Monthly Archives: March 2003

Daily routine

audblog audio post Part I. audblog audio post Part II. audblog audio post Part III. Transcript: Daily discipline progress I’ve been keeping up my new morning routine… short prayer, 2 minute meditation, exercises for my back and rotator cuff, some … Continue reading

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Fire Your Inner Slave Driver

The March/April issue of Utne (formerly known as Utne Reader) features a book excerpt titled Fire Your Inner Slave Driver: Is “work guilt” keeping you from getting the most out of life? It’s from the book Work to Live: The … Continue reading

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Bush and God

Newsweek’s March 3 cover story is titled Bush and God. It’s an overview of President Bush’s religious and spiritual evolution. I applaud the guy for talking about his presidency as his calling. There’s a need for more of that in … Continue reading

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Norm starts a weblog

Today’s The Norm comic has him starting a weblog, with the possibility that he’ll be using it to talk about his marriage. My wife and I will be watching this closely.

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War: A father’s letter to the young men and women of America

Kent Nerburn has a piece on his website that’s adapted from a chapter on war in his book, Letters To My Son. He’s requesting that people pass it around the net and send it to newspaper’s op-ed pages. Count me … Continue reading

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Wives under forty just as likely to cheat as husbands

In the Feb. issue of Elle: When a woman strays: Young women are now just as likely to cheat as their husbands. Is this a sign of female empowerment — or immorality? Two experts debate the causes and consequences of … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

It is our own fault if we ever know what ennui is. – Thomas Jefferson The sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room. – Blaise Pascal I love that … Continue reading

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