For many people, Veterans Day is a chance to sleep in, catch up on work, relax. The holiday’s origin, Armistice Day–the end of World War I, might seem to be in the very distant past. We are delighted this Veterans Day to have our own veteran, daughter Kristin, back safe and Read more…
Three years ago, my daughter Karen and I went over to our local Jenny Craig. Karen had finished her college eligibility in track and field, and wanted to shed her shot putter pounds. Little did I know that she and her dad had conspired to convince me to join, too, Read more…
As a parent of adult children, all of whom managed to dodge the many pitfalls of adolescence, I have never bought into the Judith Rich Harris thesis about parents not making any difference. Just because some parents do not choose to be involved does not mean that those who are Read more…
If you haven’t seen an eBook before, here’s an image from what mine looks like: One of the nice features of Cengage‘s eBooks is that you can highlight, as I’ve demonstrated in the image, and take notes. So two major barriers to using an online resource instead of buying a Read more…
I just finished writing letters of recommendation for one of the best undergraduate students I’ve worked with, and now we cross our fingers. My student is not applying to UCLA, but for old time’s sake, I thought I’d take a look at my alma mater’s stats. Between 2004 and 2008, Read more…