So I bought my first manual typewriter. On my desk, alongside my desktop computer, sits a vintage Smith-Corona Sterling manual typewriter. How did I find it? Glad you asked.

. . . Because really, there’s no reason not to.

The old Quaker hymn says :
“‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free
‘Tis the gift to come down, where we ought to be.
And if we find ourselves in the place just right
‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight.”
In other words, life is better when it’s simple. But how do [...]

“Life may change us, but we begin and end with family.”

I swear I didn’t yank the title from the Will Smith movie of the same name (great movie, by the way).

When I tell people that I’m moving to Cincinnati, Ohio, it’s usually followed by a blank stare. After regaining composure, the next question is whether I have any family in Ohio. It’s as if there needs to be some extremely compelling reason to set foot into the state. It’s clear that people aren’t too impressed [...]

I love a good board game, playing guitar, and cooking. If I had all the time in the world, then I’d try every hobby out there.
Reality check: We don’t have an endless supply of time, but many of us still have a lot of hobbies. So what do we do? How can we find the [...]

We’ve had a streak of rainy weather here (You know, that whole “April showers” saying). It can put a damper on your day’s plans. But I decided that I wouldn’t let a little rain ruin my fun. So here’s a list of stuff to do on a rainy day:

Today, I just wasn’t in the mood to do work. That’s okay. I did something else instead. Rather than miserably forcing myself to do something that I thought I wanted to get done today, I did something different. I can’t do it too often, especially if a deadline is approaching (ahem, April 15th is coming, [...]

Have you ever said “yes” to something that you didn’t want to do? Were you worried that the other person would hate you if you said “no”? Did you stop and ask yourself whether this new request was really worth your time? Most of us have a limited amount of time on any given day, [...]