RIP: My Video Store

January 31, 2010

This weekend marks the closing of a place near and dear to me: my local video store.  The store, a sort of mom and pop operation has been losing business to Redbox, Netflix, cable television and even online viewing.
Before I moved a couple years ago, I used to live so close to the store that [...]

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Feeding Our Minds

January 27, 2010

I’m hungry.  Not in a literal sense…actually, I just finished eating my dinner before writing this.  No, I’m hungry for information, knowledge and the magic of a powerful thought and a well-crafted sentence.  I’m hungry for fiction so engaging that I forget to eat, drink or go to the bathroom.  This [...]

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Weekend Video Diversion: No Pants With Improv Everywhere

January 24, 2010

In honor of Global Belly Laugh Day, which takes place 1:24 p.m. local time today (regardless of time zone), I wanted to share a video that gave me a pretty good belly laugh.  It’s from my friends at Improv Everywhere.  They recently had their 9th annual No Pants subway ride in New York City (and [...]

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The Magic of Showing Up, Part Two

January 21, 2010

For bicycle messengers (and other cyclists), the winter is what separates the professionals from the wannabees.  I realized this earlier today as I was walking downtown in Chicago on a cold, gray and windy day as I watched a lone cyclist struggle to pedal fast down the street.
Once upon a time, when I was out [...]

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Weekend Musical Diversion: Buddy Guy

January 17, 2010

January in Chicago means that Buddy Guy plays a string of sold-out shows at his club.  I’ve seen Buddy play many shows both at his club and throughout the area and I can easily say he’s my favorite blues musician and a great showman.  Last year he released another album, Skin Deep, and it’s another [...]

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Follow Friday: Blog-Style

January 15, 2010

Twitter has its #FF, but today I would like to share some of my favorite sites that I have not included in my blogroll as of yet.
Chris Brogan. Once upon I time, I commented on his blog. After that, he was one of the first people to connect with me on LinkedIn and [...]

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The Friendship Project: Peoplescape (Part Two)

January 8, 2010

When we last left off, Maria Scileppi was describing some of the most notable friends that she met while working on her Peoplescape project, a year-long social experiment.  The project culminated in an exhibition at an art gallery last June.  To read the first part of this series, see below or click here. [...]

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The Friendship Project: Peoplescape (Part One)

January 6, 2010

Let’s face it, these days through social media tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, we can meet friends, followers, and contacts in a matter of seconds.  How many of these “friends” and “contacts” do we really feel a sense of connection with?
About a month ago, I wrote a post about a Pecha Kucha event [...]

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Weekend Video Diversion: John O’Donohue

January 3, 2010

Truth be told, I’m not familiar with John O’Donohue, but I found this video to be amazing and a great start to the new year. Upon further investigation I learned that O’Donohue was an Irish poet, philosopher and former Catholic priest who passed away exactly two years ago today…

If you enjoyed the video and are [...]

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2009 Recap: My Favorite Career Books of the Year

December 30, 2009

Full disclosure: all books mentioned below were purchased by me in 2009…
2009 was another year of career transition for me.  I spent considerable time on my job hunt including time spent revising my resume, dabbling in different social media tools and attending networking events.  However, one of the most important things I did this year [...]

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