The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a series everyone’s talking about. But suddenly—hours vanish, the sun has set, and the only exercise you’ve had is reaching for the remote. Streaming platforms are designed for this. Episodes...

Of writing, talent, discipline

June 9, 2009
Everyone wants to be a writer.If they aren't blogging, they're microblogging. Or they've got their own website. Or they write amateurish or lugubrious poetry. (I've been...

Some input about Karma

June 9, 2009
Here's what a friend wrote me after reading my recent post about karma:...you get what you get -- the only thing that really makes a difference is how you choose to...

It’s all small stuff

June 9, 2009
FLH sent me this, yesterday. And he's right.I'm always crabby if I'm seriously sleep-deprived, and between being sick and all the things going on, I've hand insufficient...

School Nights….

June 9, 2009
Riley went to class last night, since we're gone on his usual Friday training night. He practiced his high-fives, shake and wave, and then started to learn "back" and...

Like nails on a chalkboard

June 8, 2009
When people say "Why is your cellphone a 408 area code?"As if a cell phone # can't be from anywhere. Or that you would have to change your cell phone number when you...

Tweeple…???

June 8, 2009
I'm hiding out upstairs in my office; the drone of the vacuum cleaner is making me crazy. I'm usually the maid service's first clean of the day, but today I'm second and...

Great use for sidewalk chalk

June 8, 2009

Good morning

June 8, 2009
Wishing you all a happy day. Don't forget to be...

Karma

June 7, 2009
I had lunch last week with a colleague I wanted to reconnect with for my workshop business. She emailed me a follow-up that included this statement: You are amazing in...

Bzzz

June 7, 2009
Lots to do before our trip this week, and my brain is engaged in that, rather than anything interesting to blog about. I am supposed to be getting organized, since the...

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