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Want To Travel? Do It NOW.

October 20, 2010

We didn’t travel much when I was a kid. Maybe to Indiana a time or two to see the grandparents. But no Disneyland, no Grand Canyon and definitely no trips out of the country. My first time off of US soil was exactly seven years ago, when I got this hairbrained idea to go study [...]

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4+ Jerks, 1 Lesson

September 29, 2010

Bikers, travelers, and musicians . . . oh my! All about the analogies today, let me explain four ways that I’ve learned the same lesson. And we begin with a story . . . (1) I’m driving down Powell Boulevard in Portland yesterday morning when a motorcyclist (let’s call him Biker 1) blazes past me, [...]

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Ghana: Day One

May 5, 2010

Wednesday, October 8, 2003: I haven’t been in Accra for two hours yet and I’m already so overwhelmed by everything I’ve experienced, I don’t think I can remember enough to recollect it all here in words. The plane touched down at Kotoka International Airport at 8:05pm Ghana time. I’d been advised not to accept help [...]

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Join me in teaching a man to fish

April 8, 2010

I am excited to announce that PowersPercussion has just begun a virtual team in support of my absolute favorite charity. And I’m inviting you to join that team! Kiva is a non-profit organization that allows you to lend as little as $25 to specific low-income entrepreneurs around the globe. It’s always kind and admirable to [...]

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When in Rome . . .

January 1, 2010

(Updated: April 14, 2010) I may not look it, but I love food! Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am one of the world’s least picky eaters. Most people have at least a short list of foods that they will not- or cannot- eat. I have no such list. In the past, I used to [...]

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