2010 Top 10

Over the past week I’ve looked back over 2010 and it’s been an amazing year. I’ve done some things I never imagined myself doing, got involved in some new causes and had a lot of fun. Here’s a look at 10 things (and three honorable mentions)...

200 Words

Today’s CBS Sunday Morning featured an interesting segment on obituaries. What stuck in my mind were the words of New York Times writer Jan Hoffman. Among Hoffman’s assignments was writing 75 obituaries, among the thousands that were done, for the people who lost...

Wise Words Worth Noting

I’ve a sneaking suspicion that I’ve posted this before, but I’ve needed this particular piece of advice, especially recently. Update: In a rather fortuitous stroke of web mojo, Chris Guillebeau of ANOC just posted something that speaks to my current...

The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau

Just two weeks since I picked up Chris Guillebeau’s The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World at the launch event, I’ve finished reading it. Now comes the more difficult part of integrating the information...

Chris Guillebeau Launches “The Art of Non-Conformity” Book

Columbus Circle is not a place either one of us likes to go. The subway station is a jumbled maze and usually way overcrowded. Beyond the subway, the area in general is a crowd magnet. In general the only thing that gets us there is if we’re seeing something at...