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Balinese Spirituality and Terrorism

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

So one of the amazing things about being in Bali is how omnipresent their spirituality is.  You litreally can't take two steps anywhere without nearly crushing a small offering on the ground in front of a store or a hotel.  The offerings typically have some flowers, fruit and a cookie or cracker in a tiny…

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Quakers, Participatory Culture, and Our Mission in the World

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, I went to a really interesting talk by Wess Daniels on Quakers and mission at the lovely Friends Church of Berkeley. Wess is a doctoral student and a released minister from Camas Friends Church in Washington. I really had not idea what to expect, other than the fact that a cross-section…

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The Story about Not Scuba Diving

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

So this was supposed to be the blog post where I tell you about all the amazing things I saw in my first scuba dive, from a lovely resort in Northern Bali.  It didn't quite work out that way, but I still learned something important about myself. Yesterday, my travel group met up at a…

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Off to Bali for a Week!

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

Just a quick check-in from the Taipei airport, where I have a layover before the last leg of my flight to Bali, Indonesia.  I will be vacationing in Bali with my friends David and Kim for a week, taking in the sites, sunning at the beach, and hopefully snorkeling / scuba diving. I might even…

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TechSoup Global Contributors’ Summit: 250 Leaders Strategize on Using Tech to Address Global Problems

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

For the past two days I've been at the TechSoup Global Contributors' Summit at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, California.  It's a really interesting gathering of a select couple hundred TechSoup partners, NGOs, tech industry folks and funders talking about how to connect the best technology tools to support the most worthwhile social causes. …

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Breaking Class with Drew Looner at Athletic Playground: Pushing Your Body and Your Mind

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Although I was pretty tired from the two day conference I just got back from, I decided to head out to catch B-boy Drew Looner's breaking class at Athletic Playground in Emeryville. Athletic Playground is a small and friendly space where they teach all manner of athletic pursuits from gymnatics to parkour, acro-yoga, and something…

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Yehoodi Talk Show # 124: Lindy Luv is in the Air on the Lindy Dating Game!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

For this Valentines Day, Spuds and I are happy to bring to you a very special edition of the Yehoodi Talk Show:  "The Lindy Dating Game". Three lovely lindy bachelorettes and one lindy bachelor play our game to win a date and valuable prizes. Find out if Kevin ends up with Sarah, Kellie or Becca…

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Lindy in the Park: Free Swing Dancing in Golden Gate Park since 1996

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

I had a fantastic time today at "Lindy in the Park," a weekly outdoor swing dance that happens every Sunday afternoon in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.  A mainstay of the Bay Area lindy scene since 1996, Lindy in the Park is a great public outreach for the dance, since it attracts hundreds of passersby,…

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Following a Leading : a two week update on my Bay Area move

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

"The place God calls you to is where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." — Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC, 1973 So it's about two weeks into my big move from New York City to the Bay Area, which has been really wonderful so far.  Mole and I are mostly…

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The Hario Buono V60 Drip Kettle: the perfect kettle for pour-over coffee

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

If you are a coffee snob and you practice one of the pour-over preparation methods, i.e. Chemex, Melitta or Hario , than you know that achieving the right kind of pour onto the grounds is an essential part of the process.  The problem is that most water kettles on the market have these wide spouts…

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