Not our truck and not our dirt, but you get the picture. When I was a kid, riding in the back of a pickup truck was, if not a regular occ...

Preparing for summer camp can be a stressful experience. Getting to camp, putting all that preparation to good use, and actually leaving a...

"You're killing me, Smalls!" The official youth baseball season has ended and along with it ends my coaching stint for thi...

Note: Not my lawn. The run-up to Father's Day is nearly over. My latest column is all about how the dads of the world can enjoy their...

Image from the GeekDad blog at Wired.com . This is not Kyle. My latest newspaper column applies to half the population. Well honestly, I...

My new column appeared in the newspaper this past Monday, but for some reason it failed to appear on the newspaper's website.  So here i...

New column in the local newspaper today. I was facing a looming deadline when struck with the idea of asking the kids for their help. Um, ...

mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com My latest newspaper column is out today, and it's all about the people who go out in public without chi...