Third-grade Paula, a student at W.E. Cherry Elementary School in Orange Park, Fla., was not a fan of the communal weigh-in. I don’t remember exactly how the process worked, but it was a public enough thing that your classmates knew your weight. Mine was far above average, the number was embarrassing and it was among […]
3 Tips for Better iPhone Food Photography
Don’t you love a good slice of pizza? If so, you’re not alone. Pizza appears to be the most photographed food on Instagram. There was a time, before Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom shared the platform’s first photo (on July 16, 2010), when — believe it or not — we just ate food. We didn’t snap […]
Five Minute Friday: TESTIMONY
TESTIMONY: “I love the commitment to you just being who you are.” The above quote is something American Idol host Randy Jackson said to contestant Haley Smith after her audition in 2012. She ended up “going to Hollywood.” Although she didn’t make the finals, getting to Hollywood was a big deal. Haley did in a […]
Stories Worth Your Time: SmartBrief August 2019
“Busyness chokes deep thinking.” This quote, attributed to Todd Stocker, rings true to me. Our days don’t seem to afford much time for deep thinking, and that’s a loss for all of us. Do yourself a favor and think a bit more deeply about these stories I’ve curated from the SmartBrief newsletters I edited last […]
Retrospect: Pace didn’t matter that much after all
I used to have a goal of running a 10-minute mile (to achieve a sub-30 minute 5K, which to be precise would require running a faster-than-10-minute mile pace). I’ve lost count of how many times I wrote about that goal, but here’s an example from 2010. I had to set running aside for health reasons. […]
Five Minute Friday: HOSPITALITY
HOSPITALITY: I want to write a comprehensive blog post about the power of a shower (full disclosure: I didn’t think up that phrase. It belongs to an entire organization). The idea of a blog post about providing places for people to take showers who don’t have their own facilities has been germinating in my head […]