What would you save?
A woman wrote me recently with an interesting story, one that I've been pondering. She was at the beach (a few summers ago) when she …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
My quarterly goals: A mid-year check-in
We are halfway through 2017! As longtime readers know, I make quarterly goals each year. I aim to set a major goal each quarter in …Read More
Beach, no salt
We just got back from vacation last night. We drove out to Indiana on Friday, June 30, and spent the week at two different houses …Read More
Books read in June
I am somewhat surprised by the number of books I read this month. A few of these were quite long, though others were short, so …Read More
The sightseeing run
One side effect of my attempt at a running streak is that I take my running shoes and clothes with me when I travel. And …Read More
A list of abandoned books (plus an abandoned book give-away!)
No one likes layoffs. But in economics you learn that labor market flexibility is a two-way street. If employers know that they can cut jobs …Read More
Why 2-year-olds are cute
It's clearly a survival mechanism. I don't think the species would have survived without that adaptation. The 2-year-old spent big chunks of the weekend attempting to …Read More
Books read in May
Another month, another round-up! I am in the midst of reading John McPhee's Annals of the Former World, which is epic (700 plus pages). After …Read More
Starting on the summer fun list
Memorial Day is the official start of summer, and I have been starting to make progress on my Summer Fun list. As noted in the …Read More
The 2017 summer fun list
For the past few years, I have observed a summer tradition: creating a list, in late spring, of things I want to do before Labor …Read More