Spirituality

RIP Grandpa Jim

March 22, 2011

Earlier this month, my 95-year-old Grandpa Jim drew his last breath, and in the days following the funeral, I planted the task in my mind to come up with a defining memory I had of the grand ol’ man, and I believe it’s finally come to me. While catching a bit of Pulp Fiction, of [...]

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Does The Universe Want Me To Eat Better?

January 28, 2011

As a continuation to my comments concerning the food we eat from earlier today, this was today’s randomly chosen podcast that came up for me to listen to on the way home from work: From On Being – Driven By Flavor. May as well finish the day’s theme out and pull up Food, Inc. on [...]

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It Took 19 Years, But The Slate Has Been Wiped Clean

January 25, 2009

As a freshman in college in 1989, I participated in one of the many rites of passage for those leaving home for the first time: I applied for my first credit card. I received the card shortly before Christmas that year, if I remember correctly. To go along with that awesome feat, I went almost [...]

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Avoid The Nattering Nabobs of Negativity

October 12, 2008

I used to lurk in many marketing forums. And while there is a ton of information to be eked out of many of them if you search hard enough, I have finally whittled my way down to just two that I visit with any regularity. Nothing To See Here, Move Along… Some were easy to [...]

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Happy Birthday to the Universe! And iPods…

October 23, 2006

Shall we join the Young Earthers and wish the universe a Happy 6,009th? Nah, I prefer at least acting the rational being. Instead, I’ll better spend my day celebrating the 5th birthday of the iPod. Maybe I’ll just load up a handful of Science Friday episodes and be awed by the natural world. Or load [...]

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