Yum & Yuk

The wonderful Megan Weintraub on "Why social media matters": "If we are truly committed to helping people find ways to get involved, whether they have five minutes or five years to give, then we must value contributions (what Gladwell termed “sacrifice”) all along the spectrum." Yeah, my friends are awesome.

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Tomorrow I'm running my first 10K (the Stagecoach Run)! I can't believe I'm this excited. All day at work yesterday I thought about getting home to go for a run, and today I'm having a hard time convincing myself to take it easy in anticipation of the race. Wow, what a change. It's the perfect fall weather here, with lots of crunchy leaves to step on, and the race through Jacksonville should be great. I have a new pair of warm running tights, thanks to my encouraging Mom, and lots of support, thanks to my bootcamp ladies, various friends, and my amazing girlfriend. I'm so excited to meet this next challenge! My goal time is 1 hour, which is ambitious, but really my only goal is to finish. And then go sit in the hot tub, outside on the deck, and enjoy my success.

Awesome: Operation Window Seat.

Beautiful typographic maps - of course, I especially love the one of Boston.

Years ago I tore this quote out of the Times Magazine and framed it. I'm not even familiar with the artist, but something about it just resonated with me: "I think I do my work for some sadder version of myself, a woman who would be sitting in Row K. I am trying to make her laugh." In some way I feel that way about my life - that I'm always living it in honor of the saddest part of me, the years of my life when I was unhappy, trying to make that person laugh.

“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” - Basho