This Blog Life

Can I just share with you the exciting life of a journalist blogger? It's way cool. But you already know that, because we tell you when we're heading off to conferences in Doha, or returning from other ones held in southern California resort hotels. You also know about all the book tour stops and speaking engagements, right? You get the picture. We're important. As for me, let's see, where to start. Well, the morning is always the best time, when I make school lunches, serve Ms. Scape her coffee, and cajole my two little boys out the door. If it's above 40 degrees and not raining, they like to (literally) jump on their scooters and give me my first adrenaline rush of the day, as I pant after them, yelling manically, "slow down!" at least 10 times during the five minutes it takes us to get to school, which is ...