1. Leave people better than you found them. That’s it.
6 Things You Can’t Win (and How to Win Them)
Not everything is a contest, but you can always be a winner. Here’s how.
Fighting for My God-Given Right to Own Cobras
James Stafford, in defense of cobras for self-defense.
Men and Sympathy: Why Are We so Bad at This?
A stranger reaches out for your help. Please don’t let her down.
Ten Things Every Polite Guy Should Do
A few basics to make life a little more civilized.
When She Says It’s Over It’s Over
Better to accept reality than become The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave.
Do You Want to Write, or Do You Want to Be a Writer?
Been dreaming of that great story you want to write? Maybe it's time to stop dreaming and start writing.
Been dreaming of that great story you want to write? Maybe it’s time to stop dreaming and start writing.
A Mother, A Son, A Metal Christmas Tree
The sincerest tree in the aluminum forest.
It’s not the tree that matters. It’s the memories.
Martin Luther King and the Great Hopscotch Leap
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
We Know It Can’t Happen Here
For years, James Stafford has watched how we compared everything to the horrors of Nazi Germany—killing of civilians, a militarized police state, torture—but that could never happen here, right?
The Polyphonic Spree Serves Up A Moving, Joyous Night of Music
It took Tim DeLaughter 14 years to bring his Polyphonic Spree to Sacramento, but it was worth the wait.
The Downside of Insecurity
Do you think everything you read applies to you? You might have an insecurity monkey on your back.
Better Living Through Everybodyism
Enough with the ism schism already. Let’s try including everybody by including everybody.
Paul Stanley Finally Faces the Music
KISS front man’s memoir reveals the most shocking truth of all: Paul Stanley is a good, regular guy.
Don’t Blame Me. Blame Thomas, Jefferson
The perils of grammar, and its impact on the Declaration of Independence.
I’m Free to Travel Wherever I Want, and I Chose Alcatraz
The freedom to move around, get up and go at a moment’s notice, to check out of our lives for hours and enjoy a funky day trip, is easy to take for granted. Don’t. Go have some fun. In partnership with #CaymanJack