Running long, and the dilemma of plausible goals
I ran the Philadelphia half-marathon early this morning. I ran it several minutes faster than I ran it two years ago. Despite having walked a …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
View from the window
Ah, blogging. It's a demanding past time. I don't have a good essay to post today. I have some other places that might be of …Read More
The Springs of Namje
Years ago, I wrote a column for USA Today on efforts to modernize the Peace Corps. While Americans in general think of the Peace Corps …Read More
Lawyers who quit, and other stories
What with the election and all, we're a bit behind on "Can't have it all" manifestos. Fortunately, a lawyer (and mother of two young children) …Read More
I guess I’m stupid because I think it will be close
I took my older two kids with me to vote this morning. I like to show them that voting is important, and thankfully, there weren’t …Read More
10 ways to use the 169-hour week
Back by popular demand! Last year I wrote a piece for CBS MoneyWatch/BNET called "10 Ways to Use The Extra Hour This Week." When we …Read More
Round-up: when your kid wants to make movies
Life is slowly returning to normal around here. The kids are both back in school, the power is on, and we got an unexpected side …Read More
School is not childcare
The phone rang at 5:15 this morning with a recorded message from the Lower Merion School District. Since PECO was not able to restore power …Read More
The accidental pioneer woman
The last few days have been a bit challenging. We got hit by Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy and while I'm grateful that the house didn't sustain any …Read More
Should election day be a national holiday?
Even with both parties bragging about their ground game, we will likely hit November 7 knowing at least one number: just 50-60% of the voting …Read More