The Archives: November 2006
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November 28th, 2006
Declaration of Independence
I’ve been reading a lot of manifestos. Manifestos about change, about creativity, about ways to approach ideas. But a couple days ago a close friend recommended I read the Declaration of Independence. I don’t think I had actually ever read the entire document, which I found to be quite inspiring.Imagine the time when it was written… the British occupied the…
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November 22nd, 2006
Off travelling
Hi. Thanks for stopping by the blog. I’m going to be travelling from November 22nd through December 3rd, and I don’t know what kind of access I’ll have to a computer, the internet or the blog. So you may not hear from me for a bit. Don’t worry. There are some really great blogs I link to over in the right sidebar…
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November 22nd, 2006
Thank you and the world
First off, thank you to everyone who has given me their support in the changes in my life. It has been incredibly inspirational and motivational. Yesterday, my 5 year old daughter said to me, “Dad, I’m so excited for you!” and gave me a big hug and kiss. Then she said, “so what are you going to do?” Thinking quickly, and wanting…
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November 21st, 2006
The greatest experience ever
To my trusted friends, colleagues and advisors, I am writing to let you know that my tenure at opus:creative has ended. During the last seven years, I have had the privilege to work with many inspiring and inspired individuals, and I want to thank all of you for your support, advice and encouragement. While I am proud of the quality of work…
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November 20th, 2006
Experience Economy follow up
Noel and I were talking about the Experience Economy conference I attended this year (he went last year). One of the great things about the conference are the discussions you have with the fellow attendees. But it’s hard to keep up with everyone that you talked with, and then there are all the people you didn’t talk with. What if there…
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November 17th, 2006
Coffee time and change
The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and I got my $2 back from Noel. We had what I will now refer to as the “original crew” represented… Nicole (not giving the evil eye this time)… And Noel and Allison trying hard not to look terribly serious. Today we covered a wide variety of topics… everything from why transformative experiences will eventually be…
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November 16th, 2006
Father and Daughter
The title of this 8 minute video, Father and Daughter, caught my attention. After all, I’m the father of two daughters. So I watched it.Wow.In a previous post I talked about a man who communicated an idea, a philosophy in 18 minutes that made people think in a different way. This piece does something very similar… yes, it’s beautifully illustrated…
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November 15th, 2006
Sustainable companies
“…I just wanted to create a company that would be as much fun and as fulfilling as possible. Fun in work to me means a lot of freedom, and ton of creativity, working with people I respect and like, and pursuing ideas that are just crazy enough to work.”A quote from this post at Citizen Agency.These are the types of…
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November 14th, 2006
Learn how to play drums and piano…
Or learn how to use a video editing program. Which is actually pretty impressive.This video was linked to on a couple music blogs I check out. When I viewed it at 4pm today, it had about 187,000 views. Now, at almost 9pm, it had 197,000.Why am I blogging about it? Because it always amazes me how someone could come up…
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November 13th, 2006
I have a dream
Today I was reading an article on CNN.com about the groundbreaking for the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial that will be built on the Mall in Washington, DC. This reminded me that I had always meant to watch his “I Have a Dream” speech given in 1963, but never had. Of course I was familiar with the “I have a…
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November 10th, 2006
Coffee review, November 10th
A very rainy Friday. But the group came out in force to enjoy some Panache, the “neighborhood’s best coffee.” (I didn’t think it was so great, but then again, I’m a coffee snob.) Noel joined us again, and newcomer Nicole (new to Portland, and new to our 2 week old coffee group) who heard about the coffee movement from a friend…
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November 8th, 2006
My relationship with Northwest Airlines
Over the summer I did a lot of traveling, and primarily used Northwest Airlines. Long flights to and from Hawaii for work and a couple cross-country trips for business and family.Enough to qualify for Silver Elite status. This is the first time I’ve ever traveled enough to have this many miles, so I was pretty stoked. Free first class upgrades,…
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November 1st, 2006
TUL graphology
A few months ago, there was a postcard in our copy of Dwell. My wife filled it out; it was a handwriting analysis sample promotion by TUL (what’s the key command to make the line over the ‘u’?). She wrote out the phrase “I truly need a new pen” and sent it in. And forgot about it.Today, she got an…
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