Doesn’t it feel like the weekdays are when you do the work, and the weekends are when you do the other work? Will someone please explain to me how – in this modern world with every possible convenience, where products come to you almost before you think of them and...
True confession – I started out writing this about men, the care and feeding of. And then I thought, in all fairness, that women are no picnic either. So, for the sake of parity, I’m addressing a few eccentricities of both sides. This is one area where I feel I am...
“I only write when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes at nine every morning.” – William Faulkner We’re all familiar with the idea of workflow, whether we know it or not. Workflow is simply the idea of doing repeatable actions in an established way, to...
It’s a long road from Cranfills Gap, Texas, where I wrote essays in school to win journalistic writing competitions, to Paris, France, where I launched my first book. So there I was, in Paris, at the Ritz – home to Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Cartier – in...
Holy cow it’s almost here! I love the holidays … it’s a time for friends, family, fireplaces, Père Noël, cookies, extra cooking, extra cleaning, shopping for groceries, shopping for presents – wow, I just made myself tired. One of my favorite...
