The Best Diet: It’s Not What You Eat, It’s Who You Eat With
We like to obsess over what we eat. And we’re not wrong. Diet matters. But I believe friendship and community are more important. Take the Mediterranean diet, for example. Some nutritionists call this “the ideal diet.” Lots of vegetables, fruits, nuts, beans. Moderate amounts of meat. What they usua
This is Why You Need to Call a Friend Every Week
Four years ago, I made a really good decision: I created a Google calendar event for 2:30p on a Wednesday afternoon, to call my friend Jeff. Then I set it to “Repeat weekly.” Jeff lives in California and I live in Texas, so we rarely get to hang out. I hate email, he hates Facebook, so we rarely mes
Dependence Day
When we found out we were pregnant, I was terrified. I was so scared of having a child. All I could see were potential disasters. What if we go broke? What if I’m a terrible father, or husband? What if we stop doing things we enjoy, and grow to resent each other? What if something unexpected happens
Our Winter Wedding in Colorado
As many of my readers know, my wife Andrea and I had our wedding at the Ritz-Carlton in Beaver Creek last December. It was a really special day for us and our families, and I wanted to share these fantastic photos with you guys. Check out the slideshow I put together, set to Gordon Lightfoot’s “Song
Glorious Chaos
For the past year, I’ve described our life as a car wash. Sequences being run, one after the other, until we get spit out looking slightly cleaner on the other side. I used the car wash analogy after numerous friends exclaimed some version of “WHAT THE F*CK DUDE” about all the major changes that hap
