Check out parties going on around you. The online stuff that Live Earth is doing is incredible. I just saw Catherine playing around with the interactive map application. The funny thing is that MSN is our partner and because they don’t have the same capability as Yahoo or Google does, we were forced to choose someone else.
I just finished reading a big stack of letters that people wrote to dad when he was sick and shortly after he died. Mom put together this notebook of letters and sent it to me for Father’s Day. I cracked it open the night before, as I had just returned home from traveling for work. I wasn’t expecting it. I couldn’t get through the cad that accompanied it without crying. So, I sat with the mate and cried for a while, talking about him and went to bed. The next day, which was Father’s Day was difficult, but I kept busy and helped a friend that was going through a rough time. It was the least I could do in his honor.
It’s unanimous. Dad had a huge impact on the world. He helped so many people. I’ll never forget having people come up to me after his funeral, telling me that he had saved their lives. It inspires me more than ever these days. I want to help people. It doesn’t need to be on some huge scale, and I’m not in a position to do that right now anyway, but one by one, I will have a positive impact on the world. Just by being human and having the ability to help, I feel somewhat obligated to do so. I think dad felt that way too. I’m so fortunate to have had the relationship I did with him. I don’t know a single person that had the same with their father. Someone telling me that I’m like him is a compliment of the highest order.
When I was sitting on the sofa, crying and reading the letters I stopped to count how long it had been since he passed away and it hasn’t been very long. Not even six months yet. It feels like another lifetime, which on some level it was. There was life with him and now life without him. Another chapter. Another verse.
I just finished reading a big stack of letters that people wrote to dad when he was sick and shortly after he died. Mom put together this notebook of letters and sent it to me for Father’s Day. I cracked it open the night before, as I had just returned home from traveling for work. I wasn’t expecting it. I couldn’t get through the cad that accompanied it without crying. So, I sat with the mate and cried for a while, talking about him and went to bed. The next day, which was Father’s Day was difficult, but I kept busy and helped a friend that was going through a rough time. It was the least I could do in his honor.
It’s unanimous. Dad had a huge impact on the world. He helped so many people. I’ll never forget having people come up to me after his funeral, telling me that he had saved their lives. It inspires me more than ever these days. I want to help people. It doesn’t need to be on some huge scale, and I’m not in a position to do that right now anyway, but one by one, I will have a positive impact on the world. Just by being human and having the ability to help, I feel somewhat obligated to do so. I think dad felt that way too. I’m so fortunate to have had the relationship I did with him. I don’t know a single person that had the same with their father. Someone telling me that I’m like him is a compliment of the highest order.
When I was sitting on the sofa, crying and reading the letters I stopped to count how long it had been since he passed away and it hasn’t been very long. Not even six months yet. It feels like another lifetime, which on some level it was. There was life with him and now life without him. Another chapter. Another verse.
It has a whole thing about Live Earth in it. You can check out the feature online as well.
This is disturbing on some level, but it had me in tears I was laughing so hard.
I’ve always been conscious of the impact my daily habits have on the Earth. I grew up in a home that always recycled, composted, gardened, etc. As far as families go in the midwest, I think we were pretty progressive. I’ve tried to take things a step further over the last year and here’s a list of simple changes I’ve made with little to no noticeable negative impact on my bank account or lifestyle:
I’ve always been conscious of the impact my daily habits have on the Earth. I grew up in a home that always recycled, composted, gardened, etc. As far as families go in the midwest, I think we were pretty progressive. I’ve tried to take things a step further over the last year and here’s a list of simple changes I’ve made with little to no noticeable negative impact on my bank account or lifestyle:
I’ve always been conscious of the impact my daily habits have on the Earth. I grew up in a home that always recycled, composted, gardened, etc. As far as families go in the midwest, I think we were pretty progressive. I’ve tried to take things a step further over the last year and here’s a list of simple changes I’ve made with little to no noticeable negative impact on my bank account or lifestyle:
I finally got word today that I will be in New Jersey for the US Live Earth concert. While I’ll probably be working 20 hours a day for the few days I’m there, it’ll be worth it. Kevin produced Live 8 and I was one of the people that didn’t get to go to that one. I didn’t really mind, but I would have been bummed about not being able to attend Live Earth. It’s going to be crazy and I’ll be blogging and twittering while I’m there.
Here’s a graph illustrating my reading habits.
It’s a little misleading because I obviously don’t read 1000+ items per day in their entirety, but I do read a lot.