post-it playlist: Spriver
Spring is in the air and changes are afoot. 2015 really feels like a year of big change for many people around me. There is a shift happening. This can bring anxiety over the unknown but I hold on to the idea that change is good and helps us all grow. Hippy dippy? Maybe, but if you don't like it, the ...
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Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? Pretty Much.
Gwyneth is way off base with all the health and beauty tips she shares with the world, but so is the vast majority of everyone else. It starts with the skin/diet/lifstyle 'guru' down to Gwyneth and every celebrity with a diet, in a magazine, or any other bullshit they are trying to push to consumers. ...
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Public Art in Chicago
When I went to Chicago, I expected to discover art and urban culture. There's the world famous Art Institute of Chicago, which I planned to spend an entire afternoon in (and I did). What I didn't expect was to see huge public art sculptures all over the city as we explored the downtown ...
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Rebel, Rebel, I like your… curiosity.
"Curiosity is unruly. It doesn't like rules, or at least, it assumes that all rules are provisional, subject to the laceration of a smart question nobody has yet thought to ask. It disdains the approved pathways, preferring diversions, unplanned excursions, impulsive left turns. In short, curiosity is ...
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Best Eats of Chicago
What can I say about Chicago? It's a huge metropolitan city with a prairie feel. Midwest hospitality is a real thing and results in the best customer service experience I've ever had. I thought Canadians were some of the friendliest in the world but I think we may have some competition from the folks of ...
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Blood, Bones & Butter: A Lesson in Badassery
Blood, Bones, & Butter: the inadvertent education of a reluctant chef by Gabrielle Hamilton is a book that came to me at just the right time. I needed to find some "grrr" for my personal and professional life and Hamilton provided some tips in her memoir. I found it in an internet black hole of food ...
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2014 in Books (the super and the meh.)
In 2014, I read more books than I watched TV series or movies. Throughout the year, I noticed there is only a small group of quality films/series that appeal to me. I've been craving original stories and deeper research which lead me to a lot of great books. It's because of this shift that I was able ...
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