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So my birthday is coming up.  My daughter recently observed to my wife that I am a minimalist.  My wife agreed, and as such, said I'm i...

I've been saying for a long time now that I'd pay the post office to deliver mail less frequently to my house, if I could just subsc...

Evernote's premise is great. You put stuff into it, it remembers it. Search for it later and there it is. Kind of like your own pri...

Rome wasn't built in a day, neither was it destroyed in a day. Same with my clutter. I spent some good time yesterday dealing with som...

Five things I wanted to share. -1- Words Are Hooks, Words Are Levers - Another good reminder that words mean things, better if we agr...

Anyone who's read this blog for any length of time knows that I desire a simpler life than the one I have.  There are many parts I cann...

My latest organization attempt is to carry four (4!!!!) calendars with me.  On paper.  Perhaps not the model of simplicity, or perhaps preci...

Today we've been issued the topic Top Ten . We don't get much more than a common theme to go from. Sometimes that can be challengi...

It's been quite fascinating learning about our children's diagnose, a kind of free therapy. for instance, i learned that autistic c...

Another area that I've been feeling is overwhelming is Google Reader.  So I began cutting it back.  Still, there are 184 links.  That...

Does anyone really need more than one blog? I don't think so. I maintained several, but really to what end? One had outlived its orig...

As with all new years, it provides the opportunity for new starts, new beginnings, new attempts to better ourselves (yes, you know where I...

I'll always have a special place in my heart for Macy's.  They did, afterall, employ Santa Claus.  The other day in my walk through ...

A few thoughts have recently stuck with me in a big way.  The first is something Lindsey Talerico picked up at ideation, the weird notion th...

I had to start a list to keep track of all the things I'm trying to keep track of.  It turns out that it's harder to stay on top of ...

1. LAST PERSON BLOGGING -- I Need to Get Paid For This 2. INHABIT -- Yunak Evleri Is a 5-Star Hotel Built Into Ancient Caves - including ...

1. LAST PERSON BLOGGING -- Spinach (and Allrecipes) to the Rescue! 2. USA TODAY -- Hotel managers find room at the inn for needy families ...

It's pretty obvious that whenever I go on vacation, I don't simply enjoy it. I analyze why I'm enjoying it (defeating the purpo...

We're away for the weekend. Again, I'm marveling at the simplification . As much as I enjoy it, it is also a bummer because I k...

1. LAST PERSON BLOGGING -- Updates 2. INHABIT -- Inhabit's Top Green Car Picks from the LA Auto Show 3. CROSSCUT -- Seattle schools ...