The 2012 Super Bowl will take place one week from tomorrow night.

Every year, millions of people watch it.

But I’m not one of those people.

I never watch the Super Bowl.

In fact, I never [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal may know that I have very little drawing ability.

In fact, my drawings of people are much closer to raw stick figures than to anything resembling real people.

But, many years ago, I was completely humbled and in awe when one of my two goddaughters showed that she was well on her way to becoming a great artist — at the ripe old age of two years.

And by the time she was ten years old, she could [more...]

I used to keep a light-up pen on my bedside table, so that if I woke up from a dream that gave me an idea for a story or a song — or just a cool idea about life — I could immediately write it down.

I’ve had a lot of those types of dreams.

But I think I only had the presence of mind to write something down once.

Last night, I had a dream in which I was hanging out with former [more...]

Yeah, we know — this year, you’re finally going to lose weight.

And exercise more.

And stop smoking.

Those are all great New Year’s resolutions — for you.

But none of them [more...]

The inventor was getting ready to start his demonstration.

He had bragged to his audience that his new, secure wireless communication system was going to revolutionize the industry.

As they watched intently, his device began to receive messages, just as he had said it would.

Unfortunately for him, he [more...]

When it comes to entertainment, I’m somewhat of a non-conformist.

In fact, I’m probably more of a contrarian.

The more everyone raves about a new movie, the less I want to see it.

That’s because, long ago, I came to the realization that I’m not a member of the target audience for most new entertainment.

In other words, I’m [more...]

Nearly all of us — at least in the U.S. — know who Santa Claus is.

He’s the fat guy in the red and white suit who takes the credit for all of the expensive Christmas gifts that moms and dads buy for their kids every year.

Many of us remember sitting on Santa’s lap when we were little, so that we could tell him what we wanted for Christmas.

And — for inexplicable reasons — my parents always [more...]

I’ve never gotten such a sweet deal before in my life.

And I’ll probably never get another one like it.

A few days ago, one of the students at work told me that she had landed a job at a brand new Dunkin’ Donuts shop that’s less than a mile away.

The store’s grand opening is scheduled for today.

But, she explained, last night, they were going to [more...]