160 hours at the Jersey shore
I am back today from a week-long (Sun 5 p.m. to Sun 9 a.m.) stay in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. My family has gone there …Read More
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Planning the fall activity schedule
Yesterday, my 7-year-old tried out for, and made, a competitive swim team around here. It's the same one the 10-year-old is on. After he was …Read More
Cheez-its for breakfast: Parenting and the fourth child
I would never claim to be the super-mom type. I have never made my own baby food, or fretted much about the material of my …Read More
What I’m into, August edition
New month, new list. August tends to inspire a lot of "summer's almost over" laments (or cheers, depending on perspective), though around here, that's not …Read More
Trying to understand the phenomenon of Who Moved My Cheese?
"The best laid schemes o'mice and men often go astray." — Robert Burns Spencer Johnson passed away a few weeks ago. He trained as a physician, but he …Read More
Friday thoughts
A random assortment of stuff on my mind right now: I turned in my manuscript of Off the Clock to my editor. The book will be …Read More
Updates from the writing retreat
I have been doing a bit of "deep work" this week, getting my manuscript of Off the Clock in shape to turn into my editor. …Read More
What would you save?
A woman wrote me recently with an interesting story, one that I've been pondering. She was at the beach (a few summers ago) when she …Read More
My quarterly goals: A mid-year check-in
We are halfway through 2017! As longtime readers know, I make quarterly goals each year. I aim to set a major goal each quarter in …Read More
Beach, no salt
We just got back from vacation last night. We drove out to Indiana on Friday, June 30, and spent the week at two different houses …Read More