Irish teenagers are in it for the long haul
At my son’s high school graduation party, a father of three kids in their twenties asked me, “So are you ready to give him the heave…
What’s in a name…don’t let a search engine decide about yours
Ziggs has been a pioneer in helping professional people create an accurate and authorized presence on the Web. People increasingly understand that any recruiter or hiring manager worth…
What Irish schools are really like
“So what were Irish Schools like?” is a question I always hear when people find out that our family spent four years in Ireland. It’s…
Ebony and ivory, for real
At last night’s Earth Wind and Fire concert, something rare—for Boston—happened. There were several groups of black and white people attending together. As friends. I hardly…
End of the year mania
It’s the end of the school year and I just want to get off the train. In today’s Boston Globe, Allison Ijams Sargent has a brilliant…
A place where music teachers are as cool as football coaches
The best show on TV is Friday Night Lights. Set in the fictional location of Dillon, Texas, this drama explores (among many things) the powerful role…
What is so hard about being pleasant to customers?
At my local Brueggers Bagel shop, the early morning counter staff is anchored by two men who look remarkably similar. Brown hair, rosy cheeks, early 30’s,…
Trash talking taken to a whole new level, thanks to Facebook
I took my 15-year-old son to see Tufts University play Middlebury College in lacrosse last Saturday. Although mainly meant to be a “please-explain-this-sport-to-me” bonding event, we…
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