From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2009

My favorite “year in review” posts: The decade in review… in icons: And top 25 hits of 2009 all mixed into ONE. Amazing.

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HugNation clips 9/29/09

December 30, 2009

Nature blows my mind…and leaves me in a state of awe: I’m debating removing, “The world would rather hug you than hurt you” from the Hugmobile.

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Thou Shall Smell the Flowers

December 29, 2009

I have been devouring science documentaries. To me, studies of the natural world are better tools for studying “god” than sacred texts. A Sacred text is a man’s attempt to put the inexpressible into words. Often those words are then translated. Sometimes the original words are even passed down several times before they make it [...]

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symbols & beliefs

December 28, 2009

While I am deeply inspired by and intensely connected with the Burning Man festival and community, it does not represent my beliefs. I am often tempted to identify as a “Burner,” but when I sit with that definition, it doesn’t fit. My belief system – influenced in part by my experiences at Burning Man – [...]

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symbols & beliefs

December 28, 2009

While I am deeply inspired by and intensely connected with the Burning Man festival and community, it does not represent my beliefs. I am often tempted to identify as a “Burner,” but when I sit with that definition, it doesn’t fit. My belief system – influenced in part by my experiences at Burning Man – [...]

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"It's Caleb! It's Carter" (The Gift)

December 27, 2009

For Xmas, I had Matthew Gehrett create a themesong for my nephews. “It’s Caleb! It’s Carter!” LYRICS: They like anything with great big teeth They like dinosaurs, but they hate toy thieves They like Spiderman and they like to rock They like Mary Jane, but they hate Doc Ock.

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“It’s Caleb! It’s Carter” (The Gift)

December 27, 2009

For Xmas, I had Matthew Gehrett create a themesong for my nephews. “It’s Caleb! It’s Carter!” LYRICS: They like anything with great big teeth They like dinosaurs, but they hate toy thieves They like Spiderman and they like to rock They like Mary Jane, but they hate Doc Ock.

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"Straw & Stream"

December 26, 2009

Part of this week’s Belief Buffet was explaining my metaphor of individuals as straws.

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“Straw & Stream”

December 26, 2009

Part of this week’s Belief Buffet was explaining my metaphor of individuals as straws.

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Santa Letter 2009!

December 24, 2009

Dear Santa, We at the Eggnography Institute for Yuletide Research are dedicated to maximizing the Xmas experience for all good little boys and girls (plus related icons and subsidiaries.) Due to recent climate change research we can no longer endorse the current “Father Christmas” uniform that has been used consistently in recent decades. (With the [...]

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