Shut up and drive.
There are various ways to get from here to there, though the method one chooses is often determined by factors other than the possible. I could walk to the mall, and have done so, but it’s an hour and a half each way. My enthusiasm was higher the first time when my brain guessed thirty minutes. I’m garbage at estimating distance by foot. I liked … Continue reading Shut up and drive.
The challenge of the chore.
There’s no chore that I find particularly challenging from an execution perspective. Maybe ironing, but only because no one I know does that anymore. If I hung out with office-bound individuals, perhaps my exposure to the art of ironing would be greater, but I’m willing to let that particular skill die a particular death. My challenge with chores relates to will, in that mine is … Continue reading The challenge of the chore.
Success is a pony.
How do you define success? I find questions like this interesting; I read into them, and find a suggestion that there is perhaps, if not one true way, then a short list and I’m not getting it done. Though that perhaps has less to do with the words themselves than who’s doing the asking. Success is a lot of things to a lot of … Continue reading Success is a pony.
Has a book changed your life?
It’s a truism in journalism that most headline questions can be answered with either a yes or no. No. A book hasn’t changed my life. If we rephrase, however, into “have books changed your life,” then the answer is an emphatic “yes.” I don’t remember not reading. This isn’t a reflection of my memory – I started young. I was reading chapter books in kindergarten … Continue reading Has a book changed your life?
From Famine to Feast 