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a quote that i came across a few days ago, and happy weekend

I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.  It is my personal approach that creates the climate.  It is my daily mood that makes the weather.  I possess ...

2 days seit

on philanthropy, fried green tomatoes & the fight for civil rights

Im back from my trip to Greensboro, North Carolina, and Im not sure Ive ever been hosted by more warm, welcoming people.  I met so many women who were truly committed to positive change in their...

3 days seit

random thoughts: self-definition (and something of a confession)

Im writing this on one of my flights to Greensboro, North Carolina, and when Im not online surfing (marveling the fact that good!-heavens!-Im-on-the-Inter net-while-hurtling-through-the -sky!), Im in t...

5 days seit

the mess of everyday life

Im packing right now, getting ready to head to Greensboro, North Carolina bright and early tomorrow morning.  As Im rushing around the house, Alex is watching the movie Mathilda in our family ro...

6 days seit

bonus shot: skater girl

Alex informed Marcus a while ago that she wanted to learn to skateboard, and on Friday, she stressed that she was very serious about this.  So today, Marcus took her out and bought her a skatebo...

20 Mai 12

hasselblad friday, roll #11: summer evening, light

Theres something about the light this time of year:  as the days get warmer, evening shadows seem to become longer, sharper.  Light feels more golden.  The days start to feel lazier.​I...

18 Mai 12

talk about the beauty of different

Just a song of the day today, folks.  Because this video of musician Kevin Olusola -- combining cello and beatboxing! --  blew my ever-loving mind.​(Thanks to my friend Carl for turning me ...

16 Mai 12

in defense of beauty: top 10 ways to put more good out into the world

​Sometimes I stare at my Twitter feed or my Facebook stream, and wonder what would happen if our descendants (I imagine them all to be fabulous archeologists and historians), while doing their resear...

15 Mai 12

probably wont happen again this year

For Mothers Day, I decided that I wanted to go on a picnic.  For those of you who ​live in places where the climate in the spring and summer is of 75°F perfection, you will view the previous sen...

14 Mai 12

help a mother out

Lydia, with her son. We met last year, when I went to Kenya with ONE.This Sunday is Mothers Day ​on this side of the pond, the day of fragrant bouquets, breakfasts-in-bed and sweet handmade gifts fro...

11 Mai 12

top 10 awesome things happening right this very moment

1. Someone is being born.​2. Someone is laughing so hard, shes making that snorting sound.​3. Someone is falling madly, deeply and helplessly in love.4. Someone is so happy, hes crying.​5.  Some...

10 Mai 12

scenes from the mom 2.0 summit

So after all that awesome brainstorming I did in Miami, I had all these wonderful intentions to come back to Houston, put together this amazing video project that I came up with, and simply wow you g...

09 Mai 12

random thoughts: on solo brainstorming

Im back from Miami and the Mom 2.0 Summit, and this was one of the most productive and restful work trips Ive​ had in a while -- and trust me, no one is more surprised that I typed that last statemen...

07 Mai 12

a room with a view

The view from my hotel room.  As soon as I saw this, I totally exhaled.​Have a great weekend, friends. ​​

04 Mai 12

top 10 things my daughter hopes will happen in 2024

In 2024, Alex will be 20 years old.  I asked her yesterday afternoon what she thinks the world will be like when shes that age.  Heres what she said.1.  I hope there will be floating c...

03 Mai 12

the call of a slower pace

Yesterday, I was out running errands, when I suddenly realized it was lunch time.  I couldve gone home for lunch, but since I was out, I decided to do one of my solo business lunches.  Ther...

02 Mai 12

random thoughts: names, nicknames & whats in a name

This weekend, I was updating my 1000 faces project, adding some of the portraits Ive taken over the last couple of weeks at the Erma Bombeck workshop and at Fort Benning.  Whenever I add faces t...

29 Apr 12

my adventures at fort benning

​A few weeks ago, I was catching up on the phone with my friend, Trish, who knows me better than almost anyone."So," she asked, "are you speaking anywhere interesting in the next few mont...

27 Apr 12 1 person likes this

the jenny lawson lets pretend this never happened national bloggess book tour

Remember Jenny?  My very funny, profane, outrageous friend whose husband threw the sweet surprise celebration party for her in San Antonio?  Well, Ive just returned from her Houston book si...

25 Apr 12

hot dog, i say, cool it, man

Ive mentioned before that I feel Houston unfairly gets a bad rap, but one criticism that I believe is well-deserved is the citys really abysmal lack of decent public transportation.​ As a result, the...

24 Apr 12

the spirit of erma

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author Connie SchultzAs I type this, Im again 30,000 feet in the air (partaking!), headed back home after the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop.  This very charm...

23 Apr 12

awesome stuff i found while tens of thousands of feet in midair

This has been a really great week.   (But of course, when you start the week off celebrating the success of a really sweet friend, its greatness quickly established early on, you know?)As I type...

20 Apr 12

random thoughts: on new

Our neighbours across the street from us have had a moving van in front of their home for several days, but theyre not moving out ... exactly.​  Instead​, theyre temporarily relocating themselve...

18 Apr 12

top 10 things that are as awesome now as they were when you were a kid

​1.  Wearing wellies and stomping in puddles.  The bigger the splash, the better.2.  Jumping waves on the beach.  The bigger the wave, the better.​3.  Separating Oreo cookies...

17 Apr 12

on surprises, giveaways & just pretending it never happened

Ive mentioned my friend Jenny, before -- shes the brilliant (if somewhat profane) mind behind the wildly popular blog The Bloggess.  She also recently finished writing her first book, Lets Prete...

16 Apr 12

finding roots

The other night, I was surfing before bed (as you do), and one link led to another, and suddenly I found myself watching Finding Your Roots on PBS.  Specifically, this episode.​People, I am hook...

13 Apr 12

we are all connected

You guys are amazing:  within 24 hours of my previous post going live, Camp Hope received $6000, because of you.*  Let me repeat: SIX THOUSANDS DOLLARS.YOU did that.Im seriously j...

12 Apr 12

camp hope

Camp Hope from Smiley Pool on Vimeo.So guys, I need your help.For the past 10 years or so, Ive been involved with a local organization here in Houston, called AIDS Foundation Houston.  This rema...

10 Apr 12

instant happy pro tip #2: spin

Scientific* fact #1:  ​It is virtually impossible to spin around and refrain from smiling.  Corollary to Scientific Fact #1:  The same is true of photographing someone spinning around....

09 Apr 12

breaking a habit

I am nothing if not a creature of habit.​If theres anything that I love, its a schedule.  Im a fan of the to-do list, I love basically knowing what I have to do and when I have to do it every da...

09 Apr 12

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