Last week, Marcus and I went to a new-to-us Indian restaurant, Pondicheri. I was nervous. But I learned there was absolutely no need to be.
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I ran out tonight and took a few photos of the Las Vegas Strip. It made me think.
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Today was an insane day -- so this evening, my friend Maile and I just enjoyed the quiet side of Vegas.
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Today I head to Vegas for the WPPI conference for my first speaking gig of the year. Yesterday, I happened to get a little unexpected (albeit odd) encouragement.
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In David Letterman countdown fashion, here are my top 10 ways I manage stress in the moment. Maybe something here will help you, too.
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Time to visit roll #7 that I've run through the Hassie. As I warned you last week, this roll reflects a riveting tour through and around our house. (So, you know, apologies in advance.)
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Lots of new things are making me happy these days. These are a few of them.
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Wow -- launching a new site is hard work! Luckily, a change of scenery is almost always a good idea.
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Thanks so much for your patience, everybody -- hopefully by now everyone's seeing the new Chookooloonks.com! I'm so thrilled with the changes, modifications and updates that we've made, and I hope you are, too.
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Hey, friends -- we're still tinkering away behind the scenes with the new site design, but I assure you that we're working as hard as we can to get it as close to perfect as possible.
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Roll number 6, and the second roll of Fuji film. I will admit that for this roll, I was just playing around with the camera for the sole purpose of confirming that yes, in fact, I love this Fuji film. (And I do.)
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When I gave notice at my last job, a lot of people naturally asked me what my plans were, and when I told them that I was planning on working for myself, they were incredulous. "You?!" they would invariably respond. "I don't see it. You're such a social person. You're totally going to miss being around people every day. You're going to go completely mental."
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Five years ago (almost to the day, actually!), Marcus and I were preparing to move from Trinidad to Houston, and we were in the throes of house-buying. Actually, Marcus was in the throes of changing jobs and employers, so I was the one charged with buying the house.
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Life is really, really hard.
I don't say this flippantly: life is tough. There are people who are out of work. People who are working, but still struggle to make ends meet...
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It's been really rainy all weekend long -- a situation which I suppose should be disappointing, but in fact, was just what we needed.
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Last week, as I was coming off of my Klaus-ish mood, I decided to take a little break and wander over to the University of St. Thomas. I hadn't been there in about 2-1/2 years, but I remembered that my last experience walking the labyrinth there was very peaceful, and peaceful was something that I was definitely in the mood for. Happily, it didn't disappoint.
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