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You fly into New Orleans, pick up your rental car and drive to the hotel down near Bourbon Street, check in and crash from a long travel day! Then before your head hits the pillow you call and leave a wake up call! Wait……. that’s not the...
I was thinking of writing another blog post. I was thinking about changing careers. I was thinking about starting a family. I was thinking about buying a new car. I was thinking... It can be so comfortable to think about things, about...
Read the full post at - The Wealth Ladder by Nick Magiulli The Wealth Ladder is a book I picked up from the library on the strength of one thing: I’ve followed Nick Maggiulli for years. He writes at Of Dollars and Data, and he’s one of...
Spreading joy and reinventing yourself while turning a house into a home (Woodstock, Illinois; 2004 to present day): Joy is the reading mood I’m searching for these days. Maida Korte walks the talk, “showcasing joy” by writing lovingly...
I’ve been seeing articles, videos and ads for a certain pocket-sized e-reader for the past few days all over my feeds that have got me wanting one more than anything. I like the idea of reducing my phone screen time and reading more, and...
A-ha, all the things I could do if I had a little money...
Thinkware, creators of my two most liked dash cams, is getting in on the Prime Days action and having a sale during Amazon Prime Days. I hate to just post and run but have a work emergency so below is the rundown, and here’s the link to...
The history of transit ridership in the US is what it is: But it matters enormously how we talk about it. Many US transit agencies will be facing the voters in the next two years, seeking new funding to plug their structural deficits and...
Newport Street Newport Street Oxford Street Market Street Victoria Square Summer in Bolton seems so foreign that I think I prefer rainy days in the town centre. Most people have decided the sunshine will last all day and have dressed...
While I’ve not tested the following I did get a good look at AWOL’s projector at CES (it’s really really really nice – they should send me some) – here’re some Prime Days deals on AWOL’s offerings. As with the other projector discount I...
AUDACIOUS BOOKCLUB HAPPENINGSOur June bookclub selection is John of John by Douglas Stuart. We will be in conversation with Douglas on June 24th at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST. Registration is open. For newcomers, there is a bookclub FAQ if you...
Paresh Dave and Lauren Goode, Wired: Meta left potentially sensitive information collected from employee laptops accessible to anyone inside the company, according to an internal security notice seen by WIRED and three current employees...
Britain’s capital is often the location of the UK’s hottest weather but a look back to 1911 shows it is often elsewhere the mercury is highest. The highest temperature record has been broken three times in my lifetime. Before the first...
I'm BackA former colleague once told me, "When you see a swimming pool, you don't dip your toe in. You do a cannonball." When I rediscovered blogging a few years ago, I started accumulating domains like bad habits. I went five hundred...
Employers will often choose to provide paid sick leave to some of their employees. About 15 years ago, neither the US federal government nor state governments required paid sick leave, but about 63% of US employees worked in jobs that...