I finished book 5: In Defense of Food
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly vegetables.” This was a quick, accessible read that validated some things I’d read elsewhere, and taught me a lot besides – big thanks to Kellee Bryan for suggesting I...
View ArticleI finished book 6: Cutting for Stone
I put this book on my to-do list as soon as it was published – I read Abraham Verghese’s first book, My Own Country, in college and still have my dog-eared copy. My mom listened to it on Audible and...
View ArticleNine: Thank you, Abraham Verghese
Dear Dr. Verghese, I am writing to thank you for your books. I first read My Own Country in a college class on the effects of epidemic disease on society – your self-examination, both empathetic and...
View ArticleTurn the contents of the Memory Box into scrapbooks.
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View ArticleI finished book 7: Moonwalking With Einstein
I just got back from a long trip, on which I took the opportunity to power through some digital tomes. I found this book on a non-fiction table in a bookstore and bought it after I read the first...
View ArticleI finished book 8: Game of Thrones
Here is what I think Game of Thrones is:- Easy to read; the writing isn’t complex, and the only taxing part is remembering names in the beginning.- Fast-paced; despite its many pages, it doesn’t take...
View ArticleI finished book 9: The Song of Achilles
This one caught me by surprise – it was beautiful and compelling, and I was sad when it ended. The story a re-imagining of the events that led up to The Iliad, told from the perspective of Achilles’s...
View ArticleKeep a garden where honeybees like to be.
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View ArticleStart a company that puts excellent products into consumers’ hands.
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View ArticleBe great at maintaining my personal and professional networks.
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View ArticleWith a breath of your own spirit
Since I can remember, my dad has preached a philosophy of laundry. He has unpacked it in small pieces over many years; the first lesson I remember was direct, an intended teaching moment, regarding the...
View ArticleDrive Iceland’s Ring Road and learn five key phrases in Icelandic.
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View ArticleTen: Molly in Nicaragua
To my brave, brilliant, inspiring niece, as she starts a semester in rural Nicaragua, volunteering as a microfinance advisor to women starting small businesses. Written from my experience as a...
View ArticleHour One: Already lucky
For me – I’m certain as a function of strong associations with school, and maybe also a fall birthday – the year really feels like it starts in the fall. This is the time when I evaluate my goals and...
View ArticleEleven: Karly in Bend
To an old friend in a new correspondence, celebrating her upcoming move to a sweet little house with a cherry wood kitchen.(This epic card came from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology...
View ArticleOpen for business
What’s the digital-economy equivalent of colorful bunting and a Grand Opening sign? That’s the vibe I’m going for – I’ve just opened my Etsy shop at rhoyourboat.etsy.com . I’ve been saving up crafts...
View ArticleAn Orange interlude
I took a break from my regularly-scheduled book programming (next up: Emily Post’s Advice for Every Dining Occasion) to do some homework for Camp Mighty. (Are you going? I’m going. You should go!)...
View ArticleTwenty: Lorraine in Buhl
For my birthday, my grandmother Lorraine sent me this card: She told me about autumn at her house – right up the road from the house where I grew up in Idaho – and that she’s proud of me. It was the...
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