I’m back from holiday and raring to go. While away, I took a break from my laptop. Oh, I checked e-mail and Google Reader, but I limited my time to 10-minute sessions—and no Twitter, Facebook or Linkedin. Gasp! What did I do? I worked on outdoor projects—like the pond that needed cleaning. And the stone [...]
Illustration from Adam Furman. I haven’t been caught up in Olympic fever. Until today. There’s an unlikely Olympic star in the making and I’m a sucker for an underdog. I’m a Fam Fan. On my way home tonight, I caught an NPR story about the top U.S. steeplechaser, Anthony Famiglietti, who’s participating in his second [...]