Shelter-in-Place, the Good Stuff
While all of this sheltering in place isn't a mistake I've made, instead of lamenting what we can't do, what's not available, I can look at what I've learned fr...
Category: Simplicity
Riding the Socially Distanced Wave
Riding the Wave I didn’t realize how apt the name of this blog was when I came up with it. At the onset, it just described how moody I am &#...
Homeschool Advice from a Former Teacher who Hates Lesson Plans
UPDATE: I wrote this two weeks ago at the beginning of our school-from-home experience. Since then, the school district has upped their game, mostly subverting ...
I’m a Complex Fellow, Unlikely to do Anything Twice
When we come home from vacation, I am fifty percent likely to unpack right away, put everything where it goes and start a load of laundry. The other fifty perce...
When I Grow Up…
When I was a kid, adults always asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I knew the answer was supposed to be a paying gig, so I shrugged my shoulders noncommi...
On Bullshit
I was listening to NPR the other day and heard a definition of the word “bullshit.” I’d never thought of it as more than a careless epithet me...
Where Did 10,000 Steps Come From?
Ten thousand steps. That’s how many we’re supposed to get. But did you come across that article about bodybuilders who conserve their energy all day...
I’m Going for It…No, Really This Time.
I tend to beat myself up, periodically, for not being a better person. I’ve been saying I’m going to write a book for…well, most of my life, a...
New Year, Same Great You
I’m going to talk about New Year’s resolutions. I know…yawn. There are probably thousands of articles bopping around the internet right now on...
Which Came First, the Chicken or the Meds?
Several weeks ago, I discovered my days go a lot better if I start them with writing instead of with email. My general thought process has been “let’...