There have been some improvements to the paperwork involved in doctor’s visits. In the past I have complained about filling out countless forms with the same information again and again, and how wasteful that seemed. It made me reluctant to even schedule a routine appointment for fear of the paperwork under which I would be…
I am fascinated by presidential biographies. Part of the fascination stems from a love of history, and part from an interest in the mechanics of a job that no one is ever qualified for, until they’ve held it. I’m particularly fond of in-depth, multivolume biographies. I thoroughly enjoyed Edmund Morris’s 3-volumes on Theodore Roosevelt. And…
I read my first Jack Reacher book, The Killing Floor by Lee Child, in 2015. I enjoyed it. It was fun. I read a second one in late 2016. Again, it was fun and I enjoyed the book. Then in February 2018, I was down for more than a week with the flu (it was…
In an effort to keep my aging brain in decent shape, I began doing daily crossword puzzles this year. I subscribed to the puzzles in the New York Times through their app. Instead of doom-scrolling first thing in the morning, I do the Daily Mini puzzle. Lately, I’ve been completing that one in under 2…
During the years that I was Evernote’s paperless ambassador, one thing I learned was that organization was a very personal thing. This came as no surprise. Each person is unique, has unique requirements, and the result is a unique was of organizing their notes. What was a bit surprising at the time was how vocal…
Not long ago I wrote about how I went back to keeping my journal in Obsidian. I was going to try this experiment for all of 2022 to see how it worked out. I’ve flip-flopped on this over the last year or so, but you can check out the recent post as to why I…
I had to go to the bank recently. Since most banking can be done online these day, going into a bank is something I do once every 2 or 3 years. The last time I had to go inside the bank was nearly 3 years ago when I had to get a cashier’s check issued…
Here is what I read this week. Some of the articles/posts may require a subscription to read them. I also share my recommended reads on Pocket for anyone who wants to follow along there. Books Finished Reading The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro. This was, by far, the best and most interesting…
I joined Audible on February 12, 2013, making today my 9th anniversary on the service. It is, by far, the service I use and benefit from more than any other. I’ve written before about this, but Audible has allowed me to read more because I can listen to audio books while performing other tasks like…
I had two outstanding science teachers growing up, one in seventh grade and the other in twelfth grade. SInce I did not grow up to become a scientist, this may seem trivial, but the lessons I took from these teachers went far beyond the classroom, or even science itself. For me, seventh grade was the…