Friday, June 12, 2009 at 9:57PM 
Sprinkled Donuts
Originally uploaded by Incase Designs
Child (after reading a book about healthy eating and emerging with precisely the opposite take-away): Sometime I want to eat more donuts. With sprinkles on them.
Parent: I'll keep that in mind.
Child: Do you know how to make them?
Parent: No, I don't.
Child (exasperated): Unh! Get a cookbook!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:09AM 
Career Path
Originally uploaded by John and Keturah
Parent (noticing child is weaving erratically while walking to the car): What's going on? If you open your eyes, you'll stop crashing into things.
Child: Nope. I'm using The Force.
Monday, June 1, 2009 at 8:09PM My latest column for The American Lawyer posits that belt tightening and work life balance can go hand in hand. It's tempting for law firms and other businesses to view balance as a "perk" to be scaled back when trying to cut costs. But done right it's a way to save money now and emerge competitively from the down economy without big cash outlays.
Thanks for all your feedback on these points as I was putting this together, and please let me know what you think.
[Update] Discussion:
Column tagged: recession, work life balance Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 10:34AM The Llama Cottage control tower/fort and half the airplane squadron are nearly ready for takeoff. The Cottage (here's Erin Montague's review) is on my Dad and stepmom's property in Mendocino, and rents through the Little River Inn.
Family, Life, Photos tagged: DIY, grandpa, little river, llama cottage, mendocino, plane, project 
