While officially four million more Americans – many of them children – found themselves in poverty from 2008 to 2009, the number is probably higher. The official total number of Americans in poverty is now 44 million, reports The New York Times. That 1-in-7 Americans are poor number is based ...

It's been 67 days since my last post. I've broken the cardinal rule of blogging, which is to actually blog. Do I have an excuse? Sure...But you don't want to hear it, or (at this point in the desert of infrequent bloggers) read it. But I'll post ...

Unfortunately, admitting you’re wrong is often-times not the “best you can do.” Chin up fella, she’ll forgive you, with some encouragement – which in this case means some form of bribery.

By Peter Ehrlich   Lust. Love. Betrayal. War. Redemption. Peace. Sounds like an ad for your typical television fictional mini-series. It’s not. It’s my life-changing non-fictional journey as a single dad. My ex and I separated and the subsequent result was her and I engaging in a fierce custody battle. ...

Smell that? Take a big whiff.Ahhh. That's football, kids.This year, I kick Bill Simmons's ass. Write it down, boys.Here are my picks for Week 1 (home team in caps, Bill's pick in red):Vikings (+5) over SAINTSYeah, Minnesota has no healthy receivers. Bu...

We left for school early so Lael could get some quality playground time. As we’re walking, we spot a friend of Lael’s up ahead. The kids decide to run after her. In less than a minute, Seth trips on the hard concrete sidewalk and immediately starts crying. Even before I ...

I didn’t ever think that my son would first experience true heartbreak at the age of four. And I certainly didn’t think he would have had his heart broken by another little boy.My son has been going to pre-school for three, four and five year olds ...