My Attention, Please
            Thinking through all the silly and not silly things I give my attention to on a regular basis
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Song Investigation: New Slang, The Shins
            Sort of a song review, but also a discussion of identity, then vs. now
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Explaining Tragedy to a Kid
            I had to explain miscarriage to my 8-year-old one morning before school.
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Your Song
            Why Elton John makes me cry.
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Reasons to Work Out, Part 2
            Because there's always more than one reason
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Reasons to Work Out, Part 1
            These are some of mine, but maybe yours are similar.
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Sick at the Hospital
            Let me tell you about one of the dumbest things I ever did.