Filling Time: TwinLife Empty-Nesting
The next stage of TwinLife
Month: February 2026
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I’m sitting in an airport, filling time by reflecting on the last week. Until yesterday, I expected to write about how I filled time with my brother, going to the gym, watching Paridisus, continuing to design the thing we have been talking about for nearly two decades. I was staying with him between work events…
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I embarked on an extended trip to the West Coast last week, perhaps blessed by two invitations to speak on two consecutive weekends in California. Because it made sense to visit my brother between visits rather than fly home, I decided to make an adventure of it. Of course, being physically away from work for…
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My Nana loved baseball. When I visited her house as a child, the sounds of the Baltimore Orioles filled the air, sometimes coming from the TV, but more often than not from her small, portable radio with its big black dials. At night the voices of the announcers, full of static, lulled me to sleep…
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I am a bicentennial baby, so this is my year of 50, and in January I decided that part of how I would honor it was by intentionally cultivating female friendships outside of my work life. Each month, I want to mark this year not just by celebrating the number, but by deepening connections with…