Five ways to be a human at a distance
The social media maven Chris Brogan sent out a newsletter yesterday that was jam packed with good advice. His section on “Five ways to be a…
This is my kind of gal.
We had 100 Google Voice account invites to give away so we held a giveway contest. Look what Hannah, one winner, wrote to us, after we…
Who says Bostonians have no public heart?
I had a meeting in a big office building next to the Prudential Center shopping center in Boston yesterday. I parked in the massive– and massively…
The (unseen) high cost of low prices…or, you get the type of culture and products you pay for
Last summer, I bought two Adirondack chairs. My husband had been talking about wanting this kind of chair for at least ten years. He’d routinely stop…
Inside/Outside Jobs
One of my biggest adjustments to “real life” (as an industrial designer) post-college was having to be indoors all day. In fact, I’ve never gotten used…
A stark, simple example of US life vs. Irish life.
My eighth grader came home with a six panel flyer about his upcoming high school orientation. It’s just a two hour visit to our local public…
How a humble hand-written receipt signals “real deal”
My oldest son likes to expose me to new music. To bands with names like “El Ten Eleven” and “Architecture in Helsinki.” Atonal, modern-sounding stuff that…
Morning Glories
I’m crazy about Morning Glories (the plant, not the firework). I’ve been trawling the local garden centers, eagerly awaiting their appearance among the colorful sea of…
I heard an original thinker last night
I was at the ever-wonderful Connecticut Forum in Hartford.* The topic was “Food for Thought.” On stage were three chefs: Anthony Bourdain (of his memoir Kitchen…
Jonathan Jarvis; Crisis of Credit Visualized (for dummies like me)
Allan MacKinnon sent me this video, as an example of a great visualization. I am sharing it a s public service…I think I did not fully…
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