If you have not heard KQED Forum's interview with Patrick Stewart , you're missing out. Lots of bon mots, wisdom shared, and life l...

We are very, very lucky people. When my windshield started leaking and my car interior flooded, the shop that had replaced the windshield fi...

Today is Giving Tuesday, an initiative to remind people that the holiday season is about giving , not just shopping. Ideally, Giving Tue...

Leo was born in 2000, so his birthday age will always match the year. Convenient, that, for those of us who take a few moments to remembe...

Fettucine with smoked salmon & vodka cream sauce. [Image: a pile of flat noodles topped by chunky red sauce, in a beige bowl with bl...

You have probably heard that London McCabe, a six-year-old autistic boy, has been murdered by his mother . I want you to stop and remember t...

We never leave the land of milestones. That's probably a good thing. First kid to get their driver's permit, and take a driving ...

Mali, shortly after getting into a verbal sparring match with Demetri Martin At a 2011 Radiolab show in Berkeley. [Image description: g...

When we hear that a mother has tried to murder her own child, most people howl in agreement that the mother deserves to be prosecuted to the...

Anything different is bad. That is Leo's mantra. It's also mine. And we have had a lot of change lately. None of it is truly awful, ...

August = Blogust. And Blogust is the wonderful time of year when the UN Foundation's Shot@Life taps members of the social media milieu ...