Hiatus from the World
My retreat from society is very nearly over. When I came up to The Engineir’s family cottage on Lake Huron in mid-December, the sheer, vast expanse of four to five weeks alone sprawled out in front of me; it seemed like All The Time in the World. In truth, though, it’s gone by remarkably quickly. [...]
Time Management Tip #2 – Apply Yourself
“Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” ~Swami Sivananda As I was writing the last post, “Stop Waiting,” a niggling part of me was saying… “well, that’s not necessarily the best thing, is it? I frequently joke about being The World’s Worst Buddhist. This [...]
Time Management Tip #1 – Stop Waiting
Me writing about how to manage your time is a bit like Wile E. Coyote writing about how to catch a roadrunner. Still, I’ve learned a couple of things this year (most of which is probably already common knowledge) which have helped me become a bit more productive. Previously, I would spend a lot of [...]
A Well-Intentioned Lie
So, hi. I know it’s been since spring that I wrote anything here, and for that I apologize. A few of you have left emails and comments asking if I was ok – I am. Thanks. What I have been, however, is relatively depressed and unmotivated, struggling with day-to-day tasks and not having much energy [...]
Finding A Sense of Permanence
“Stability” isn’t really a word I’ve had a vast familiarity with since leaving home. Moving yearly all though college, dragging myself across the country on a snap decision, having very cool but very erratic experiences out there, moving back home on another impulse, never having a relationship that lasted more than a year or two… [...]
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
- The Lovely Bones by Sebold Alice
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Current books:
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson
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Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin
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Song of Ice and Fire Set: A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, by George R. R. Martin
Recent books:
- Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
- A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
- Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. by Tom Franklin by Tom Franklin
- Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
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