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  Whatever you do, don’t use the phrase, “It’s just business” in my presence. Not now. Not today. The phrase “It’s just business” is used when a company acts callously or cruelly. The phrase “It’s just business” hit home in Davis, California this week. This...
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Not long ago, my son brought home a Guinea pig. His sixth-grade class “shares” him. “Reeses”—named for his large peanut-butter colored spots—is a rescue animal. Alex’s teacher, a kind, thoughtful young woman, saved Reeses from sure doom and made him the class pet. Students take...
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By David Weinshilboum I just got back from watching the movie “The Hobbit.” It was good. But jeeeeeez. It was long, longer than my spelling of “jeez.” In fact, I attended last month’s premiere, and I just got home. OK, I made that last part...
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When I was a young child — I couldn’t have been much older than 3 years old — I would delight in watching the moon follow the car as we drove from place to place. I would peek up at the ghostly orb in amazement....
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by David Weinshilboum Nothing says, “I love you” like getting shot in the ass. I know, thanks to my 11-year-old son, Alex. Before you go calling Child Protective Services, I want to clarify that I was the one who got shot. In my ass. By...
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by David Weinshilboum The Olympics are here. I enjoy the Olympics because something unexpected and shocking always happens. In 1980, the USA hockey team performed a “miracle on ice” and defeated the Soviets. In 1996, US gymnast Kerri Strug vaulted on one leg to win...
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by David Weinshilboum My mother is a tiny thing. She is five feet tall in high heels and has a fragile frame. Underneath her large, owl-like glasses, her eyes seem to be in a constant state of merriment. Her looks, however, belie her bulldog nature....
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by David Weinshilboum I don’t believe in God. I just don’t. I’m not coming to your door to proselytize. I am not saying that my belief is any better than yours. Goodness knows I’m not going to file a lawsuit to redact the term “God”...
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by David Weinshilboum Recently, I’ve been watching “Game of Thrones,” a television series about a fictional land called Westeros where men connive to attain power, women withstand a misogynistic culture, knights duel to the death, and magic and dragons are always around the corner. In...
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