There are a lot of things I like about Ken.  One of the best things about our relationship is that we both love ideas.  Of course, anything in extreme can be our downfall — and we tend to go on and on sometimes, but I love thinking about creativity and throwing parties.  Just for fun, [...]

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Stonewall 40:
Creating some amazing events this summer in Seattle to celebrate the
40th Anniversary of Stonewall and the launch of the gay rights
movement.
Pecha Kucha:
I gotta write more about Pecha, I’m loving it right now and hope to get
even more involved in their monthly events.  Creativity is King!
SaveTogether:
During a difficult time in our economy, it is [...]

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Everyone knows that I have a past in public service and volunteerism.  I’m really passionate about it, and I believe finding an issue/cause/group that you are passionate about and giving your time will change you from the inside out.  But all that said, my recent volunteering endeavors were not entirely charity.
I say that because although [...]

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how lucky am I to have personal IT support that fixes your blog and then takes you to dinner.  so lucky. so blessed. thanks Ken!

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I saw this hysterical post on one of my favorite blogs — The Chief Happiness Officer this morning.  Denmark is has been labeled the Happiest Nation On Earth. Then Alex, asked Google if it had an opinion:

Then he asked Google how it felt about Americans:

Aaahh, I love the internet!

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A lot of my family loves the outdoors, but my cousin, Jason has taken his Grizzly Adams fantasy to a whole new fantastic level.  He is hiking the Appalachian Mt Trail, starting in Georgia last month.  Our last report from my Uncle Steve is that he is in Tennessee/South Carolina.  I am loving that Jason is [...]

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I’ve been helping a client to build their social networking, but here is the thing, I’m a terrible communicator.  I have a hard time picking up the phone to call family and friends I love, I get bored with being consistent on this blog (and I like having a blog), and very quickly move onto [...]

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Hi all. So I made a secret deal to blog more, and then haven’t been too disciplined.  I’m trying to find work, Ken is helping me build a website, and of course — Ken and I made a giant Halloween decoration that took us all weekend to get up (pics to follow soon).
However, in the [...]

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What is wordle?
Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. [...]

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There is nothing better than being stranded in your own city for a few hours sometimes. Lapster was working on Sunday, and I was “wasting a few hours” downtown in Seattle. I stumbled through a few boutiques looking at dresses I would never wear (but I do have fantasies that I might wear [...]

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