Sometimes the perfect song just finds you.
When I arrived in my own set of clothes
I was half a world away from my home
And I was hunted by the wolves and I was heckled by the crows
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
Alongside my innocence I laid in bed awake
Conflicted in these chains with [...]
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Yesterday was Yom Kippur, considered the holiest day of the year for Jews. I have never been particularly religious, but fasting on Yom Kippur is something I’ve done since I was a kid. Not because my parents told me to or because it was expected of me, but because the significance of the day is [...]
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Earlier this month I spent seven amazing days in New Mexico on a solo vacation to celebrate my 27th birthday. No computer. No email. No boyfriend. Just a rental car, my cameras and a few maps.
It was a wondrous experience to be alone in the vast spaces of the West. I saw and did things [...]
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When Jeffrey Zeldman uploads your photo to Flickr, you blog it.
@whitneyhess on Acela Express
Originally uploaded by Jeffrey Zeldman
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Shockingly, a bunch of people really believed that I was putting my career as a user experience designer on hold in order to become a motivational speaker.
But there have been much bigger jokes floating around the web today in honor of April Fools’ Day, some of which are cute and silly, and others of which [...]
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Tags:Digressions·Humor