Translation, anyone?
I need a translation of the characters on this messenger bag – can anyone help? UPDATE: I don’t have a photo of the characters unobstructed by the strap, but am adding a photo of the back, in case that helps… I’m interested in buying one of these bags, but don’t …
Show me Portland
I’ll be teaching in Portland, Oregon, for most of July. (Come, play!) If you live there or know Portland, what sights should I see, which restaurants should I try? Best place to buy berries? Odd little places to visit? Where can I get Japanese things for Emma who is spending …
Wear goggles in a tiny plastic pool
“You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.” – Vernon Howard Recently the humble cardboard box was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame, joining just 36 other toys: Alphabet Blocks, Barbie, Bicycle, Candy Land, Checkers, Crayola Crayons, Duncan Yo-Yo, Easy …
Burn those jeans
In the July issue of the fantastic Skirt! magazine, you’ll find a 37days essay, urging us all to renounce unreasonable goals by burning those jeans. It was originally posted here. I hope you’ll enjoy it (again?).
Know your best
The best car is a teal Bug convertible.The best scooter is a teal Vespa.The best color is, well, teal.The best pasta sauce is Rao’s marinara.The best jeweler is Tony Malmed at Spirit of the Earth in Santa Fe, New Mexico. And Johan van Aswegen. These are the best stuffed creatures …
Erase hate
"You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do." – Anne Lamott Hate has a long tail. It is an emotional state with a deep history, an irrational and sad one. I will long …
Send leaves
“The most important thing that a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” -Theodore M. Hesburgh Only when we get to a certain age can we begin to see patterns in our lives, those choices made and not made, just as we have to be a …
Find your talent, what you were born to do, what is yours to do…
As this young man has finally done. I promise not to post talent show videos endlessly, but when this one came across my desk this evening, I had to pass it on or at the very least post it so I could listen to it every morning for a while…. …
Go see the tiny Ninjas
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." – Albert Einstein We both felt a little ill, slightly nauseous, with grumbling, roiling tummies and headaches that make you pay attention and not …
