For Sara, My Friend

October 16, 2012

I knew Sara Santiago for a long time before I knew she was sick. In fact, she never even told me that she was. All she did was support me in my fledgling philanthropy projects, make me laugh when I was in a bad mood, lift up my heart when I was feeling defeated, and [...]

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Secret. Story. Truth. (I)

September 3, 2012

Today in my newsletter I asked people to share a secret with me. A story. The truth. I said that I would anonymously publish some of them. Here is the first. (You can sign up if you’d like to contribute next time.) There once was a little girl born into a family that was made [...]

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Behind the Hype: Olympic Athletes Tell Their Own Stories Through Social Media (Featuring McKayla Maroney)

August 13, 2012

We’ve seen the drama and spectacle of the Olympics play out in front of us for many, many decades, but even as the technological mediums utilized to bring us these stories have changed, they have always been presented to us by a third party of some kind: from newspaper reporters, to radio announcers, to TV [...]

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The Freedom of Creating, the Captivity of Consuming

August 7, 2012

Over the past six weeks, I spent a ton of time with my kids during their summer break, so I gave up most of the time I would have usually spent creating new things. During those six weeks I turned into a content consumer, rather than a content creator. The difference in my outlook on [...]

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A Surprising Reaction to the Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting

August 5, 2012

Just a few hours ago, a gunman opened fire on people at a Sikh temple here in Milwaukee, killing at least 7 people, and wounding a few more. I was at the lakefront at the time, and was thinking about heading down to my uncle’s house to visit, but I ended up deciding not to [...]

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National Day of Prayer and Chicken, August 8th

August 3, 2012

Several states have banded together to declare August 8th to be a “National Day of Prayer and Chicken,” in opposition to gay rights activists’ “Kiss-In” on August 3rd, which is in opposition to the Christian “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” on August 1st. Early word has it that liberal-minded mayors in select cities are planning a “Whoops, [...]

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Unconventional Investment Strategies: One Man’s $100,000 Gamble (and the Gigantic Return)

July 12, 2012

I was at a conference this weekend where something incredible happened – something I’ve never seen before. In fact, I doubt it’s ever been done before. For the whole story, read on. If you’re in a hurry, you can jump right to the main point. I wasn’t supposed to attend Chris Guillebeau’s second annual World [...]

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Sometimes Life Is Like This

July 3, 2012

You can stay where you are for the night, or you can push on into the dark unknown. Neither is appealing, yet one must be chosen. And so we walk. (Image source: ~Brenda-Starr~)

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Mixup (the web) Launches Today!

June 27, 2012

Today I’m launching my latest project, Mixup (the web). It’s a new way for all of us who spend most of our days online to get together to meet new people, create more interesting content together, and most of all, have fun. One of the things I love about working online is getting the opportunity [...]

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“The Struggle” Now Available for Download

June 18, 2012

Earlier this year I wrote a blog post called The Struggle, discussing some of the tough things in life that many of us go through, and letting us know that while we may feel alone, we are not. It resonated with many people, and a few told me that they were printing it out to [...]

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