The 2024 Summer Fun List
It’s that time of year again! Memorial Day weekend is coming up, and so I’ve been working on my summer fun list. This is the …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Paris, 2024 edition
I wrote a draft of this blog post on the flight back from Paris. My daughter (age 12) and I flew there Thursday night, got …Read More
Leisure, old magazines, plus a sonnet
At certain points, my 4-year-old desperately wants me (think, middle of the night). However, there are other times when he is far more excited about …Read More
24 hours in Phoenix
I do a fair amount of corporate speaking, and I always like the opportunity to go visit other places, if just for a little while. On …Read More
I need a book to read….(plus sonnet)
I'm a bit off my reading game lately. I don't feel like tackling anything too hefty. Lately I've been going to my local library and …Read More
168 hours in Spain, part 2
I took my two older boys to Spain over spring break. You can see part 1 here. We checked out of our Grenada hotel (Seda Club) …Read More
168 hours in Spain, part 1
I am back from a lovely week in Spain with my two oldest boys. As with a few past vacations, we elected to split the family. …Read More
The reappearance of TOAD
The clocks shifted forward an hour last weekend, which means that sunset now happens at 7:06 p.m. This, plus warming temperatures, has brought back TOAD. TOAD …Read More
January reflections: The month that was
We've reached the end of January. If I were prone to sweeping narratives, I might be tempted to write off this month entirely. Certainly, parts …Read More
It’s January — here’s how I did on the Holiday Fun List
While I’m posting this list in January, I wrote much of it on December 31st during the count down to New Year’s. Several of my …Read More