My Social Connections

Social Connections & Happiness Leaving Twitter made not one iota of difference to my social network, but completing this year’s Happiness Challenge certainly did. The Happiness Challenge, published in the New York Times wellness newsletter, posits that happiness...

We Are Not Promised Tomorrow

We are not promised tomorrow Be kind today. We are not promised tomorrow Pay your debts, forgive those owed you. We are not promised tomorrow Don’t delay, do it now. We are not promised tomorrow Cross everything that doesn’t matter off your list. We are not promised...

To Tweet or Not to Tweet

To tweet, or not to tweet, that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the long run to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous egos, Or to take steps against their stream of cackles And by quitting, end them? To leave for silence, No more; and in that silence will...

The Tables Have Turned

With Dad, New Year’s Eve, c. 2014. “Did I ever tell you about the day after you were born?” I asked my youngest as we headed out to lunch. “I was so euphoric. I knew all my children.” She confirmed that I had told her. “Many times,” she said. It’s one of my...

The Carbon Footprint of Food

Aside from being both quick and delicious, I love that Soup of White Beans and Winter Greens has a fairly low carbon footprint, especially now that I can grow greens in my greenhouse. After transportation, food production and waste are the next biggest contributors to...