Quote of the Day “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
Lions and Growing Pains
The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life by Boyd Varty
Rating: ★★★★★ Date Read: March 12, 2025 I read The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life by Boyd Varty on my family’s spring break trip to Anna Maria Island in Florida. I’m in my mid-40s, and I have been ruminating on
See Those Eyes Looking Back At You: The Pyramid Scheme
Quote of the Day “You’re not destined or chosen, I wish I could tell you that you were if that would make it easier, but it’s not true. You’re in the right place at the right time, and you care
Gutter Balls and Summer Supper Club
Quote of the Day The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.” ― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
Why We Get Phat
Quote of the Day “The so-called ‘gimmick’ of my strip — the two versions of Hobbes — is sometimes misunderstood. I don’t think of Hobbes as a doll that miraculously comes to life when Calvin’s around. Neither do I think
Shoes Full of Ants and a Fool-Load of Facts
Quote of the Day “Factfulness is recognizing that many things (including people, countries, religions, and cultures) appear to be constant just because the change is happening slowly, and remembering that even small, slow changes gradually add up to big changes… remember
The Slight Age
Gratitude: Two boys that will “go on a little ride with me,” as my dad used to say. Although they’re starting to get to the age where they’re not so excited about it initially and have to be coaxed with
The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck, M.D.
The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth, by M. Scott Peck, M.D., is one of the few books I’ve listened to on audiobook, then had to go back and re-read the ebook version.
The Clothes Basket Less Jumped Over
Gratitude: Currently, the boys enjoy Skyping me when they get home from school to tell me about their day. I know this won’t always be like this, so I’m trying to enjoy it while it lasts. The Pits: Rained on
Super Ball Tosser
The Peaks: During basketball practice, all the kids were paying attention to the coach and participating, except for the one who was trying to get his ball stuck up on the high window ledge. That’s Weston. I finished reading Superforecasting: