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...

Worth remembering

March 24, 2009

Yeah

March 23, 2009
That last post is wayy too depressing.Is there anything more springlike than fields of tulips?I don't believe there is. ...

Out of my comfort zone

March 23, 2009
Anyone in my generation knows this photo, before it was "remixed" in PhotoShop by a far-out blogger. I thought it was so jarring it would be a suitable counterpoint to...

StoryPeople: Old Love Songs

March 23, 2009
Some of his more recent stuff isn't as good. It's almost as if the creative well has run dry. But this one? I love it. In case you can't read it on the print:We listened...

Just wondering

March 23, 2009
I was looking at the weekend post I did of the Dalai Lama's advice to approach cooking and love with reckless abandon.He sure seems to comment on a variety of topics,...

T minus 7 days and counting

March 23, 2009
It's funny how being a short-timer makes you completely intolerant of the bullshit you've put up with for years. It's like the light at the end of the tunnel is now so...

Portia says she’s sorry

March 22, 2009

The Owl & the Pussycat

March 22, 2009
The Owl and the Pussycat went to seaIn a beautiful pea-green boat,They took some honey, and plenty of money,Wrapped up in a five pound note.The Owl looked up to the...

Generosity-one definition

March 22, 2009

Sunday Advice

March 22, 2009

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