I carry around a phone that can easily moonlight as a notepad in a pinch, but I’ve always been a big believer ... in a notebook used primarily in a hurry and on the go. And this little memo ...

Dear Heloise: I keep a list of passwords and the site each password belongs to in a little notebook. When I change a password, I cross out the old one and put in the new one in my notebook.

Little notebooks make my heart sing ... Remarkably, each of us had rather clear trajectories of how the big elements of life would turn out in that short span. A few pages later, I have notes ...