September 2009

In Like-Minded Company

September 28, 2009

She’s a recently married 20-something.  He’s a mid-30′s entrepreneur.  She’s practiced in Australia.  He’s been as far as Wisconsin.  I met a teacher, a mother, a bookstore clerk, a father, a New Englander, a Russian, and a Californian. So far. I was amazed by the different backgrounds and walks of life that sat together in [...]

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DeRushaDay

September 23, 2009

Warning: This is going to be one of those posts where I gush about awesome things that I love. Oh, wait.  Most of my blog is me gushing about things I love.  (Thanks, Newsbobber for painting me all sunshine and rainbows!  Which is probably pretty fair.) Well, now that that’s settled, let’s move on, shall [...]

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Policy and a Pint – No Impact Man

September 21, 2009

This past Thursday I spent $10 at happy hour. That ten bucks bought me two Summit EPAs and the chance to hear Colin Beavan discuss his experience, insight, and subsequent book/upcoming documentary on making a difference by making a minimal – or in his case no – impact on the earth for a year. Not [...]

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The Cocktail Question

September 14, 2009

In his all-over-the-place best-selling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, Timothy Ferriss references the social phenomoneon that he calls “the cocktail question.” You know what I’m talking about: the question that’s ALWAYS asked at cocktail parties, happy hours, family reunions/holidays, on first dates, or really anytime we’re in a so-and-so-meet-so-and-so situation. It’s always the first question. So. [...]

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Grounded

September 10, 2009

Of course, I’m totally fine. But I will admit that sometimes I find myself in moments where I need to reconnect with a feeling, a time, or a certain person.  Something that puts me back in a place where no matter where I am in anything can remind me of who I always have been [...]

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