Monthly Archives: January 2003

Here’s a couple of recent pieces from Salon. With Valentine’s Day coming up, timely. 1. Thong or bikini, sir? How to go lingerie shopping for your woman without feeling as though you’re 16 and sneaking a peek at Playboy with … Continue reading →

An article in the December issue of Wired on the death of psychiatrist Elisabeth Targ is titled, A Prayer Before Dying: the astonishing story of a doctor who subjected faith to the rigors of science – and then became a … Continue reading →

I’m writing with a pen and paper this morning because my Palm Vx suddenly is FUBAR. It won’t hotsync, even after a soft and hard reset. And now it’s useless, with no info on it at all. I think it’s … Continue reading →

We are what we repeatedly do. – Aristotle I found that quote in an article in the Dec. issue of Fast Company magazine titled Vote of Confidence in the How to Coach Confidence section. Jim Loehr of LGE Performance Systems … Continue reading →

The Jan/Feb issue of The Atlantic Monthly has this well-written essay on books about sex in marriage: The Wifely Duty: Marriage used to provide access to sex. Now it provides access to celibacy by Caitlin Flanagan. American adults under the … Continue reading →

I mentioned in my blog last October about my seeming inability to both read and write poetry. One guy emailed me a couple of poems by Billy Collins, our current Poet Laureate. I liked them and actually bought his book … Continue reading →

I’m starting to rework an essay on prayer that I wrote over two years ago. And this morning it occurred to me that I need (want?) to pray more regularly (essay research!) mainly because I’m sort of stuck and struggling … Continue reading →

Bill Doherty’s post to the Putting Family First weblog points to an article in the Rocky Mountain News titled Kids Just Wanna have fun with their parents. In a recent online survey, twenty-three percent want their parents to resolve to … Continue reading →

Po Bronson’s new book, “What Should I Do With My Life?” The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question is now out and is excerpted for the cover story feature in the January issue of Fast Company. NPR’s … Continue reading →

Washington Post social science columnist Richard Morin has one of his blurbs published in this StarTribune piece: Married men have less testosterone than singles. The original article on the research was published in this piece in the Harvard Gazette: Marriage … Continue reading →

In the current issue of Men’s Health: Saving Kelvin Deupree: “This man was a lot like you. Too busy, too stressed, and on the verge of losing control of his career, his marriage, his waistline, and his health. Until our … Continue reading →

The only difference between saints and sinners is that every saint has a past while every sinner has a future. – Oscar Wilde And the sinners include all of us, right along with Strom Thurmond and Bill Clinton.

Funny stuff from The Onion… and from what I remember of these as a kid, pretty close to the truth, too: All Seven Deadly Sins Committed At Church Bake Sale “The seven deadly sins—avarice, sloth, envy, lust, gluttony, pride, and … Continue reading →

In the Washington Post, The Party That Keeps on Giving: “I see so many people here today whose life Strom Thurmond has touched — and some he even squeezed,” Thad Strom, a longtime aide to Thurmond and one of his … Continue reading →