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 […]
I have the greatest wife ever
If you happen to be a Facebook friend of mine, and have seen my status updates the past three days then you know I’ve been under the weather, suffering (miserably if I may whine some more) from some variation of the Death Flu and / or Plague. Now I will freely admit that I don’t […]
Remembering the week after 9/11
This past weekend marked the tenth anniversary of the utterly devastating terrorist attacks on our country. Retrospectives and remembrances were all over the TV, newspapers and internet — as they should have been. We must never forget that horrible day, or those that lost their lives. But with few exceptions, I saw very little mentioned about the […]
I Wish I’d Spent Less Time With My Children…
I don’t know this for a fact, but I strongly suspect no one has ever laid on their deathbed and thought, “I wish I’d spent less time with my children.” I have been blessed to have two amazing kids, both of whom are about to hit milestone birthdays. On September 11, my son will turn […]
