Elf, Polar Express, It’s a Wonderful Life: Nice Movies — but it’s not Die Hard! Note: The family members I use for these Medium stories are unreal. They are just characters that I use for tax purposes and move the story along. …

The Road Ahead for the Next Technology Revolution Starts Here The biggest thing is not that there is a concept for a Tesla Phone, it is what you can do with it. What does a Tesla brand phone have in an already crowded marketplace (outside of just Twitter)? We are…

When Your Teenager Learns That They Need to Make Money to Get … Anything If you want something in this world, you have to get off your ass and get a job! There comes a time in every kid's life when the allowance they get from (if they get any)…

Dog. Humans. TV. —

Single cursor blinking on a monitor, waiting for input, ANY input you might have. The usual sound of fingers dancing on plastic keys, creating nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentences, paragraphs, and a story: gone. Replaced by defining quiet, crickets, and my dog, who is looking at me, saying it is time…

A Handbook That Can Actually Help You Walk Down the Path of Life — It’s around midnight. What was supposed to be a ten-minute phone call turned into an hour-long conversation. A friend is graduating from college. They have been in on-campus housing all four years of school as I have been off-campus. …

There is something to say about the end of summer. Gone are the dreamy days of summer. A cold wind replaces stale muggy, hot, humid air. Did I use enough adjectives to describe the change in seasons? Well, I hope so! …

What they don’t say is as important as what they do — Listen, as a Dad, I have some good superpowers. What are they? Before my wife wakes up in the morning, I sense that she needs coffee. So, I ensure there is enough water in the Keurig, a new pod is ready, an old pod is ready for recycling (which we…

Every family has a timekeeper, the best, and worst job in the world When you are married and have kids, each partner takes on a certain set of responsibilities. One is the money manager, making sure there is money in your account to cover the bills, one is the one…