Posted On: January 16, 2013
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“NOT in MY house!” So goes an old saying. And in MY house, those NOTS include a short but do-able list of guidelines for Sundays:
> No working.
> No obsessing on tech toys.
>…
Posted On: November 8, 2012
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Following Google alerts for “career break” is a pretty uneventful task. There are a few bloggers and advocates that get the occasional mention. But beyond that, the newsmakers are mostly athletes and celebrities. Today, we…
Posted On: April 22, 2012
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A few nights ago, I returned from an event to join my extended family—which in this case included five children in a living room. They were gathered in darkness around a blaring TV. Four of…
Posted On: April 9, 2012
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Dan Buettner, a local boy done real good, is changing the way the world feels about being blue. His original Blue Zones book and the latest Thrive are selling by the boatload—with evergreen promises like…
Posted On: February 16, 2012
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Go to NOLA and become a world-class freeze-mime for tips on Bourbon Street. Like she did —–>
As Kempt suggests, when out with buddies, stack your phones on the table; the first one to grab…
Posted On: January 1, 2012
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Maybe a year runs too long. In today’s nano-second culture, who has the attention span to make changes for 365 days? We’re too busy making changes every nine seconds, if only in our screen lives. …
Posted On: November 11, 2011
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Our local paper (remember those?) ran a story recently about a young man named Taylor Baldry who sets up a proper table near a popular walking path, and invites passersby to stop for a Free…
Posted On: September 17, 2011
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Survey sez…
32% of parents play computer games with their children every day
80% described this as quality time
Source: PopCap Games
Screen living continues to turn us on. If 80% of parents say Guitar…
Posted On: August 25, 2011
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About a month ago, the New York Times offered a “Practical Traveler” article, “Planning the Perfect Vacation.” As a recovering perfectionist—and talented vacationer—I found the article to be both insightful and unfortunate.
Are vacations a…
Posted On: July 23, 2011
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Some of us preach the Gospel of Sabbatical and insist your career will be fine—no, better!—with breaks. I try to apply that lifestyle to my daily grind, which leads to a stubborn regimen of outdoor…
