In 52 years of life, I can’t remember ever being this disappointed. Eleven months ago I survived what cardiologists call “The Widowmaker” heart attack. A 100% blockage in one coronary artery, 98% in another. Apparently it kills 90 – 95% of the people that have it. I’m lucky to be alive. It was a shitty, amazing, painful, […]
Three Months Later…
Most of the time it annoys me when a blog post starts off with, “Sorry it’s been so long since my last post. I’ve been… <<insert things like busy, on vacation, had writer’s block, etc etc here>>”. Well, sorry it’s been so long since my last post. Not to make excuses or anything, but five […]
The Urban Life: Week 1
On Sunday, I “moved” to Seattle. I put move in quotes because right now my apartment is furnished with a queen sized air mattress, a cardboard box for a table and a 12-pack in the fridge. No TV, no Internet, no furniture. Fortunately, my downtown Seattle apartment building (pictured to the right) has a resident […]
Why I Love Foursquare
Foursquare. It’s one of those “social networks” that some love, and some hate (that’s pretty much the story for any social network, no?) Me, I love it. I’ll freely admit that I’m a bit of a “badge whore.” I like collecting badges. I like leaving tips. I like getting mayorships. I can’t help it, […]
Perspective
The photo above is of a “Computer College” in Nairobi, Kenya. Jeff Turner took it on his recent visit there to further the amazing work Mothers Fighting for Others is doing for some young ladies in Kenya. Jeff wrote a terrific piece today about his travels titled, Kenya – Recalibrating My Worldview. Go read it. Trust […]
Movies for a Deserted Island
Years ago my friends and I would pose “Deserted Island” questions to each other. Questions like, “If you were marooned on a deserted island and could only have two things to eat, what would you want?”. And since we were in our late teens the, “If you were stuck on an island and could have […]