peripheral people
/Who should we look towards?
Read MoreI had a Christmas party over the weekend and ordered way too much food…
Read MoreYou know I love anything to do with popup dinners (even though the term "popup" always feel too kitschy) and when I discovered Open Circuit Dining, I had to learn more.
Read MoreAs I wrote a few weeks ago, my passion project is back in busniss!
Read MoreA couple of years ago, I felt this really deep need to meet new people.
Read MoreI have an extensive list of people I want to feature on the site and near the top of this year's list was my friend, Emily Boyd. Somehow between both of our schedules we found time to meet up at La Mie to talk about Emily's involvement in neighborhood revitalization here in Des Moines. Emily's one of the busiest people I know, but also one of the happiest. I think she's found that sweet spot where her deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet up.
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Sometimes I write stuff for you, the reader, and other times I write for myself as a sort of “digital record”. Today I write for the latter…
Below is a summary of the talk I’ll be giving at Pinterest next month. After editing it several times, I’m beginning to wonder if there’s a book lurking between the lines. Something about the necessity of offline community in the digital age, maybe? More to come.
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