This week marks the beginning of the end of the year, which just happens to be my favorite time. In just a few short days those of us in the US will be celebrating Thanksgiving, which is the gateway to the Holiday Season. After that, we'll be putting up our Yuletide decorations, getting trees, thinking … Continue reading The Beginning of the End
Category: Self-Reflection
Whatever Your Heart Can Handle
As an online rabbit, I know about the importance of running and cardiovascular exercise to my overall health. And I've been trying to develop a good running practice for a little over seven years now -- first by regular trips on the treadmill and then by carving out good routes around the burrow. As you … Continue reading Whatever Your Heart Can Handle
Writing November
A lot of folks have been asking me if I'm participating in National Novel Writing Month this year, so I thought I would answer here. No, but not for lack of interest or desire. I just couldn't get my shit together yet in time, and there are too many other considerations on my time to … Continue reading Writing November
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When I was 13 years old, I decided that I wanted to be a UFOlogist. I had discovered the existence of this profession by watching episodes of Sightings every Friday night and reading OMNI Magazine, and I thought it was the most awesome thing to get paid for studying phenomena related to UFO sightings and … Continue reading 33
About Meditation
I found a really great site for trying to track new healthy habits or break bad ones, and after a short break I've rejoined the community there. I'm not sure if you guys have heard of Health Month or not, but it's a pretty fun way to get into track what it is you're trying … Continue reading About Meditation
Interesting Times
Last week was fairly interesting. Over the weekend I knew almost immediately that something was wrong with me, so I told my boss I'd work from home on Monday to make sure I had everything I needed on hand; I've been dealing with an ongoing health issue that's easier to manage from home. So I … Continue reading Interesting Times
What I Believe
Over the long weekend I watched two very different movies that touched on the same theme. One of them was a religious drama written and directed by Robert Duvall, a true passion project if ever I saw one. It was called The Apostle. The other was very much a product of its time -- a … Continue reading What I Believe
An Evening with John Scalzi
Last Thursday I attended a book reading and signing by the outgoing president of SFWA (the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writer's Association), John Scalzi. I hadn't read anything written by Scalzi except his blog, Whatever, which is actually quite good. It does just about everything that a good blog should -- talk about the minutiae of someone's life … Continue reading An Evening with John Scalzi
Out of Gas on Metaphor Highway
Imagine your willpower as a car that you drive to get from place to place, and that your destinations are anything that you might want to do with your life. Something simple, like making a sandwich or getting dressed, is a quick jaunt to the corner store. Something a bit more involved, like training for … Continue reading Out of Gas on Metaphor Highway
The State of the Rabbit – April 2013
I'm not very good at those April Fools' Day pranks that tend to make the rounds on the blogosphere today, so I encourage you to imagine that I did something appropriately awesome and/or crazy and you're amused or annoyed by it. I'm sure that whatever you could come up with would be better than what … Continue reading The State of the Rabbit – April 2013
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 