Posted in care, career, holiday, hope, job, New Years Eve on December 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On December 23, 2008, I began a daily log of acts of kindness after writing a blog post about small moments that made my day. I realized in the 15 minutes that it took me to write that post that I had a very simple New Year’s Resolution: I wanted to feel more hopeful in [...]
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Posted in art, environment, green, photographs, pictures on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Today Show recently ran a contest to determine the “picture of the year”. There were images of Obama, Michael Phelps, moving photos of conflicts around the world. But the theme that ultimately won out was nature. 3 of the top 5 photos chosen by viewers depicted acts of nature around the world, the top [...]
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Posted in career, curiosity, education, job, learning on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The conversation of breadth versus depth has always confused me. I have a hard time understanding why the two seem to be mutually exclusive of one another. Is it not possible to know a lot about a lot of things? A similar debate rages on about being a generalist versus a specialist. Again, why can’t [...]
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Posted in community, family, happiness, new product development, New York Times on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I took my baby niece to the Magic Kingdom. To be perfectly honest, she is so gorgeous that we always get stopped by complete strangers who want to tell her how cute she is. I think she looks like me. My sister, Weez, and I were sitting with her on the ferry boat ride over [...]
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Posted in books, environment, nature, New York City on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am in the midst of reading the book Wild Nights by Anne Matthews. It’s about the world of New York City that emerges between dusk and dawn. Matthews isn’t talking about the party-hopping nightlife, but rather the natural world that emerges when the archipelago’s dominant species, people, largely take their leave. An underworld of [...]
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Posted in Christmas, faith, holiday on December 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I was raised a Catholic and in my teenage years my mother had a religious epiphany shortly before my father passed away. We started going to church regularly. I was never much into that crucifix that was the centerpiece of the ceremony, though I did find the rituals comforting. I can’t tell you why – [...]
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Posted in Christmas, holiday, technology on December 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Make a Smilebox invite
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Posted in Christmas, faith, holiday, letter on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Santa, It occurred to me this holiday season that I have not written you a letter in over 20 years. As a kid, I would leave a note for you, with a glass of milk, some cookies, and some treats for your reindeer. I don’t recall any gifts that I specifically asked for, though [...]
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