Friday miscellany: It’s OK to be a little busy
Welcome December...I like this time of year. I feel festive for the usual holiday reasons, and also because I'll be celebrating my birthday in the …Read More
Category Archives: Miscellany
Wednesday musings
I am not hosting Thanksgiving this year, so I don't need to worry about that. But the enormity of procuring presents for everyone is starting …Read More
Merry and bright
First, a critical update: I finished the fall-themed 1000-piece puzzle. This project provided several hours of "effortful fun" to do before the effortless variety. I …Read More
Friday miscellany: Modified NaNoWriMo progress
I started writing this while sitting at my kitchen table, supervising the 7-year-old's homework. It is due today. He normally does this earlier in the …Read More
7-0 (and times at bat)
I’m writing this from the Raleigh Durham airport (I was in town for a talk) but I have the Phillies on my mind. The World …Read More
Friday miscellany: Musings on Future You
In Wednesday’s blog post, I mentioned realizing that I didn’t want to spend two hours writing a novel on that day, so the odds that …Read More
Friday miscellany: Surviving PennDOT (and late day interviews)
Life maintenance tasks wait for no one. Well, they can wait for a while, but eventually they must be reckoned with. Previous October events have …Read More
Friday miscellany: Why you need a bedtime, plus the round-up
It's been quite the week, with a lot of talking about Tranquility by Tuesday! Thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy of …Read More
Friday miscellany: Playing piano in bits of time
I know that a lot of folks reading this are fans of the Happier podcast, hosted by Gretchen Rubin and her sister, Elizabeth Craft. I …Read More
Friday miscellany: Prepping for a rainy weekend, plus books
I have been looking through the photos of Florida a lot these past few days. Charity Navigator put together a list of highly rated non-profits …Read More