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Bedtime math problems
(Laura’s note: this column ran in Wednesday’s USA Today under the headline “Answer to lagging scores? Bedtime math problems.”)
We all know we should read to our kids. But even if bedtime stories are routine in your house, when’s the last time you gave your kids a bedtime math problem? Probably never. And that’s one re… read more »
When it comes to happiness, “memorable” can trump “fun”
(Laura’s note: this is a guest post of mine that ran on I Should Log Off, the blog of Danny and Jillian Tobias. Alert readers will recognize them from ATM as the couple that spent two years traveling the world).
Here’s something I find fun: a massage.
Here’s something I don’t find fun: spending the first night of a vacation in a half-flooded roadsid… read more »
Do good fathers go mountain biking?
Carrie left a comment on the “False choices” post last week noting that she had just such a false choice going on in her family. Her husband had given up mountain biking because he didn’t think you could go on long bike rides and be a good husband and father. We could substitute a multitude of words for “biking” (train for a mar… read more »
ATM Book Club Week 4 (Chapter 3)
I’m hosting an informal book club on this blog devoted to All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending. Each week we discuss one chapter. You can join at any time; there are links to previous weeks at the bottom of this post.
Chapter 3 is called “Rethink Retirement.” Being able to afford a secure retire… read more »
Round up: spring fever and productivity
My yard is in full, glorious bloom right now. I’ve always loved the idea of having lots of flowers, but I think I would have felt terribly profligate spending big bucks on landscaping. So how wonderful that the flowers came with the house! I did pay for them, but spending on a house seems responsible. This is one of the little tricks one’s mind plays… read more »
