Personal
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Season 22
Twenty-one years ago today, I posted for the first time on this blog. A lot has happened: My wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary last year; we have two nearly adult children; I’ve moved twice; changed jobs a few times; traveled quite a bit, and seen much joy and heartache. In terms of…
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My 2024 Mantra: Holding Myself Accountable First
Each year, I choose a personal mantra to help guide and influence my thoughts, words, and actions for the year. For 2024, my mantra is “Holding myself accountable first”. This one is pretty self-explanatory. Before reacting in anger, blame, resentment, or when dealing with a challenge or a goal, I want to try to pause…
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Movement Creates Motivation
Each year since 2021, I’ve chosen a mantra to help focus my mind for the year. In 2022, it was “I have no enemies”, inspired by a dharma talk by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. This mantra was largely inspired by the atmosphere of vitriol and tribalism in communities, the media, and the world. It…
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Some favorite quotes – a running list
Inspired by chatting in a work Slack channel, l’m taking my list of favorite quotes and making them public, starting with a couple that I think of often. Similar to my running list of comedians I’ve seen, I’ll try to remember to keep this updated as I add new ones to the list. For now,…
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Vote Yes on Orono School Bond
You may have heard that Orono is holding a vote on this coming Tuesday, June 11th to pass a bond in support of some long-overdue upgrades to our crumbling schools. As a proud Orono resident with two children in our schools, I was fortunate to have a role as one of the community representatives in…
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Pitching in the Shirtsleeves
On my first Mother’s Day without my Mom, I try to find something to hold onto.
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Not one of the finer moments in Bond history
I get that they want to show he’s wearing 3D glasses, but this will go down as a fully 90’s fashion choice nonetheless.
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Catherine Campbell, 1957-2018
My mother, Cathi Campbell, passed away Monday June 11th 2018. Her obituary will appear in the Bangor Daily News (Maine) and Hartford Courant (Connecticut) on June 13th and 14th 2018, and is also reprinted below. Catherine Marie Dowd Campbell went to be with the Lord on Monday June 11, 2018, held by her son Jason…
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Befriending Time
I stood up from my seat in the pew, ready to carry a heavy weight. Could I take a punch? I guess this was as good a time as any to find out. Only it would have to be a wet one, like a kiss, because it was starting to rain. *** When someone dies, you…
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My Top 20 Favorite Tweets of 2014
20. As a habitual, obsessive tabs closer, and a big Glengarry Glen Ross fan, this speaks to me. ABC Always Be Closing Tabs — Chris Ziegler (@zpower) April 4, 2014 19. Web agencies *need* to shift to adopt this perspective in order to survive and thrive. "Launching" is the half-way mark. — Beau (@beaulebens) August 22,…