Write a Check? The New Philanthropist Goes Further
The New York Times March 18, 2007  

The Google Way: Give Engineers Room
The New York Times October 21, 2007

Minding The Meeting, or Your Computer?
The New York Times August 26, 2007

The Hospital Worked Wonders. Can You Return the Favor?
The New York Times August 5, 2007

The Art of Buying Art, With the Help of an Advisor
The New York Times May 27, 2007

For Your Pet, a Policy All Its Own
The New York Times February 10, 2008

Looking for an Edge? Private Coaching, by the Hour  
The New York Times February 25, 2007  

A Badge of Childhood, Now Worn by More Adults
The New York Times January 14, 2007

The Hasty Hello
The New York Times January 2, 2007

Couples Who Run the House for Others
The New York Times October 1, 2006

Image Help Isn't Only for the Famous
The New York Times September 17, 2006

Golfing and Gardening (and Working) in Retirement  The New York Times May 14, 2006 Sunday

Free to Be Yourself (by Hiring a Personal Assistant)   The New York Times February 19, 2006

It Pays to Have a Smart Child, but It Can Cost, Too The New York Times January 26, 2006

When PayPal Becomes the Back Office                    The New York Times December 18, 2005

Virtual Darkness
Fast Company Magazine  May 2005

Buy Bracelets
Fast Company Magazine  April 2005

The Wonder Years
Entrepreneur Magazine  March 2004 

Attack of the Sequel King!
Fast Company  December 2003

Gold Bond
Entrepreneur Magazine  March 2003

Magazine Cover Stories

Inside The Smartest Little Company in America
Cover Story, Inc Magazine  January 2002

The New Face of Self Employment
Cover story, Inc Magazine  November 2001

Around the Campfire, Global Ghost Stories
The New York Times June 21, 2007

For the Autistic, a Gift Of Common Ground
The New York Times November 26, 2006

This Halloween, Superheroes Will Head to the Mall
The New York Times October 29, 2006

The Long (and Sometimes Expensive) Road to the SAT
The New York Times May 28, 2006

Low-Cost Workouts for Young Minds
The New York Times April 2, 2006

From Rinds to Riches
Oriental Express, Shanghai  February 20, 2004

Maternal Instincts
Child Magazine July 2003

Favorite Articles

Book Lovers Ask, What's Seattle's Secret?
The New York Times March 9, 2008

An Allowance That's Measured in Minutes, Not Cents
The New York Times November 26, 2007

24 Rolls of Toilet Paper, a Tub of Salsa and a Plasma TV
The New York Times January 28, 2007

Come On, Buy Some Stuff. It'll Really Help My School
The New York Times October 23, 2005

Listen, Kid, You Have to Be Tough to Make It in This Business Today
The New York Times July 17, 2005

Microsoft Millionaires come of Age
The New York Times  May 29, 2005
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Travel Articles

A Vacation Isn't All Fun and Games for the Nanny
The New York Times September 18, 2005

Top Ten Things For Families To Do In Seattle
Child Magazine  August 2004

To Grandmother's House We Go -- Planning a Family Reunion
Child Magazine June-July 2004

Science Articles

Invisible Danger? Parents Look Inside the Lunchbox

The New York Times March 12, 2006

Pushing the Genetic Envelope
Oriental Express, Shanghai  April 16, 2004