December, 2008
Week 52 – Top Links + Quotes + More
Here are my top links and more from the week starting Sunday 28th 2008.
I came across this great little story worth sharing and thinking about.
At a party given by a billionaire on Shelter Island, Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal, Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge fund manager, had made more money in a single [...]
On 2009 – What story will you write?
Here are some things I’ve been reading and exposing myself too lately. Finding some great inspiration for 2009.
9 predictions for 2009 – I loved this document. It’s not for everyone though. Might be a little too optimistic (or what pesimistics call ‘realistic’) Tom Asacker from http://www.acleareye.com/ writes some very encouraging stuff here:http://www.acleareye.com/thoughts/Article_Nine_Predictions_for_2009.pdf
Advertising – Being in [...]
On having sponsor children
This young guy is our sponsor child. I can’t give too much detail away but he is in China and was abandoned at birth due to some serious defects with his arms and legs.
Surprisingly, in every photo we get of him, we see genuine joy on his face.
I’ve had sponsor kids since I [...]
A New Beginning
I’ve blogged before… Lots actually. A good two years documenting my time in Japan between 06 & 07.
But as life changes, so does the desire to blog. Goals, motivation etc.
Previously, it was very much “Today I got stuck on a squashed train for 2 hours.” A ‘Travel’ blog.
Things I plan to blog on [...]
