Watching the Sunday news shows this morning, I heard a lot about inflation, but most of the talk predictably appeared more anchored in political gain than on understanding the impact on average American families. The impact of the current 6.2 percent annual inflation rate is immediate and insidious. We —…

Singing first stinks, and stings, but in the grand scheme of things, it is both ok and important to be present when someone is singing second. Most of you are probably wondering what I am talking about. It is my favorite tradition from the Army-Navy game. At the end of…

Today is my favorite holiday, Army — Navy game. The day erases decades of age and returns me once again to the excitement of a plebe riding into Philadelphia for America’s game. It is the excitement of youth. It is the excitement that creates insomnia. It is the excitement that…

Today is World Prematurity Day! It is a special day for my son Will, my wife Brittany, and me. First, we always acknowledge that Will is only with us because of so many incredible doctors, nurses, RTs, OTs, etc. …

We have this week heard speaker after speaker describe November’s Presidential election as critical — and yes, at times, as existential. We have heard that President Donald Trump must be defeated in this year’s election. I, as a lifelong conservative, fully agree. …

I am a conservative. I wear labels that one would expect of a conservative — former military officer, business school graduate, and corporate executive. I have always labeled myself as a Republican. Yet, four years ago, I wrote a blog entitled, “Fear, Division, Hate, and the Need to Stop Donald…

1 Special Day Today is the 6th anniversary of Will’s first venture out of Stanford Children’s Hospital. It was five months to the day that he was born in the 1 o’clock hour on the 11th day of the 1st month of the year, weighing just 1 pound and 11…

5 Thoughts from Prematurity Month First, we were so lucky to have had Will selected as a patient hero to participate in the ribbon cutting of the new Stanford Children’s Hospital. The state of the art medical facility will no doubt further support and foster the innovation of its incredible…

Will is doing great. We are doing well. But when people ask, “how do you do it all…work, trips, family, foundation…how do you hold it all together,” we always respond. “Barely…we barely hold it together.” Why barely? It is hard being the parent of a preemie. You know you are…