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Everyone has a plan…

Everyone has a plan…

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” — Mike Tyson
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Buckles, The Martian, and Hard Choices

Buckles, The Martian, and Hard Choices

Recently, on a cross-atlantic flight, I watched the movie The Martian. The story,-an astronaut stranded on Mars, and finding a way to…
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Towards a More Sustainable Company.

The following quote is from “The Responsible Company” by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia. I am quoting it verbatim because it…
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The Economy of Craftsmanship.

I am so not an economist —but going off a standard definition of “economy: — “careful management of available resources.” I can offer some…
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Lovely expression.

Grateful to have found your blog.
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Young Cuisine

Young Cuisine

This is a story of sustainability. Not the word “sustainability” which has been neutered into meaningless marketing jargon— rather, it is…
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The Best Baker in Chicago

The Best Baker in Chicago

There is no one in Chicago doing pastries as well as Ethan at Cellar Door Provisions, right now. Period. Full stop.
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Everything I Know About Typography.

OK. It is not everything I know — rather this is a distillation of what I know, based on almost 40 years of rumination and working with…
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Tai Chi and Truth

I can tell you in 2 minutes what you need to do in order to cultivate the amazing benefits of tai chi practice. In those two minutes, I can…
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Separating Separation Between the Consumer and the Maker

I’m old. At least, I have been told a couple times now “you’re old” — in reference to certain events in my life — ok, honestly — when…
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Why Big Omaha

The chef Daniel Barber loves to talk about “the food that your food eats.” In order for your food to have nutritional value and, more…
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