Jun 24, 2016
Any time I see an article on this topic, the advice generally goes something like this: “We know it’s hard to disagree with relatives sometimes, but they love you and want you to be happy, so as long as you explain to them that what you’re doing...
May 19, 2016
In my post at the beginning of this week, I promised I was going to take some time during the week to blog about my Level 50, a term I took from Nerd Fitness to describe my ideal life. The idea is that you have know why you’re doing what you’re doing. What...
Mar 19, 2014
I was reading an article in Relevant Magazine the other day about how our default response to the question, “How are you?” has changed. For a long time, the accepted default answer, the one we gave without any thought, was “good” or...
Dec 22, 2012
I’m doing this ten day challenge to up my productivity and help me get a handle on my life a little better. I figure that winter break is a good time to do it because I don’t have a lot going on, so it’ll be easier for me to follow through with this right now. Here’s...
Oct 23, 2012
My mother gave me her love of cemeteries And words—those carved into stone monoliths As well as those scrawled across the back of Receipt paper and notepads stained with old Coffee drippings. She gave me skinned knees From kneeling in front of gravestones taking...
