The whole damn world is a Starbuck’s drive-thru line
Elysha and I pulled into the Starbucks parking lot, weaving around a dozen cars lined up in the drive-thru lane so we could park. She was running inside for coffee…
Just a little paint…
Elysha and I have taken our kids to the Ben & Jerry's in Canton many times. We meet Elysha's parents in the shopping center for dinner and then walk over…
Resolution update: September 2022
Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable. The following are the result from…
Less is often more
From NumLock News, a daily newsletter that I read and adore: A new study published in Nature found that when subjects were set to the task of trying to fix something, they…
Delaying gratification: A balancing act
The ability to delay gratification is imperative for a successful life. The willingness to put aside the desire to play when the need to study arises is the difference between…
Malaria vaccine will change the world forever
Amazing news out of the University of Oxford: A malaria vaccine trial on 409 children was found to have an 80 percent rate of protection. Malaria kills 409,000 people a…
Worst decision #1: SportsCenter hat
I thought it might be fun to occasionally reveal some of the worst decisions of my life. Humiliation is always amusing. Right? Here’s one: A purple SportCenter hat, which I…
Is The Yearling a sad movie?
For reasons that are unimportant and amount to little more than following an internet rabbit hole. I found myself wondering: Is The Yearling a sad movie? I knew that the…
Religious wisdom on a boat
Charlie and I are on a paddleboard in the middle of Dunning Lake when I hear the first rumble of thunder in the distance. Charlie hears it, too. "Time to…
The lifespan of “Leaving on a Jet Plan”
Making stuff is a circuitous and oftentimes unpredictable route. Doing the work, every day, again and again, when the outcome is uncertain and unknowable and seemingly impossible, is most important.…
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