An Ironic Sense of Adventure

In the last several days, I have had four or five people cross my path who have been trying to make some very difficult decisions about career, where to live, and other major life decisions that determine much of the proximate years.

Yes, this topic is coming around and around, over and over.  It’s May and change is in the air!

Yes… CHANGE, and the ever present question, “What do I do with my life?”

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Being Alive: Voyeurism, Social Networking, and Losing Your Soul to the Internet

The internet has exploded in recent years with a phenomenon called “Social Networking”. Sites like Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, YouTube, Blogspot, digg and a host of others have made it extremely cool for people sharing the personal, intimate details of their life online with minimum privacy.

Until recently, a peeping tom was someone who would skulk around in the shadows and peer into open windows. Today, we have a new breed of peeping toms (and tom-ettes), those who just poke into everyone else’s business via the ‘open window’ of their social network.

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Being Alive: Lessons I Learned in College Station

This is part one in a series called Being Alive, exploring the issue of our fragmented society and finding ways to become more engaged with the world around us.

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This weekend I spent some time exploring College Station, TX – home of the Texas A&M Aggies. I always knew this place was legendary for it’s traditions and awesome sporting events, but I never fully understood the full might and power until this weekend.

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