When we studied Walden Pond in school, I was always entranced with the idea of living simply, of giving up the material side of life to commune with nature. Now, I realize that I am far too much of a packrat for that to ever work well. Pretty soon my simple cabin would [...]

I start work soon. Ridiculously soon. And as my march towards my first “real job” paycheck brings me ever nearer to this impending reality, I would like to spend time pondering. For example, how nice would it be if I had a job that paid me to do crossword puzzles and read [...]

I am dreadfully out of shape. I have somehow convinced myself that all those hours spent in the gym and running on the track when I was younger would somehow carry over through college and beyond. But now that I have started training for a team marathon in October, I have discovered that [...]

In my mind, there are only two corporations that I am truly indebted to in terms of my complete devotion to their product offerings: Google and BBC. Google is easy: without Gmail and Google Reader, functionality as I know it would cease to exist. It’s not often that you come across services [...]

catch 22. a quandry, a predicament. really, my life is quite the enigma.
The issue: It’s not until I am stripped down in the shower that I am struck with the “Wow! I should really go work out” realization. (well…usually it’s the workout revelation, but sometimes my conclusion is that maybe [...]