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Insta-Week | Austin Edition

March 16, 2012
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The Texas-sized story behind this week’s photos: 1 & 2 – As you may recall, I just spent almost a week in Austin attending conferences – networking, learning stuff, hanging out with good friends, old and new. The weather was really crappy the first few days, but when it finally cleared up, it was beautiful [...]

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Working With Your Hands | The Violin Maker

March 7, 2012
The Violin Maker

Love this beautifully shot and edited story of Sam Zygmuntowicz, a violin maker in Brooklyn. His description of the passion behind the musicians he works with is so compelling. Enjoy. See you in Austin? [via The World's Best Ever]

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The Coming Conference Blitz

March 5, 2012
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You may have noticed that I’ve been a little M.I.A. around here the last few weeks. Life’s been really busy, for a few reasons. One is that we’ve been seriously house-hunting. (We got an offer accepted this weekend! Yikes. More on that later.) Another reason is that I’ve been seriously busy at work and home [...]

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The Perfect Straight Razor Shave

February 23, 2012
Perfect Straight Razor Shave by the Wall Street Journal

Love this video from the Wall Street Journal (of all places) about how to do a straight razor shave yourself at home (if you’re brave enough). [via Definitive Touch]

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Insta-Week

February 19, 2012
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The stories behind this week’s photos: 1 – If you’re reading this from the US, then you know that we celebrated a little holiday called Valentine’s Day this past week. A holiday that men everywhere detest because of the forced emotion it requires on a random calendar day. But no matter what you think of [...]

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A Small Way to Change the World

February 17, 2012
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When I was two years old, my biological father disappeared from my life. The circumstances of that are complicated, and to be shared another day. Suffice it to say, my dependence on him ceased around the same time as my dependence on diapers. My mother remarried, and that man became for all intents and purposes [...]

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Recently Pinned | Materials

February 13, 2012
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It’s been a while since I’ve talked about the fun stuff to buy here that I find all over the web. I used to have an entire series dedicated to it, but have since relegated most of my finds to Pinterest. I think it’s about time I liberated a few of those pins to share with [...]

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The Flip Side

February 9, 2012
The Flip Side

Need more proof that guys hitting on women in bars is creepy? Try reversing the roles. It’s been done before, with just as creepy effects. [via Devour]

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Hints of Summer

February 8, 2012
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Last week I briefly traveled to California for work. Although this winter in Chicago hasn’t been that bad, seeing what California’s winter was like (sunny, 70 degrees) made me realize something. I’m ready for summer.

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Life Unquenchably Meaningfully Well Lived

February 4, 2012
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Being human is never easy. But that’s the point. Perhaps as an unintended consequence of our relentless quest for more, bigger, faster, cheaper, now, we’ve comfortably acceded to something akin to a minor-league contempt for the richness and grandeur of life unquenchably meaningfully well lived. Hence, call this post my tiny statement of rebellion. Hex [...]

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Insta-Week

January 29, 2012
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The stories behind this week’s photos: 1 & 4  - This Chicago winter remains unpredictable. Last Friday it was snowing so heavily they let us out early to head home. Then this week it’s been nice enough for me to take some unscheduled walks outside in Millennium Park. Not complaining though. I really value the [...]

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