I just bought new running shoes today. (My wife asked me if they’re any good. I said — “Nike says so. I’ve yet to meet them.”) Then I looked at my old ones. The journey that we had together; all the roads and grass and dirt I carried them while…

Can we change people’s mind about the environment by changing their mind-set? — “An optimist believes we live in the best possible of worlds. A pessimist fears that this is true.” — James Branch Cabell Imagine that you’re a quarter of a million miles away from home. Farthest than anyone’s ever been away from home. …

Cliché shield 🛡️ — above all, love. I always love you. I love you even when I’m angry; I love you even when I’m tired; I love you even when I’m stressed; I love you even when I hate the world. Sometimes I need to remind you because it’s not…

NOT the ‘I’ll Make You Rich’ variety. We’re talking real value here. — These are my go-to books when I need to realise how rich I actually am: A Short Guide to a Happy Life, by Anna Quindlen = Titularly short, this can be read in an hour or so for an instant view of a world full of things to be happy…

You can improve your physical and mental health, for free. — This is not your typical #blessed spiritual lip service. This is science. “If [thankfulness] were a drug, it would be the world’s best-selling product with a health maintenance indication for every major organ system,” — Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, head of the division of biologic psychology at Duke University Medical…

This £0.75 fruit used to cost £5,000. — I love pineapples. Even if you don’t care for it, I’m sure you can appreciate it’s a special kind of fruit. You can get it for less than a pound in the UK, where once (the 17th century) only the super rich were able to delight in its tangy flavour…

Trying to help Sasha understand what’s going on in the world. — Election In America, there’s a country called the United States and they recently went to vote in something called election, where they pick their president, which is like their king, or queen. It’s not really like the king or queen because they can’t do anything they want. It’s more like being…

It’s time for ladies first; for trailblazing women to make giant leaps for mankind. — Dear daughters. Soon you’ll learn about some truly remarkable women. There have been many women who were the first women to achieve something amazing. From Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, to Valentina Tereshkova, who was the first woman in space (also solo)…

Stuff that comes out of my daughter’s mouth, and sometimes nose.