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Entries from May 2005

Empowering creativity: a hit record(ing) from Dave Winer

May 13th, 2005 · 9 Comments

Dave Winer is a musician. Sure, he sings. But I’m using the term musician because it’s the best way I can find to describe how his words resonate and inspire. Like any musician – or any blogger or creative human being – he has his hit singles and his B-sides. This mp3 he made for […]

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What we can capture with words

May 13th, 2005 · No Comments

The simplest things are the most difficult for us to capture in words. Love. Beauty. Truth. Quality. Honor. Time. Faith. Not long after we begin an attempt to capture the meaning of these foundational concepts we find ourselves foundering. Each of these experiences is crystal clear. Articulating those experiences is the work of a reflective […]

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From the mountains to the sea

May 13th, 2005 · No Comments

While it’s not the best picture of Bainbridge Island, I thought the sunny day was a good opportunity to test the landscape mode on the camera and get a shot of the Olympic Mountains over Eagle Harbor as the ferry pulled toward Seattle. I Love Bainbridge Island has been posting some beautiful pictures of this […]

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Motrin today, marijuana tomorrow?

May 13th, 2005 · 1 Comment

In a post on Bainbridge Buzz titled Thoughts on Prom Night, island counselor Michael Dorsey listed facts and statistics, legal and biological, concerning drugs, alcohol and sex. Continuing the conversation in the comments section, he suggested that perhaps we as parents encourage quick fixes to problems: our attitudes and practices with legal substances may promote […]

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notes from living in the seven percent

May 13th, 2005 · No Comments

I read Electrolicious, Ariel Meadow Stallings’ blog, for a number of reasons. She’s an excellent writer, funny, creative and fresh. She’s a Seattle blogger. She’s also a friend of my brother. And, I confess, I read Ariel’s blog because she occasionally shares what it was like to grow up on Bainbridge Island and how her […]

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