Went to Sunday River with “the vets”, Kevin and Danielle, this past weekend – they make for incredible company and lots of laughs. We had our own fun little Easter on the icy, sunshiney slopes.
It was the kind of skiing where you wake up whenever, make coffee and a nice breakfast, take time to...
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Last year, Norway declared it would be “carbon neutral” by 2050 – generating no net greenhouse gasses into the air. In January, however, it upped the ante to 2030.
As reported in the International Herald Tribune today, this kind of commitment will likely require real sacrifice closer to home, such as driving less, flying less and...
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Another yurt-terrific adventure weekend! Thanks to all who organized the event and provided scrumptious food and entertainment!
Bromley didn’t make it… he had a tough time in last year’s snow with his arthritic hip, so we had to make the responsible decision of leaving him home (and by home I mean with my parents, not alone...
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Monday, March 10, 2008 Posted in life
While out with friends a couple of weeks ago, the subject of vacations came up. It seems to be coming up a ton these days – everyone making big plans and eventually coming around to “hey, what are you guys doing for a vacation?” I never have an answer.
That particular night, my friend BG immediately...
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The map below – originally from research firm Datamonitor – appeared on Mashable.com last week. It shows the number of hours (in millions) users spend on social networks across five major worldwide regions, and which site reigns supreme within different countries.
I must admit I’m wildly confused by the white spaces where many of my international...
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Posted in life
I just came across a witty blog today called “Whole Foods for a Whole Year.” A woman my age in Maine is documenting her attempt to completely overhaul and eat no refined, processed, hormone-boosted, chemically enhanced, genetically altered, etc., foods in 2008. A great real-life example and a fun way to learn about what “whole”...
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