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If you've never visited the blog, PostSecret, do.  It gives a glimpse into our humanity that is rarely seen or felt, in such a visceral way. Photo by Foxtongue My friend, Sally Spencer-Thomas, recently saw the founder of PostSecret,  Frank Warren, speak at a conference and blogged about what she learned. It's a brilliant post. …

A lovely way to spend an evening: Sitting next to the Christmas tree, in a darkened room, save for the lights on the tree, lap cat and blanket, listening to late poet, John O'Donohue, talk about beauty: http://bit.ly/elHw3D

My husband's Christmas wish list: (1) Peace throughout the universe! (2) Enough food for everyone on Earth! (especially ice cream and pumpkin pie and cookies for little boys!) (3) Three pianos in every pot (er, house) (4) New big toes for Russ You'd have to know my husband to understand item 3. We typically have…

Personality Poker is a different kind of assessment tool for capturing one's personality quickly.  It's also a great example of the collision of multiple worlds: personality assessments, Formula One racing, and Las Vegas poker. Think I'm a bit crazy?  See for yourself.  Read the story of how it was developed. Key take-aways from this wonderful…

Innovation, rather than cut from whole cloth, often comes from re-arranging existing pieces into a new configuration.  So says science writer,  Steven Johnson, in this Wall Street Journal article,  The Genius of the Tinkerer. This quote from Johnson says it all: [I]deas are works of bricolage.  They are, almost inevitably, networks of other ideas.  We…