Chai Tea Had any interesting conversations lately? You remember those… Focused on a person more than a device. Engaged. Brain stimulated.    ...

Strike Q & A Two differences this month:-First, I’ll be linking to more pages than usual. Because of the nature of this topic.-Second, the ...

How To Be A Real Man We hear so much debate about what it means to be a man these days. Such a complex question. In extremely confusing times. So, ...

Cardboard, Not Concrete I’m running very late. There’s a tight 15-minute window that I’m about to miss. A wedding? Graduation? ...

Lucy Land I agreed to watch my sister’s dog for the weekend. That feels worthy of writing a live diary. Thursday Could Lucy be the ...

The Bonds We Make Somehow, we’ve already reached the last post of the year. How did this happen? Did someone click a fast-forward button? ...

Watering Plants It was a badass crew (of junior high school kids). The lineup included: Yours truly-A very regular attendee of after-school ...

Aloha Spirit Many years have passed since this was a miles and points blog. The impacts on my life? Profound. Man, it was such a unique ...

Stamp Collecting There was a wild story in the world of sports last week. (The wildness of the reaction is even more fascinating – and it’s what ...

Zach writes: I do anything and everything that has to do with chess and make my analysis comprehensible for all levels! ...