Category Archives: Miscellany

I first started writing this in a hotel cafe in downtown Chicago, where I flew to give a speech Friday. The flight in was fairly …Read More

If my calculations are correct, I just ran for the 1000th day in a row this morning. Despite the milestone, this run was nothing special …Read More

Yesterday was a longish day, requiring some logistical planning to make the pieces fit. I agreed to go into NYC to be on a panel hosted …Read More

The first week of school for the big kids is wrapping up without any major woes. This is definitely worth celebrating. Everyone got there on …Read More

This has been a week of trying to follow the time management advice I would give other people. I'm happy to say that I've been …Read More

Summer is hitting hard. We had two large storms this week, and the forecast for the weekend has the high as 99 degrees on Saturday …Read More

This post may be brief. I'm typing on my 2010 laptop, mustered into service because my 2015 laptop (purchase in 2016) suffered a possibly fatal …Read More

Lots more flying around this week! Last Saturday, my family got up early and drove south to my husband's sister’s house on Lake James in …Read More

This was the first official week of summer vacation. The three younger kids went to Vacation Bible School. My eldest tagged along with my husband …Read More

Thanks for everyone's comments on the frugal living/early retirement post. It’s a fascinating topic, and one I might write more about. (Though I did write …Read More