>So, let's not kid ourselves - I've always adored good grub. However, I have to confess that of late I've been seized anew by all things food-related. So, for the sake of emptying the brain of the stream-of-consciousness thoughts, here's a collection of random musings on the subject:1. I've started a little list of foodie folks, both local and afar: https://twitter.com/bethanystephens/good-foodie-folks. Suggestions welcome. 2. I've been delighted by a ... View Post
Keys to a Well-Read Life
>One of my favorite magazines is Fast Company (https://www.fastcompany.com/), because I find it to be outstanding in terms of pushing and expanding my thoughts, keeping me tech savvy and introducing me to non traditional approaches to management of both my personal life and business techniques. I also like that it is as appropriate for entrepreneurs as for nonprofit executives and business owners from small to global in scale.The May issue letter from the editor (which I ... View Post
Irritating grocery store clerks as entertainment
>Another past post republished from My Life in Green, 2009:We successfully tackled plastic bags several years ago. It was easy enough to make the switch to reusable bags for groceries by returning a stockpile of them to the car after every trip to the grocery store, but it took a little longer to get in the habit of remembering to bring them in for other shopping excursions. I now shop at off-times to minimize the annoyance factor (mostly of those around me - I think it is virtually ... View Post
And when she was bad, she was horrid.
>With the recent passage of Earth Day 2010 and Earth Month drawing to a close, I was rereading some past posts from a blog that must now rest in peace. However, a handful are almost worth sharing:From My Life in Green, 2009I assess my efforts to live a little greener like an excerpt from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem: "...when she was good she was very, very good, and when she was bad she was horrid." Here's the poem in its entirety, in case it doesn't ring a bell: ... View Post
The technology, aps & websites currently garnering my attention
>Don't say you weren't forewarned about the lack of pattern or relationship between my posts. Leaping from social media to gardening back to technology and over to random musings is... well, a typical day for me.Today I'm going to leap upon my soapbox to tout the wonders of some recent websites and related discoveries. I'm truly enthused and amazed at the fantastic arsenal of tools that are released and finessed every day. While I don't claim my list of favorites (below) to ... View Post
Please Disregard the Dirt Under my Nails
>I've started to look toward corraling my various musings and essays into one place (i.e. this blog), and ran across this one from 2009 that I thought might be worth sharing...Disregard the Dirt Under my NailsAdventures of a novice gardener Gardening is not a spectator sport - you can't help but to be swept up in it. Being around it can breed an interest, and an experimental plant or two can take you tumbling headfirst into a lifetime passion. My mother gardened, and I eventually succumbed to ... View Post
