I think this is just so cool and a testament to the power of social networking! So, here’s the story: The Oprah show shuts down Michigan Avenue for the premiere of her 24th season and the Black Eyed Peas perform for the crowd. In the hours before the show started (and through some pretty incredible [...]
Archive for the ‘Just because’ Category
I heart dancing in unison
Posted in Just because on Thursday, September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Netflix gets it
Posted in Just because on Thursday, August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to thoroughly enjoying the convenience Netflix offers me at home, I was really inspired by an internal Netflix presentation a girlfriend sent me this afternoon. They are a company that gets how to keep an employee happy and productive. They even use baseball analogies in their presentations for goodness sake!
Wicked hot
Posted in Just because on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Portland is in the midst of a bona fide heat wave and the city is expecting a record temperature of 107 degrees today. Our house is absolutely heaving with heat (85 degrees at 5:30am this morning), the cats look like they’ve been shot, the dogs are hiding in the basement and I’m doing my best [...]
Utopia?
Posted in Just because on Sunday, July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a perfect example of why I love our quirky, little bohemian neighborhood. As Alec prepared the fish for the night’s dinner, I hunkered down in the adirondack chair in our backyard and dug into the new Vanity Fair. Before long, the neighbors behind our house started singing happy birthday to one of the [...]
A good doctor is hard to find
Posted in Just because on Thursday, June 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I recently sent an email to all my smartest girlfriends, asking if they had a good doctor to refer my way. I’ve had a so-so doctor for the last, um, too many years and decided it was time for a change. My lovelies got back to me within the hour and were eager to rave [...]
What matters
Posted in Just because on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seth Godin is very wise as he reminds me what really matters:
When you love the work you do and the people you do it with, you matter.
When you are so gracious and generous and aware that you think of other people before yourself, you matter.
When you leave the world a better place than you found [...]
Caught in the act!
Posted in Just because on Friday, June 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Damn squirrels! I had a hunch they’ve been eating all the seed out of my bird feeders, but I finally caught them in the act today (thanks to my snazzy telephoto lens – thanks Al!). I watched as the nimble ring leader literally pulled a branch over to the feeder, walked across like a tight [...]
Grace
Posted in Just because on Thursday, May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How can a soft word be such a hard virtue to master? I’ve found myself surrounded by the word ‘grace’ lately and struck by the inherent challenge of the concept. From the current book on my nightstand (“Grace…Eventually” by Anne Lamott) to the quote I stumbled upon this week (“Be pretty if you can, be [...]
Winter casualties
Posted in Just because on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I guess we should have known that the old summer umbrella was on its last legs. It was pretty ratty after several summers of providing lovely shade during the heat of the day. Or, maybe we just should have been smart and lowered it in, say, September? Shame on us. I would also like to [...]
A little perspective
Posted in Just because on Thursday, October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Almost six years ago Alec’s friend was tragically killed, leaving a young wife, a toddler and a newborn baby behind. Alec received an email yesterday from his friend’s wife with a very touching story. Apparently their little boy’s teacher called to say that the class had been asked to write a story. Usually her little guy’s [...]
