BSA Camp Staff – It Gets Better
You might’ve guessed that these potential changes to the BSA’s anti-homosexuality policy have pretty much dominated my mental bandwidth over the las...
Tag: inspirational
Random clips, quotes, phrases, and stories that I’ve found to be inspiring…
2012: What Brought Us Together
This is a great montage of the events that shaped 2012 – some devastating, some world-changing, and some just plain incredible. Want something to do tomor...
2012 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 15 – Some Faith in Humanity for 2012
It seems impossible to make sense of the tragedy that happened yesterday … 20 children and 6 of their educators murdered in the very halls meant to foster...
2012 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 13 – Random Acts of Kindness
I love it when the holidays bring out the best in people, like in the case of 87 year-old Patsy Roberts. She’s a victim of Hurricane Sandy who loved to co...
Discontinued Lego Train Pulls Into Station for One of Its Biggest Fans
And while we’re on the subject of Legos, here’s a touching story about the Lego Company helping to connect an 11-year old fan with a set that heR...
What do you desire???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nif01WZ9aI “Don’t worry too much – somebody’s interested in everything. And anything you can be interest...
The Newsroom exposes media flaws we all need to face.
I stayed up late last night to finish off the last couple of episodes of The Newsroom that I hadn’t ever circled back to since I started watching maybe tw...
Caine’s Arcade, Part 2 – a cardboard arcade follow-up
Remember Caine’s Arcade from earlier this spring? Well, they’ve been hard at work not only fostering Caine’s creativity, but also encouraging ...
Muppet Performer Jerry Nelson Dies at 78
(news via People magazine; author of this great image unknown) This is sad – Muppet performer Jerry Nelson passed away yesterday. In addition to playing T...
The Lego Story
I had no idea that… …2012 was Lego’s 80th birthday. …the company’s history was dotted with so many potentially show-stopping failu...