Can it really be August 30? Labor Day weekend is coming up. Football season is right around the corner. The Peanut starts first grade in two weeks. And I've yet to sign up for those surfing lessons in Montauk that...

Two things I've always said I wouldn't do are (1) join Twitter, and (2) sign up for an online dating site. However, this has been a busy summer for me. I won't go into all the details but I've found...

Despite the fact that more and more marriages seem to be falling apart these days, I still remain an avowed believer in marriage as an institution. In fact, I'd even go so far as saying that marriage is a truly...

Any time the Peanut sees a family with a lot of kids, she thinks it's absolutely hilarious. About a year ago, she caught a few minutes of John & Kate Plus 8 and thought it was the most outrageous thing...

Has it really been two months since I've written anything here? Hard to believe. The truth of the matter is that life, as always, has been hectic these days. I won't bore you with all the details. The important thing...

As I've mentioned before, I can't stand text messaging. Typing in those short bursts always makes me feel like a Japanese school girl. I'm old school. You want to communicate with me? Just pick up the phone and call. Unfortunately,...

Normally I never watch Hollywood-type awards shows because the only thing I hate more than celebrities is the mind-numbing public adoration of them. If you spend any time with actors or actresses, the first thing you notice is how little...

Anyone in their 40's who says that age is just a number is either (1) spending a small fortune on cosmetic surgery, or (2) dating a twenty-year-old. I am currently forty-one and for the most part, I feel pretty good....

I'll never forget when my friend Sarah sat me down many years ago to lecture me about my relationships with the opposite sex. "Do you know how many girlfriends you'd have if you shut your mouth? You're smart, sexy, funny,...

I have never been cool. Trust me when I say it was never for a lack of trying. At various stages in my life, I worked so hard on feigning coolness that I'm surprised I didn't have an aneurysm. How...