I'm at the tail end of the first family Christmas vacation we've taken in three years, and it's been great.

One thing that smartphones excel at is video calls. Tonight – Christmas Eve – was a perfect example of this.

Another Thanksgiving in the books. Except for one thing, it was a pretty ordinary holiday.

I have always known the importance of keeping a personal journal or diary. But for four decades of mortal life thus far, my journal keeping has been sparse.