Be realistic
This drawing of me was completed at dinner tonight by Tess. I’m assuming the bad staccato hair and dark circles under, around, and surrounding my eyes are the result of the 20 airplane flights I’ve taken thus far in January, with four more to go this next week. Let me …
Come learn with us…
Last November, we held the very first 37days retreat at a beautiful space in the mountains of North Carolina. It was so successful and fulfilling and just plain fun that we’re offering another 37days retreat, "Mind the Gap: The Power of Personal Stories," on September 26-28, 2007. Information on that …
Come to Seattle…
If there are 37days readers in the Seattle area who are interested in engaging across difference and other diversity issues, perhaps you might find our upcoming interactive, experiential public seminar on January 23rd to be of interest. We’d love to see you there.
Newsbreak!
"for whatever we lost (like a you or a me) / it’s always ourselves we find in the sea" – e.e. cummings stop the presses! the prodigal son has returned! first person to guess where I found it gets a fantastic, handmade, rubber band held-together one-of-a-kind 37days calendar (or sumpin)!
Buy art and help
Update: the Kim family art auction is now live on Ebay. Payment for auctions won is by PayPal only. Many of the artists have donated shipping, but check auction specifics to see whether it is included with your winning bid. It looks like my ship and mohair kitty are already …
Happy Birthday, Daddy
"And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years." – Abraham Lincoln Daddy was born on Christmas day, so this day holds several meanings for me, one of which is all about him, his grocery lists and luggage tags, all …
Own your past
My mother decided not to put up her big tree this year, so she passed down to us some of the ornaments from my story, my history, my places in time – ornaments from Germany and from Sri Lanka because I lived in those places, for example. And then there …
Know your stage
This picture is from the cover of my very favorite Christmas book as a kid. I always knew Christmas was for sure coming when this book appeared on the coffee table in our living room, that bastion of proper living where no crumb dared to venture. I love everything about …
Be a source of hope – by December 22
A woman named Tana, at one of my favorite blogs, wrote recently to tell me of a unique opportunity being sponsored by a wide network of food blogs: "For the third year in a row, food bloggers all over the world are participating in something called Menu for Hope. Items, …
Go low tech and high touch
Update: many thanks for all the great emails about these calendars – a number of people have indicated that they hate using PayPal. If you’d like a calendar but want to pay by check, email to let me know and I’ll pop one in the mail to you and provide …
