Things I Do #18: Narrating my life
I sat down in front of the camera in my studio and said, "When last we left our hero..." My friend, Kaia, heard this and laughed. It hadn't really occurred…
People’s baby making plans should be their own
Elysha had a miscarriage between the births of our daughter, Clara, and our son, Charlie. It was a difficult time for us. She was only pregnant for a few weeks,…
Generational philosophy
Generational observation: My generation - Gen X - the very last generation to exist in a truly analog world - has spent much of our life, at least when we…
Take a walk
Elysha is taking a walk with a friend this morning. This may very well be the best decision of her week. Walking has a long list of scientifically-proven physical and…
Happy birthday, Elysha
Happy birthday to my brilliant, beautiful, hilarious, and eminently wise wife, Elysha. The calendar says that she is one year older today, but truly, she seems to grow younger in…
My hero: Low wage workers who do excellent work
I was recently asked about who I admire most. The person asking the question was looking for the name of a specific person, but my response was this: Low-wage workers…
Annoyingly hyper productivity
Just when I was feeling productive, I read about the silkworm: Each silkworm produces a single strand of silk that’s 915 meters long. That's 30,000 times longer than the silkworm itself.…
Taking care of your future self
I refer to the idea expressed in this brilliant graphic as "Taking care of your future self." I am constantly telling my children, my students, and even some adults to…
New Year’s Resolutions 2023
At the beginning of every year, I establish a list of goals (or New Year’s resolutions) for the coming calendar year. I post this list on my blog and social…
Resolution update: 2022 in review
At the end of each month, and now at the end of the year, I report on the progress of my New Year's resolutions (or lack thereof). Overall, I completed…
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