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Category: The Examined Life

A few years ago, I read Tom Vanderbilt’s fascinating (and maddening) book Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and

As you may have gathered, my family is just back from a week at the beach. Actually, our annual week-plus-a-day.

I’ve heard people talking about TED talks for longer than I’ve actually known what that means. I suspect some of you are

As a born maximizer, I love my GPS: I like knowing the most efficient route to reach my destination. But as

I’m not superstitious. But I’m a writer, and I do keep my eyes open. (Professional hazard.) I’m also a freelancer. When

I love to read. Reading is my favorite hobby and my introvert coping strategy of choice. It’s my favorite way to

I had a little meltdown back in February about the state of our old house. I suddenly realized—after living in

I know I shouldn’t sleep with my iPhone, but when our alarm clock started misbehaving back around Christmastime, I started

Back in December, I attended a focus group held by a couple of local realtors who were trying to refine

I’m sorry to say that I have tons of experience with quitting Diet Coke. That stuff is addictive: I have

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