Geez, I'm subscribed to over 100 personal-finance and lifestyle blogs, and sometimes it's all broccoli wrapped in cauliflower with brussels sprouts on the side. So I'm going to mention life-changing blogs that I read when I want a break.
The two I really enjoy are:
Broadside:
http://blogs.militarytimes.com/broadside (and its companion "Greenside")
and
"What If?" by the xkcd creator:
http://what-if.xkcd.com/A couple of things about "What If?", just like xkcd:
1. Randall Munroe puts metatext in most of his graphics, so hover the cursor over them to read the extra punchline. Same with the Wikipedia-style citations-- you have to click on them to read the snark.
2. He's done about 75 "What If?" essays by now, and they're all pretty thoughtful, so you'll have to pace yourself. I recommend reading one a day (or 3-4 per week) from the beginning until you catch up with the feed.
I also enjoy reading TheWirecutter product reviews. By the time you get to the 10th in-depth paragraph, you realize that you really didn't need that thing anyway. Brian Lam is a tech geek & writer who made his pile in Silicon Valley, moved to Hawaii like the rest of that demographic, and then realized he wanted to do more than just surf all day.
If you live with or know someone dealing with Alzheimer's, then try Bob DeMarco's "Alzheimer's Reading Room". (
http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/) It's also life-changing in a "better coping" way.
