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I keep running into a common story about work-life balance. It’s a story about how ‘no one wishes they’d spent more time at the office,’ and ‘it’s not the most…
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Small-town election notes
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The election is coming up on Tuesday. In the small town where I live, there are five candidates for city council. Three are men, two are women. I didn’t know…
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#meditation
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In Jakarta I met a variety of people. More than a few of them said they use Instagram because “it’s my existence.” I don’t know if the phrase was an…
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What Am I Doing?
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Last week my writing group met at P’s new home near the coast. Despite our group being a writing group, none of us has been doing much writing: P just…
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For such a consumerist society, buying things is sometimes weirdly hard.
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#firstworldproblems #Ijustwantedabackpack #gaaaah
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What would you replace?
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Three hours before my flight was due to leave for Jakarta, my car was broken into and the carry-on bag I’d packed for the flight was stolen. I lost my…