‘Life’ Archives
hodge-podge brain dump
1. I just had a brainfart and tried to go to the blogger platform to add this post. As much as I love the flexibility this platform allows me, I think I really miss the user interface of blogger. Hm. Points to ponder. Weirdly, I last used blogger something like years [Read More]
The Deployment Diet: Lose Five Pounds! Fast!
You’d think two weeks in a foreign country would be a recipe for diet disaster. No more! I recently found myself in Peru, land of lomo, rich ceviche, and papas fritas morning, noon, and night, and I lost five pounds. Here are my seven steps to coming back from abroad [Read More]
April is the month of Nostalgia
We were watching Objectified the other night. It’s a documentary about the everyday things we use in life, and the future of design. I really enjoyed it, in part for its focus on quotidian items and the thought that goes into them. It made me think of all the things [Read More]
The avocado Audrey
Feed me, Seymour! It’a my first-ever avocado sprout! Cross your fingers for it! I hope it comes out of its husk soon…I’d like to plant it in a proper pot. [Read More]
This is Your Brain on a 5K
On Saturday I did a “virtual 5k.” It was to raise money for the Dick Beardsley Foundation. It was called the Against the Wind 5K, it was for an awesome cause, and it was just kind of nice to do a race on my own time, without anyone else around me. Here is a [Read More]
A Hunger Games conversation
Heh. SPOILER AHEAD. …Sometimes, marketing goes terribly awry. Still, the nail colors sported by those peeps in the Capitol sure were sparkly. [Read More]
Good citizenship
This is Sprocket. Well, that’s Sprocket and me, anyway. Sprocket likes to run and play, like any other dog. And, like any other dog owner, I will say that he is probably the best behaved dog I know. His recall is pretty much 100%. He waits when we get to a [Read More]
Madcap
This past week has been utterly non-stop. Last Thursday I went to Connecticut for the annual Go Red luncheon, in support of awareness of women’s heart disease. Later that night, I picked up my good friend Nicola from the bus station. From Thursday night until the [Read More]
On Narrative
Some days, a good story is all you need. But to tell a story that sticks, a narrative needs more. Two critical illustrations of this crossed my desk recently, and I thought I’d share them with you. First, let me call your attention to this spot, which ran during the [Read More]
7×7=one grateful blogger
Awhile ago, my Whidbey colleague Charlotte Morganti nominated me for a 7×7 link award! I wish I knew what the origins of this award was, but more important, I’m just happy that I’m getting an award! It’s my first! Also, one thing about Charlotte, [Read More]
