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Day 95: Honor
Today, my wife and I celebrated 17 years of marriage. It was one of those rare years when we managed to go out to dinner on the actual night of our anniversary. I know we are not unique in having … Continue reading
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Day 94: Affirm
Today, I said “Yes.” I’m not sure if it matters whether or not you know what I’ve said yes to–but if you have been reading along for a while, you know that I’ve been on the verge of a decision … Continue reading
Day 93: Dispose
I’ve already written about my “archival impulse,” and how it has led me to hold on to so many things… just in case. Well, I recently came across a principle to set me straight–something right out of The Society of … Continue reading
Day 92: Connect
Today has felt pretty ungrounded. It’s probably not a coincidence that today is also a day in which I chose to steal a little extra sleep in the morning instead of making time for some quiet sitting. And no time … Continue reading
Day 91: File
OK–today’s post may win the award for the least “enlightened” entry to date. I’ve been wrestling for the last half hour with some clever way to work Thoreau into this blog post as an ironic point of contrast–but it all … Continue reading
Day 90: Report
OK, so if I were a business of some sort, it would be time for my quarterly report. It’s hard to believe that three months have gone by. At the same time though, (and isn’t this always the case) when … Continue reading
Day 89: Climb
Today feels a bit like a “cheat” again–I mean: how can I say “climb” is an “experiment in living simply” when I spend at least two nights a week at the gym climbing–and if given the opportunity, would spend most … Continue reading
Day 88: Recoup
Today’s posting sounds suspiciously similar to yesterday‘s entry. I had another day eaten up by a seven hour event–this one was a sporting competition in which two of my three children were competing. I was up at 5:30am, cooking breakfast, … Continue reading
Day 87: Pause
Nobody should have to spend seven hours in meetings…. But that was my day. It was draining, to say the least… even though we got good work done, and even though we managed to make some progress on some intractable … Continue reading
Day 86: Enter
So what’s the first thing you want to see when you enter your house? Certainly not this! We have an entryway into our house–not quite a mudroom, and not what I would call a foyer either. Actually, it was once … Continue reading
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