Eleven years ago today, I received a note from the main office at my school in Los Angeles, California. When I arrived at the office, I was told to return a phone call from a family friend who was watching my sister and me while my mother was away at...

I love Twitter. I follow a plethora of news sources, writers, politicians, celebrities, comedians, friends, and like-minded individuals. I think of Twitter as an incredibly useful tool. Breaking news often surfaces on Twitter before many major news sources, who might be waiting for the full story, start reporting on it....

I am the luckiest guy in the world. The reason I feel so lucky is because I was able to take a walk with my mother today. There was nothing unusual about our walk. It was just a simple stroll near my grandmother's home in Temecula, California. We cracked jokes...