Every group has one--an overbearing, troublemaking person who spoils conversations. At least covid allows us to stay above the fray, skipping gatherings, right? Not for long. Screens are here. So how to deal?

Long ago, when I thought about a career, I looked to my parents and considered being a writer, like my Dad. Despite encouragement form him, early on I didn't like what most would consider creative writing. I prefer speaking. However, in college one does

It's an evening so cold I can see my breath, and I'm wandering my city walking my dog. I'm in search for life and joy, in this year of forced isolation. I find pretty much what I'd expected, people at home watching TV alone. Check, check

I sat on my balcony the evening of my 43rd birthday, sipping a glass of wine and waiting for my friend to arrive after work. We were planning to go out for dinner with his friends, and that was to be gift. There comes a point in life when

Ambitious students and parents can sometimes overwhelm themselves academically, making on far too many activities and classes in order to impress the universities or future jobs of their dreams. My family went through this process

These days, biophotonics is one of the hottest and most promising areas of science, particularly in information technology, energy and health care. It'd be ironic, but in keeping with the history of science, if contemporary researchers

Have you ever noticed that plans for change always seem to involve some sort of paring down? Eat less, send less, stress less.... What if we decide to approach 2020 with the intention of abundance? And no, not the abundance of must-have acquisitions

There are plenty of reasons why I should hate sand. It was sand my cousins buried me in, up to my neck, when I was just 9 and they were teens, the reigning hellions of Cape Cod where our family often spent summers. That they stole

I don't consider myself to be particularly spiral, most definitely not religious in the formal sense. I do, however, have familiarity with the seen deadly sins. I feel they're guidelines by which some folks choose to live, not firm tenges that determine the conditions of