The first nights after September 11, 2001, I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t know anyone who had been killed, and didn’t even have any friends at the time who were there or directly impacted by the attacks of that day. But still, it cut me deep. (My oldest daughter — now 17 years old, and pictured below with the Twin Towers in 1995 — only...

I’ve published something new — and not on my own site! It is an article written for entrepreneurs, called Snap Out of That Self-Help Stupor and Get to Work, and was posted this morning on BusinessWeek.com. Here’s a little screenshot, which you can click to see the whole piece: The article was linked from the site’s main page, and the even...

I finally finished my Amanda Tapping interview and posted it on SheKnows! Check it out: Amanda Tapping: From Stargate to Sanctuary This is actually just part 1 of the interview, which needed to go live pronto because the season finale airs tonight. There’s still Stargate to talk about, as well as some daily/family life stuff. The point of the interview was to...

I have given money to several charities over the years, but one of my favorite non-profits actually doesn’t require donations — but you are still able to help those in need. If you haven’t heard of Kiva, it’s an awesome concept: making small loans to teeny businesses in very underprivileged parts of the world. I’m such a fan, I wrote a...

Finally published the first article based on the interviews I did a couple weeks back! This piece is really just about the various reactions to the show being cancelled. (I know… a day late and a buck short. It’s taken a long time to get all the chats transcribed — nearly three hours of audio — and they’re still not all done,...