What to Do on a Rainy Day
We're in the middle of quite the deluge here in eastern PA. I woke this morning to a full-on thunderstorm, which made me very grateful …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
Frazzled? Try Working Outdoors
I am writing this post from my back porch. After a long string of rainy days the sky is finally cloudless, and so, here I …Read More
Third Trimester Trail Running
In yesterday's tomato post, Joy commented that eating garden-grown vegetables is a metaphor that helps people understand what is OK to consume. Our modern food …Read More
Thoughts on Eating My Own Tomatoes
In late June, my family moved from Manhattan to a house in Pennsylvania with a yard. At three-quarters of an acre, it's big enough for …Read More
The Waiting Game
Over at BNET this week, I have a post on "How to Win at the Waiting Game." If you are hoping for a wait-free life, …Read More
A Little Bit of Wasted Time
I am very grateful that I don't usually need to commute anywhere. Commuting is generally the low emotional point of people's days, and tends to …Read More
Kids, Happiness and Bad Data
I was fascinated to read a story this morning discovering that "Mistakes in Scientific Studies Surge." Research journals are reporting an epidemic of retractions. Scientific …Read More
What You Can Do To Create Jobs
It's easy to become glum while reading the Wall Street Journal these days. Not only is the economy likely headed south again, our elected leaders …Read More
Writing, Running, Investing
If you pay attention to day-to-day stock market performance (a habit I picked up while reading the newspaper in 6th grade on a neighbor's driveway …Read More
How to Buy a Car
I made it to age 32 before buying my first car, but last week I finally pulled the trigger and did it. I'd heard good …Read More