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“American teenagers sent and received an average of 2,272 text messages per month in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the Nielsen Company — almost 80 messages a day, more than double the average of a year earlier.” I was surprised–sort of–to read this in today’s New York Times, in an article that reports…

At my local Whole Foods, they have these incredible, huge green olives that are slick with oil and fragrant with chunks of garlic and lemon.  I can barely contain myself around them – though they’re so garlic-y, they are best eaten either alone or in the company of others who like them as much as…

Did you know that in the original Middle English, morwening (the word we say today as “morning”) meant the coming of sunrise?  In other words, according to Wikipedia anyway, in its original meaning, morning was a verb.  It was another way to describe the act of the day dawning, a new beginning. How might you…

Valerie and I were talking about what a rare, precious thing it is to find a good listener these days.  So we decided today to each offer a tip on listening, the process by which we take in the world around us and try to hear what’s real. Here’s my tip: Take a moment to…
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