A friend of mine recently got a DWI and I asked him what is the difference between that and a DUI. He stated that DUI designates driving under the influence, while DWI refers to driving while intoxicated. Either way you look at them, drunk driving is either DUI or DWI. But there really is a […]
Archives for April 2012
The Community Change Maker Revolution
I want to spark conversations about what we value as work, and what we collectively support financially as work. Specifically, I’m hoping to inspire more people to re-center serving and giving back in the communities we live in. And that we need to find creative ways to help each other be able to afford to serve more, as opposed to treating service, volunteering, and the like as something “extra” people do when they can. Or as something only the financially privileged are able to do.
Tarmac Meditations #77: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
Went for coffee after a long run. had my camera in the car. A friend was sitting, lost in thought, as the saying goes. I thought to see if the camera might record lost. Grey light and drifting rain, exhaustion of the long hills and the metaphors of relationship and parenthood. A man sits alone […]
Happy Marriage Happy Soul
A happy marriage or partnership is good for the soul with studies now showing that we can even live longer if we’re lucky enough to be in a good or happy marriage. Our media and society seems obsessed with celebrities hooking up and having babies. But it feels at times that the media is even […]
“Doubt” is about Doubt
After seeing Shanley’s play, many people wanted him to reveal whether Father Flynn was guilty of what Sister Aloysius was accusing him. Audience members would come out at the end of the performance with wildly opposing opinions, like “Well, he is obviously guilty” or “Come on, there is no way he is guilty. The nun is just jealous of his power.” While he knew the answer to the question, Shanley only ever told the actors playing Father Flynn whether or not their character was guilty.
Arugula Pesto Risotto
I call it risotto because it’s more than just rice, I like the ring of “arugula pesto risotto”, and it has that creaminess and stickiness reminiscent of the traditional Italian dish.
Minute to Freedom #18: It Doesn’t Have to be Perfect
Today let’s talk about perfection. Have you ever felt like you had to have things just so – that everything had to be perfect?
A Clarinet Made From A Carrot?
The internet never ceases to amaze me. In my search for some information on making wind chimes, bamboo organs and aeolian harps, I happened upon what I can only call, a delightful delight! A clarinet made from a carrot by a certain Linsey Pollak.
Opting out of Conflict to Follow the New Commandment
Did Jesus fight? Of course he did. Did he criticize? Without question. In fact, he directed his anger and his scorn at the very behaviour that so characterizes religious life today. But the purpose of his ministry was not to condemn the thinking or the behaviour or the character of those with whom he disagreed; Jesus did not devote his energy to preserving a tradition of orthodoxy or promoting a cause in which his ego was deeply invested. His mission was much simpler but at the same time far more challenging; it was embodied in the new commandment he issued to his apostles: “Love one another as I have loved you.”
Giving up My Birthday for Water
What could be more human than our universal need for clean drinking water? Recently, I met the CEO and founder of Charity:Water, Scott Harrison, at an international conference on fundraising. Scott delivered an impassioned and inspiring talk about his non profit. Charity:Water brings clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries. In six years, […]