Running long, and the dilemma of plausible goals
I ran the Philadelphia half-marathon early this morning. I ran it several minutes faster than I ran it two years ago. Despite having walked a …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2012
5 reasons I’m not simplifying Christmas
It’s that time of year again -- time for a round of blog posts, ebooks and magazine articles on how to simplify Christmas. “Simple” is …Read More
View from the window
Ah, blogging. It's a demanding past time. I don't have a good essay to post today. I have some other places that might be of …Read More
The Springs of Namje
Years ago, I wrote a column for USA Today on efforts to modernize the Peace Corps. While Americans in general think of the Peace Corps …Read More
Lawyers who quit, and other stories
What with the election and all, we're a bit behind on "Can't have it all" manifestos. Fortunately, a lawyer (and mother of two young children) …Read More
Round-up: Tipping points
There's no real theme to this week's links, so I'll just throw them out here. Caitlin of Healthy Tipping Point blogged about 168 Hours and what …Read More
What problem do books solve?
We are at a fascinating juncture in the publishing industry. Penguin and Random House are merging, partly to better deal with the disruptive aspects of …Read More
I guess I’m stupid because I think it will be close
I took my older two kids with me to vote this morning. I like to show them that voting is important, and thankfully, there weren’t …Read More
Judging net worth by candy bar size
Halloween was postponed from October 31 to November 4 around here, so we got the kids dressed up last night and took them trick or …Read More
10 ways to use the 169-hour week
Back by popular demand! Last year I wrote a piece for CBS MoneyWatch/BNET called "10 Ways to Use The Extra Hour This Week." When we …Read More