Have you read the Book of Joy yet? I read it several months ago, but my mind keeps wandering back to it, specifically a story about a wise farmer. Our farmer’s horse runs away. His horse! He loved that thing. It was how he made his living. Farmer’s neighbor comes over to lament. Farmer’s neighbor:… Read More: Who’s to say what’s good or bad? »
When my financial avatar, Mimi, was a finicky baby with more student loan debt than sense, I checked her pulse hourly. Before I retired, I popped my head in monthly. Since retirement, I’ve been poking her to make sure she’s still breathing three times a year. Mimi is getting annoyed with my poking, though. She… Read More: Updating My Chart – January – April 2018 »
It’s time to remind you that I really don’t have any idea what I’m doing. I’m winging it and I often wonder if I’m wrong about everything. The retirement life I dreamt up when I started my retirement chart was pretty specific. I wanted enough money to slow travel. I wanted to cross off the number… Read More: What if I’m wrong about everything? »
You have no idea how nice it is to be able to read whatever you want for as long as you want. It’s a luxury I wish upon everyone. Except for you, Ted. The Wise Man’s Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle Day Two by Patrick Rothfuss This is book #2 in the Kingkiller Chronicle. I think… Read More: Book Reviews – April 2018 »
This is the last of the chutneys on my list to learn. We call it red chutney because we’re creative like that. I was a bit obsessed with this one as a youngster. I’d eat it with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and since I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich nearly every day,… Read More: Red Chutney Recipe »
I have a giant, subcontinent-sized crush on this place called India. When I told India this, India told me we should just be friends. A couple of weeks later, India hinted that one could never have too many acquaintances. A few days after that, I heard India wanted to humiliate me in an arm-wrestling competition. Observation… Read More: Observations from India »
Caffeine and I don’t get along so I never drink it in the States. But the chai in India is another story. It’s so delicious, I drank it daily. Sometimes, I even drank it more than once in a day. So indulgent! Recipe below makes two cups. Ingredients 1.5 cups of buffalo milk. The milk… Read More: Chai Recipe »
Have you read Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project? In it, she talks about how she uses a resolutions chart to basically grade herself on life. You are what you repeatedly do. Are the character traits you hope people will use at your funeral the ones you’re emulating on a regular basis? I’ve kept a resolutions… Read More: The most valuable habit I ever adopted »
I haven’t touched my laptop in weeks because I’ve been wandering around India and my internet access has ranged from nonexistent to terrible to (now) good. This is my first day of “good” and my hands are itching to write, so let me tell you about the few books I’ve read recently. Fast Food Nation by Eric… Read More: Book Reviews – February 2018 »
I know I literally just told you in my last article that I’m trying to minimize grains in my diet, but this is a much-loved staple in my mom’s house and a favorite meal from my childhood. Don’t look at me like that. I can’t quit this project now. I’m almost done! Today’s dish is… Read More: Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe »