Lagom: Enough (Already!)
Lagom Swedes have some lovely words, but the loveliest in meaning if not in tongue-lapping satisfaction is ‘lagom’. Simply, it means ‘enough’, but not just the word or concept ‘enough’ – it means the...
View ArticleRunning Ruminations (a fancy way to say daydreaming)
I joke that there should be an implanted audio recorder in my body so that I can take notes while I run; it’s not really a joke that great thoughts often spring out of the kind of unfettered rumination...
View ArticleOn The Primal Importance Of Less Stuff
The past week’s haul. Lots of paperwork and ephemera. And the closet is still full. For months I’ve been slowly purging the unbelievable amounts of crap I own, because it had started owning me. So far...
View ArticleTuesday Tribute: Erika Napoletano
Today’s Tuesday Tribute is Erika Napoletano. There are a lot of ways to summarize her personality, from ass-kicking public speaker, motivational coach to Gen X laggards like myself, esquisite and...
View ArticleThe First 180 Days (After Fifteen Years)
Pundits love to judge a president by their first 100 days in office: what went well, where they sucked, where they could get better with time. The unbelievable speed at which 100 days can go by is...
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