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...

I never dreamed…

May 12, 2009

Juju, bad or at least strange

May 12, 2009
I know, pathetic, huh.The Rilester. or Riles.That's what FLH calls him.So not even halfway through the conference I was attending, Riley's daycare called and said that...

Un-gratitude

May 12, 2009
Things I wish didn't exist. Spam.Bank of America.Theft.Verizon.War.AT&TBigotry.Cigarette companies.DroughtCapital punishment.Big pharma.Murder.The right...

Have a great day

May 12, 2009
Conference today, all day. And I'm preoccupied with Riley, who is uncharacteristically depressed today and not eating. So I'll take him to day care, where they can...

It’s all good

May 12, 2009
Gratitude is all the rage, these days, so I’ve been giving some thought to what I’m grateful for. In no particular order.I’m grateful for health, both mental and...

In my imagination

May 11, 2009
Somewhere, in the Ventana Wilderness near Big Sur, a tiny, rough-hewn cabin sits in a wood. The sun's out but a fire's burning in the fireplace. A couple of old hippies...

Action day

May 11, 2009
Sometimes you know the right thing immediately and can act on it. Other times you know the right thing, but you need to move a bit more slowly. Some important decisions...

Definitely not a Girl Scout Leader type..

May 10, 2009
I am in touch with a childhood schoolmate, who today wrote me the following. I just had to share: what I really remember about your mother is that great shock of red,...

Silcon Valley, the open road, and mortality

May 10, 2009
In just a few days, we’ll be off to California. Since this is FLH’s “fam” trip, I’ve been trying to give him a feel for what it was like to live out there. I...

I’ve become my mother, after all

May 10, 2009
I know it's a holiday meant to sell cards. But it's a worthy one, nonetheless.I sure do miss that manipulative mother energy. There's nothing like it.This past week, I...

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