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Crowdsourcing Your Future
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Crowdsourcing Your Future

Over on? The Future of Self-Knowledge, Jessica Charlesworth posits an interesting idea: what might you learn (about yourself and your future) if you were to ask your friends, "What do you see as my possible future?" and "What would you offer as a...

July 1, 2010
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Ghetto Sweet
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Ghetto Sweet

We're sitting in Fuze Burger, munching on crab burgers and green fries. At the table behind us, a group of African Americans are placing an order. One of the men orders sweet tea. A few minutes later, the waiter returns with the gentleman's drink...

June 29, 2010
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Sudden
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Sudden

Because the parking lot at La Fonda is full, Clyde and I wind up at El Azteca, the chips-and-salsa joint next door. As we're walking in, we see a paper sign in the window: "Sorry, no air conditions." We go inside anyway, but -- despite the whirring...

June 24, 2010
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Feeling Blue
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Feeling Blue

Clyde's dad, tired of the gray roof above the porch at his lakefront cabin, went to the local paint shop to buy two gallons of what he hoped would be Sky Blue. The man behind the counter consulted charts, pulled down two silver buckets, poured in...

June 20, 2010
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Sunset in Midtown
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Sunset in Midtown

Our crazy weather often means leaving for work in short sleeves and walking home in snowshoes -- but it also makes for stunning skies, like these I saw walking home earlier this month. Also: I'm testing a new way to post photos to my blog. So:...

February 10, 2010
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Rings
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Rings

We've had rings of a sort for about ten years. During our first trip to Bangkok, we picked up a couple of small, simple rings with matching blue sapphire stones from Gems Gallery. And then, last year, Clyde mangled his completely out of...

January 22, 2010
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Ode to a Wallet
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Ode to a Wallet

On my Christmas list this year: a new wallet. My current wallet has been with me for four years. In 2005, when the wallet was brand-new, it traveled with me to Thailand. There, in an umbrella factory in Chiang Mai, an artist charged me all of two...

December 24, 2009
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The Right Thing
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The Right Thing

Across America, voters are rejecting gay marriage. People who don’t want me to be able to get married see this as a victory. “The American people,” they tell us, “don’t want gay marriage." What if the American people hadn’t wanted women...

December 8, 2009
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We Appreciate by Sharing
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We Appreciate by Sharing

I went to flickr today to browse photos and came upon this remarkable image of a whale breaching while a man on a surfboard looks on.It's a great moment, and I appreciate the photographer's willingness to share it. Unfortunately, the...

August 30, 2009
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