I continue to enjoy Ron Chernow’s “Grant.” In fact, if the Warren Buffet biography was to me a continuous revelation, “Grant” is a continuous joy. I have been repeatedly moved by the…
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Day 350: Ullysses S. Grant’s Highly Sensitive Nature
After completing the Buffett biography last week, which I savored with a relish that epitomizes why I love reading (I loved this book!), I didn’t miss a beat in picking up another…
Day 365: Don’t Overthink It!
Sophomore slump, writer’s block, paralysis analysis… Whatever you call it, these are examples of creative resistance that result from overthinking. Let’s say you write something good. Or you find yourself working on…
Day 358: A Week Away
Well, here we are, a week away from good ole Day Three-Hundred and Sixty Five! The last time I got there–for my first year of daily blogging–I shared some thoughts on a…
Day 313: You Can’t Have It Both Ways
Have you ever had a good friend who had a topic that when they talk about it, you know things are going to go off the rails? They bring it up, you…
Day 301: Drawn to Flexibility
As it turns out, I took a five day break from blogging 🙂 I mentioned in my last post (illustrious Day 300, no less!) I was going camping with my mom last…
Day 297: Chernow’s “House of Morgan” and the 1929 Crash
I’m reading Ron Chernow’s “The House of Morgan,” which follows the Morgan banking dynasty (yes, as in JP Morgan) from its start in the mid-19th Century through the 1980s. This is my…
Day 273: Loving the Synchronicities
Why do I blog everyday? What’s that about? Why not just do it occasionally, when I really have something to say? Because for whatever reason, it has been meaningful for me to…
Day 271: I’m Digging the Mellowness
(Note: I was out of town yesterday, so I gave myself the day off from blogging 🙂 ) Last month I ran eighty seven miles. This is on par with my pre-Pandemic…