I grew up in a time and place where almost every nuclear family looked the same; there was a mother and father and children. The only difference among most of my friends’ families was whether or not their grandparents lived with them. Consequently, when I divorced my children’s father when they were both very young, Calli was 5 years and Sydney was 16 months, the question of what the word “f... More >>

After dinner, and the dishes were cleaned, we went upstairs into the guest bedroom. Eve's oldest daughter was under the covers reading under the lamp on the nightstand. Eve stretched out across the edge of the bed. I sat on the floor holding a cup of tea. Emily joined us too, and so did the little pussycat with no name. I sat and mostly listened to the girls and their girl talk. Their conver... More >>

Apple's, or rather Steve Jobs, introduction of the iPad was pretty cool. For those of you who haven't heard of it (and I imagine there might be one or two of you) the iPad is the latest product category from Apple. It's kind of like a large iTouch; a big touch screen to surf the web, get email, play games and watch movies in very high resolution.

Mr. Jobs positioned this device between the iPho... More >>

(Make believe Andy Rooney is saying the following on "60 Minutes"): Admit it. You're up to here with listening to very stale "Happy New Years" greetings. I know I am and a good question is when will they stop (July 4th)?

In this vein, I have been accused (criticized?) of being "Kryptic Klein" in both my email and telephone style.

Thus, I ask, does the telephone caller really really care wh... More >>

As happens twice a year, last weekend I accompanied Flo to the International Gift Show at the Javits Center in New York. For those who are not familiar with the Show, it is the pre-eminent trade show for gifts, accessories, homewares, etc. It is attended by retailers from around the country eager to see what the manufacturers have to offer. The wares represented are not necessarily the essentials ... More >>

The big controversy of the week. NY Jets coach Rex Ryan setting the world on fire by attending a mixed martial arts event in Miami Florida and tweaking the fans a bit. Turns out that he was interviewed in front of the crowd, and playfully boasted that the Jets were going to beat Miami twice next year.

Then during the course of the evening while being harassed by the fans, he (seemingly) playf... More >>

In 1992, February 2 was a Sunday. The weather was very cold but the sky was clear. Months of planning had come to an end and worries about interfering snowstorms were now officially in the past. I remember the drive to the temple with my parents thinking how happy the day had started out and how different life was about to become.

Upon arrival, commenced the procedure of donning lots of wh... More >>

Lately I have been thinking about reality television. I remember the first season of “Survivor,” and how it was hyped as a brand new medium of television, reality television. This claim was quickly disputed by MTV as it had launched its reality show “The Real World” approximately five years prior. In reality, both claims were wrong as the first true reality television show was broadcast... More >>