Reckoning with my Sports Parent Era

Reckoning with my Sports Parent Era

If you are asking me to do something between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. right now, you’re out of luck. I’m booked. That is “second shift.” If you are a parent, you don’t need me to say much about why youth sports start at 4:30 p.m., or end at 8:30 p.m., or...
My Obsession with Time

My Obsession with Time

I am obsessed with time. I spend a great deal of time planning my time, concerning myself with being on time. And above all, fixating on whether my time is “well spent.” It is one of my personal quirks that I am fully aware of, and very uninterested in changing. In...