That’s kind of a personal question, so I don’t expect you to actually answer it. Though I am curious. This subject came up about a month ago when I was talking to a doctor friend of mine. I’m not sure what led us to the topic, but I asked her how often I, as a … Read more
I’ve had exactly three full-time jobs in my life, not counting summer jobs. Each one has been with a different employer: Academic book-publisher (4 years) University non-profit (6 years) Board game publisher (3 years) Looking ahead, I anticipate myself being quite happy with my current company for years to come. Looking back, though, 6 years seems like … Read more
Every morning/afternoon when I get dressed, I spend about 67 seconds selecting my outfit for the day based on my mood, activities that day, and availability of clean clothes. 67 seconds isn’t much, but is that time and mental energy I could better spend on other things? Steve Jobs (who I generally try not to emulate) thought … Read more
For the last month, I’ve been torn over whether or not I should go see Star Wars again before it leaves theaters. There were many times when I came very close to succumbing, but I resisted. Why agonize over something so trivial? After all, The Force Awakens was my favorite movie of 2015. Why not … Read more
Until today, I haven’t been all that impressed by light bulbs. To be fair, I understand that light bulbs are a miracle of science. They’re the closest thing to real magic that exists in the world (other than sunsets and Amy Adams). But I take them for granted, and whenever I read about the next … Read more
I’ll be honest: I was a little scared to start writing this entry, mostly for fear of offending someone or exposing my ignorance. But I decided to do it anyway, because I think conversations about race are important. If I let fear get in the way of this type of conversation, then there is no … Read more
I recently ran out of novels to read. This wasn’t for lack of trying. I love that I can sample pretty much any book on my Kindle. I simply haven’t been able to get into any of those books. This situation will soon change, with book 3s of several trilogies–Mistborn, Red Rising, and The Emperor’s … Read more
A few days ago when I read the following article–“From WeWork to WeLive: Startup moves members into its first residential building”–I bookmarked it because it seemed like a pretty novel concept. It read to met that a company was offering housing to employees, presumably to build community, reduce commutes, and blur the line between business and … Read more
It’s really hard to surprise audiences these days. In any sector of the entertainment industry, almost everything is public information. When an author you like signs a new book deal, you hear about it on Facebook. When a musician is working on a new album, you read tweets about it. When an athlete signs with … Read more
Last year, Amy Schumer had an amazing sketch on her show about how some people say “sorry” way too much, to the point that the word completely loses any meaning and the people who use it end up diminishing their value. I’m one of those people. My most common use of “sorry” is when walking … Read more