Dad,
How many times has someone told you about a dream, and half way through their in depth analysis of what happened while you were sound asleep, you realize that you are just not interested?  You weren’t there, you aren’t talking about anyone that you know, and you aren’t even talking about a real place. You [...]

Son,
The last fifty years has seen a great economic shift in this country.  Many of our factories have moved to China.  Technology has proliferated, creating new jobs in the white collar world.  The service industry is expanding, creating jobs.  All of this translates into a fundamentally different culture for many American workers.  A culture that [...]

Readers:
My son and I chat every day - usually on line - (We live in different States).  Sometimes we cut and paste the conversations into a post.  The following is a chat we had about social regulators as opposed to formal laws.
me: My former roommates were good at doing their own thing - they have [...]

My wife and I have had several conversations recently about the things and people in our days that rub us the wrong way. Things that seem specific to our new age, like the rampant use of cell phones and the instant culture of emailing and blogging. I started thinking more about etiquette, so I did [...]