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10 May, 2013the incredible lightness of maddy
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A few months ago, I received an email:Hi, Karen! Guess what: I'm graduating this year! I'm really excited. So, I don't know if you do this or not, but I'd really love if you'd take my senior pictures. Would you be open to it? ...
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1 Aug, 2011
a walking safari, and some final thoughts on kenya
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On my last day in Kenya, before leaving for the airport, a Maasai warrior led me through the bush to meet a giraffe. And that there, my friends, is a sentence I never thought I'd ever utter in my lifetime. Julius is a real, honest-to-goodness Maasai ...
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21 Jul, 2011
because giant heads and spoon cars apparently weren't enough
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Well, this week has been just surreal. As you remember, first, there were giant president heads. Then there was a car made of spoons that growled. And finally, yesterday? There was Rusty the Singing Cowboy. Earlier this week, I ...
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4 Jul, 2011
chookooloonks life list update: number 11, hand churn ice cream with alex? CHECK.
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So early last month, I gave a talk at the World Domination Summit. As part of my presentation, I talked about my life list, and in giving examples of what was on my list, I mentioned that I wanted to make homemade ice cream with Alex, preferably ...
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25 Jun, 2011
photograph 1000 faces: the world of possibilities edition
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Finally, I would be totally remiss if I didn't mention the World of Possibilities event and Giselle Hudson, who made it possible for Alex and I have this beautiful trip to my tropical homeland. The truth is that without Giselle, we might have gone ...
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23 Jun, 2011
kariwak village holistic haven & hotel, tobago
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The night before Alex and I left for Trinidad, we were out for a family dinner with Marcus, at an outdoor restaurant. At some point after the meal, while Alex was playing with some other kids in the nearby green space, I absent-mindedly checked my ...
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22 Jun, 2011
auntie sonia, mount st. benedict and the tunapuna market
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Last Tuesday evening, I spoke to my Auntie Sonia on the phone. "I'm coming to pick you and Alex up early tomorrow," she said. "You need to take some pictures of real Trinidad." I was very excited about this: Auntie Sonia used to be married to ...
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20 Jun, 2011
grandma the great and her garden
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Our second full day in Trinidad (after having gotten our beach fix), we headed southeast to Champs Fleurs to visit my grandmother, or as Alex calls her, "Grandma the Great." This is my dad's mom, she's 93 years old, and I want you to listen closely ...
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20 Jun, 2011
good friends, good times & maracas beach
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A couple of days before Alex and I left for Trinidad, my phone rang. It was my friend Gail. Gail and I have known each other since I was 15 and she was 14. We were students at St. Joseph's Convent, Port-of-Spain, and she's one of the few ...
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9 Jun, 2011
a proper portland farewell
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Sweet Asha. Last week, my friend Asha sent me a private message on Twitter: "Any chance we could meet while you're in town? I can even drive you to the airport, if you need it." Now, Asha is one of my most favourite people I've met since I ...
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8 Jun, 2011
even more beautiful wds faces
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The lovely Shara, samba artist and bellydancer extraordinaire. Because I was at the World Domination Summit for only 1 day, I didn't get to spend nearly as much time getting to know people as I would've liked. I did, however, get to take some ...
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7 Jun, 2011
a few more world domination summit faces
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The very Zen Leo Babauta. So I thought I'd share some more of the awesome faces I encounted at the World Domination Summit this past weekend. The amazing face, above, belongs to Leo Babauta, the creative mind behind the insanely wonderful, peaceful blog, ...
