"I can’t fathom reading a book without tactile sensations of turning pages and smelling paper," I wrote 10 years ago. I feel the same today. I'm not alone. "The book lover loves to have a record of what they’ve read, and it’s about signaling to … [Read more]
Pure Imagination
I never knew how many people sang covers to "Pure Imagination," the original song performed by Gene Wilder in the 1971 movie, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Barbra Streisand, Lou Rawls, Kenny Loggins, Jackie Evancho, Sutton Foster, and … [Read more]
Stop Reading the News
This is what Thoreau wrote in 1854: I don't learn anything in the news. It's the same content regurgitated with changed names and places. That's boring. That's a waste of my productivity. Instead, I visit Twitter and Reddit and peruse the … [Read more]
Thoughts and Hands
"I perceive what I think, and therefore I am," said Jewel, riffing the famous Descartes phrase, during a New York Times-hosted Zoom interview. She spoke for an hour from her Utah home as candles shone in the background. She led the audience in a … [Read more]
Stop Kissing
St. Catharine's College and the University of Cambridge joined forces last month and created a list of 297 ideas to flatten the curve. It's a massive undertaking and many of the ideas make a lot of sense -- such as removing park benches and door … [Read more]
Victims to Our Way of Life
Imagine... if the world, the hemisphere, the continent, the country, the state, the city, the neighborhood, and everyone living on your street stayed at home and never left for two weeks. With no humans out and about, the virus would fall to the … [Read more]
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