160 hours at the Jersey shore
I am back today from a week-long (Sun 5 p.m. to Sun 9 a.m.) stay in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. My family has gone there …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Friday post: Deconstructing the week (plus my blog vacation)
I am on vacation next week and will not be blogging much (if at all). Try not to miss me too much :) Some ups and …Read More
What I’m into, August edition
New month, new list. August tends to inspire a lot of "summer's almost over" laments (or cheers, depending on perspective), though around here, that's not …Read More
Books read in July
July started out slow in the reading department. I had a lag in the middle when I was reading a lot of magazines because I …Read More
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
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