Keep The Things You Love Offline
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how people with healthy, satisfied, and productive lives tend to avoid social media. Or at least excessive use of social media. Today… Read more »
Category: Hobbies, Board Games & Lego
What Missing Puzzle Pieces Have Taught Me About Writing (And Life.)
I’ve written before about the many general benefits of jigsaw puzzles, and the lessons they can teach about writing. Today I want to talk about the joy of missing puzzle… Read more »
Hobbies Are Not a Waste of Time
I have (too) many hobbies. The funny thing is, I consider every one of them vital to my enjoyment of life. Or I thought I did. Last week someone who… Read more »
The Analog Year
I’ve written before about how I tend to avoid New Year’s resolutions. Generally, I believe in fixing things as they need fixing, not waiting for some arbitrary date on the… Read more »
Why Wait to Turn Your Creativity Loose?
Hanging out on some Lego fan boards the other day, I came across a comment from a fan of the Elves line of products. (Elves will be ending this year,… Read more »
What I’m Up to This Week: 03/16/18
Man, the last of winter is flying by. We actually got a little snow this week. Snow is rare here even in the dead of winter. Even less so in… Read more »
Why I’d Rather Play Like a European
I hear you: What the hell is this woman rambling on about now? What is this, “Play like a European business?” Stick with me and you’ll see. First, a couple… Read more »
You Don’t Have to Monetize Every Skill
In today’s culture, in America especially, there is a pressure to monetize every single skill that you possess. It doesn’t matter what it is… It could be something utterly obscure… Read more »
Better Writing Through Lego
And now for something a little different… It’s no secret that I’m a huge Lego fan. I have been ever since I was a kid, although I went through a… Read more »
Consumption vs. Reading in the Age of Social Media
Ever since I joined Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, I’ve been fascinated by the book-related hashtags. There are glorious pictures of books and gigantic personal libraries. But what I wonder is:… Read more »