A Special Day for Me –

Unknown One year ago I died twice in the ER in Arkansas. I had gone there at the insistance of one of the clinic doctors who was checking my husband…

miso chicken and rice

[donotprint]How do you cook when your kitchen isn’t available for kitchen-ing? On a Sunday last April, I awoke at the crack of dawn jet-lagged from an (excellent) trip to Amsterdam*…

Charles Manski Receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management

The BBVA Foundation has announced Charles Manski, a professor at Northwestern University, as winner of the 18th edition of the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Economics, Finance and Management…

Budgeting as Stewardship

Daily writing prompt Write about your approach to budgeting. View all responses When people ask about my approach to budgeting, they often expect spreadsheets, percentages, or investment tips. But for…

Why we take our families for granted ?

Dear friends, I often wonder why we take our closest relationships so lightly. Why love becomes casual once it feels secure. We listen carefully to strangers, but rush conversations with…

12 WordPress SEO Plugins to Try in 2026 (Manually Tested)

SEO in 2026 means optimizing for both traditional search engines and AI discovery tools — and WordPress gives you the plugin ecosystem to handle both.  The challenge? Figuring out which…

Top PhD Programs in Economics

If you’re looking to choose an economics PhD program, it’s important to consider options that match your research interests, career goals, and personal goals. Below is a selection of some of…

Best Offer Wins?

“In his witty and thought-provoking manner, Mark Twain once famously said, ‘It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.’” https://www.socratic-method.com Sometimes, though, truth is not…

14 Unique Ways WordPress.com Makes Site Ownership Easier

On WordPress.com, you can manage the entire lifecycle of your website — setup, development, launch, day-to-day management, and potential adjustments — on a single platform that grows with you. When…

A Chat Among Bloggers, Episode 8.

Good day everyone, it’s ST. Valentine’s weekend and I have the perfect guest for our February chat among bloggers: Ivor from http://ivorplumberpoet.press/2026/02/02/lioness-eyes/ . I have been following dear Ivor for years,…