The Power of Habit – in 50 Words
I want to write 500 words daily, so I’m starting with 50. I love Leo Babauta’s six-week habit-formation plan. It’s why I now begin my day with 15 minutes of sitting meditation, eat vegetables at...
View ArticleWelcome to Podcast Mountain
Cross-posted from Medium.com Each Friday, I create a 45-minute podcast about Amazon, the Kindle, authors, and eBooks. I’ve been doing it for eight years now and have never missed a show. I love this...
View ArticleJake and Phoebe at Ocean Park
Photo taken by my daughter Roo May 29, 2016 Hand in hand across the dune, two friends set out for the beach. Sun warms their calves, turns her hair to gold. As usual, my grandson has a plan. His...
View ArticleI Can Hear Music
Cross-post from Medium “Alexa, play Beach Boys music from 1969.” “Sweet, sweet music whenever you touch me baby, whenever you’re near.” Great song, fetched from the tens of millions of songs I could...
View ArticleHello, Podcast Mountain
Martha and Mary Chapel in Sudbury, Mass., where I will take my folks to a wedding later today. Cross-post from Medium Hello, Podcast Mountain! It’s going to be a brisk climb to complete today’s show,...
View ArticleCure for the Common Cold: Unplug from the News
Cross-post from Medium I have a hacking cough, runny nose, slight fever, and a feeling of mental slow motion, as if I am thinking under water. Keep your distance — I am probably contagious. It’s a big...
View ArticleEarplay: Alexa hosts a transformative new way to tell stories
Cross-post from Medium Jonathan Myers, Co-Founder & CEO at Earplay This morning I experienced a new skill on my Amazon Echo that totally blew me away. It’s called Earplay. I heard about it by email...
View ArticleA Bestselling poet finds sweetness everywhere
Rupi Kaur Cross-post from Medium Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur is that rarest of books, a poetry bestseller. I first heard about Kaur’s poetry on a BookRiot podcast. Hosts Rebecca Joines Schinsky and...
View ArticleUnfake news about the First Daughter
Ivanka Trump and father at a 2016 campaign event. (Damon Winter/The New York Times) Cross-posted at Medium I wonder what President Trump thought of the profile of his daughter Ivanka that appeared...
View ArticleHickenlooper in 2020?
Colorado Gov. John W. Hickenlooper David Axelrod, President Obama’s campaign strategist, knows a thing or twenty about what it takes to win the Presidency. In a revealing conversation this week with...
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