We’ve joined every niche social site and accepted nearly every friend request. Strangers know which conferences we’re attending, acquaintances know what we’re reading or buying, and coworkers can see every place we check in, before, during and after work hours. Where are the boundaries? What was the point? Was it worth it?...
read moreSEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA – January 1, 2009 – Please forgive the indulgence. I’m writing this down to make my commitment public. 1. For me, 2009 is the Year of the Body. My entire life, I’ve given priority to thinking, reading and working with absolutely no interest in fitness, health or even just plain ol’ taking care of myself. I mean, ZERO, NADA, NONE. The neglect...
read moreSomewhere over Fort Dodge, Iowa 39,000 FEET ABOVE FORT DODGE, IOWA – December 2000 – It’s midnight, and I’m high above the Great Plains on a flight to see my family in Michigan. I can see the ground covered in snow from here… a white blanket broken up by squiggling rivers. I can see cities and towns below me… beautiful, lonely patchworks of sodium light on a white...
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