conference : comparisons are odorous
Best of 09 Challenge December 6 Workshop or conference. Was there a conference or workshop you attended that was especially beneficial? Where was it? What did you learn? I've spoken at a lot of conferences this year, meeting people around the U.S., hearing firsthand about the challenges their industries are …
night out : by the fire
Best of 09 Challenge December 5 Night out. Did you have a night out with friends or a loved one that rocked your world? Who was there? What was the highlight of the night? Bend, Oregon. July. Yes, indeed. Fire is magic.
book : i think it important that we witness
Best of 09 challenge. December 4 Book. What book – fiction or non – touched you? Where were you when you read it? Have you bought and given away multiple copies? For the past four years I have hosted a monthly conversation about books that help us "bridge differences": fiction, …
article : humility, ego, and greatness
Best of 09 challenge. December 3 Article. What's an article that you read that blew you away? That you shared with all your friends. That you Delicious'd and reference throughout the year. I met a woman last year when Life is a Verb came out because she invited me to come …
thinking thursday.
Every Thursday, a few links, including one to You-Know-Who. (Where I can follow the serendipitous thread I followed to get there, I'll include a thanks to the person who surfaced it for me.) mind :: my brain and yours Gratitude can change your life. In a month of giving, a …
restaurant : topo topo toronto
Best of 2009 challenge. December 2. Restaurant moment. Share the best restaurant experience you had this year. Who was there? What made it amazing? What taste stands out in your mind? Two restaurant moments for 2009: Chicago and Toronto. Chicago: The moment any client asks me to come to Chicago, …
poetry wednesday : questionnaire
Questionnaire 1. How much poison are you willing to eat for the success of the free market and global trade? Please name your preferred poisons. 2. For the sake of goodness, how much evil are you willing to do? Fill in the following blanks with the names of your favorite …
found-art tuesday : self
As I find these self-portraits by Tess around the house, I can't help but wonder: what would my self-portrait look like? Would there be a happy sun like a big orange spider in the sky? A solitary flower? A smile? Smoke in curls out of a green chimney?
Trip: drive a buttercream truck
The end of a year. A WHOLE YEAR! This one was fast. FAST. Fast, I tell you. Blogger Gwen Bell is hosting a challenge to recap the year in 31 days, this month of December. I love recaps. Circles completed. Filling in those little dots on multiple-choice tests with a …
Coming to Raleigh!
My reading last spring at Panopolie in Raleigh was so much fun! Let’s do it again! I hope you might join me in Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 12th. There will be fun and laughter (and I hear there might also be fudge)! I’ll be reading from and signing Life …
