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That’s all it takes to make a big difference in someone’s life. Kiva is one of the coolest ideas ever. The idea is to pool $25, $50, whatever, from millions of folks like us on the web, and grant micro loans to small entrepreneurs in developing countries. Watch the video and see if you aren’t [...]

My friend Mary Beth is back. Yay!

This is the place I revisit in my dreams over and over, the place I think of as home. View Larger Map View Larger Map We lived above what was then a linoleum store on the corner of Washington and Broadway, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The black door on the right was a hideous mint green with [...]

What a concept: our next President actually wants to hear our suggestions. So I submitted the following on his web site, Change.gov. Why don’t you try it too? Two things really concern me as I listen to and read all the talk about energy and the environment: 1. Why aren’t we talking about conservation? The [...]