Posts with the tag "adventures"

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On being outraged and paying attention


These numbers came into my inbox today:

Number of US citizens (non-military) killed by terrorists in 2005: 56
Amount spent by US government on War on Terror in 2005: $136 billion
Number of people worldwide who died of hunger in 2005: 8,000,000
Amount spent by US government on aid to world's poor in 2005: $4.9 billion

(Sources: US Dept. of [...]

I was attacked by a vicious gang of raccoons


I was sitting on my back porch, typing up notes from tonight's first orientation session for the Wayne County Time Bank, when I saw a black furry thing approaching fast from the left flank. I thought it was a cat at first because a cat had approached from the same vector just 10 minutes [...]

Looking for a special appliance timer


I'm looking for one of those lamp/appliance timers I could plug my computer into that will do the following during times when I really need to focus:

Block incoming e-mail that isn't related to the specific projects I need to make progress on, but allow others through
Block outgoing web requests that are more than one degree [...]

The beginning of the Wayne County Time Bank


Last fall while I was at a conference on our planet's energy crisis and how local communities can be more self-sustaining, I had a conversation with a gentleman from the TimeBanks USA organization. Time Banking is a revolutionary (I think) concept in community building that helps us value the unique skills and experiences that [...]

Bits and pieces from a busy few days


Some bits and pieces from life right now: I'm really proud of the RNR podcast episode from last night, even though I was tired enough that my production quality wasn't what it usually is and I mispronounced some names. But it's been an emotionally charged week and it was an emotionally charged evening, so [...]

Is it possible for Sprint customer service to be this bad?


Presenting: another epic saga of wireless phone company incompetence...bear with me.
I'd had my Sprint cell phone and plan since 2001 - six years of relatively problem free operation (minor billing annoyances aside). And they recognized that I was a loyal customer who always paid my bill on time - in recent years they regularly [...]

Why I Am Quiet


A lot of people notice that in many settings, I'm a pretty quiet person. I don't mind telling them that I generally have an withdrawn personality, and that I tend to do better in conversations that are one-on-one or with small groups of people who I know, as opposed to large groups or gatherings [...]

Goodbye, Misty the Cat


On Saturday, February 24th, my cat Misty died after the cancer she had been struggling with had become too much for her to handle. It was a loving and peaceful death, and she was buried near one of her favorite spots in the yard.
Misty had a long life - upwards of 16 [...]

Good-bye, Doctor Pepper


My favorite soft drink was Dr Pepper. It always tasted so much more interesting than any other soft drink I've had, and I enjoy that it has maintained its "outsider status" - always a little bit hard to find, a little bit hard to emulate (though not for lack of trying), a little bit [...]

On volunteering


It's a privilege to volunteer in one's community. In one sense it's literally a privilege of having the time and means to say "I'm doing okay enough in my own life that I want to share some of my energy in service to the lives of others." In another sense, it's a privilege [...]

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