Seth Godin directed our attention this morning to an organization called Room to Read, a nonprofit group that builds schools and libraries for children in some of the world's poorest rural communities. Here are some stats from their site. In the past seven years, they've built 287 schools, established more than 3,700 libraries, published 146 new … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Get off our Ass and Save the World
A Manual for the Odd and Lonesome
Tonight I offer you a lovely post by Shane of Shane and Peter about the process of learning to connect with other people. I have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of folks who read this blog (certainly the person who writes it) can identify with the gawky, geeky boy who didn't know how on earth to meet all of those other humans milling around him. … [Read more...] about A Manual for the Odd and Lonesome
In Praise of Crazy Shit
Hugh McLeod announces that after the distraction of well-paid, interesting, rewarding work that's burning him out, he's going to refocus his attention on his cartoon blog, for which he makes basically peanuts. So he'll be scaling back what's probably a gigantically sweet deal with Microsoft. Scaling back the sexy, rewarding and highly visible work … [Read more...] about In Praise of Crazy Shit
StumbleUpon Friday
Don't waste your Thanksgiving Friday off (for those in the U.S., that is) Stumbling for an hour or two to find good stuff. Here's a freshly Stumbled list for your attention-deficit enjoyment.Wedding photo from the new Russia So complicated it must be profound 10 Symptoms of TV Addiction Ouch. Top Ten Celebrity Buddhists Wikipedia's list of … [Read more...] about StumbleUpon Friday
