As Diamond-Cut Life readers know, I love not just sociability, but community, i.e. interwoveness, especially between folks of varying ages and walks in life. So! Thor’s and my 8th annual Christmas party is Sunday December 4th, from 2-7 p.m. Children are welcome; I’m pretty crazy about them. Jeremiah, 9, exclaimed the other day, “Wow, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'running'
Things I’m Excited About
November 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · community
Tags: Christmas party·Hood to Coast·Nia·running·Sue Staehli·UnGame
Happiness In The High Desert
June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Oregon, community, entertainment, lifestyle, money, nature
What did I do last night and how happy did it make me? I went running in the high desert, sang and got people to sing with me — for a 9 on my 1-10 scale of happiness. I’m in Bend, Oregon, for a conference on public participation. To the right is the type of [...]
Tags: American Pie·Bend·exercise·fun·happiness·high desert·Janet Johnson·Oregon·outdoors·public participation·running·thrift
The 80-20 Rule Of Resources
February 6th, 2009 · No Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability
I had this great plan. So many things start out that way (is it like this for you, too?). I see in hindsight that my plan did not take the 80-20 rule of resources into account. It’s a spin-off of Pareto’s Principle (Pareto being an Italian economist). To get myself to go running more during [...]
Tags: 80-20 rule·conservation·consumption·economics·exercise·green living·life·Pareto Principle·Portland Running Company·running
Revisiting Run 7 On 7
November 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment · energy, lifestyle, sustainability, transportation
by Alison Wiley I have been corrected. Supporters of Run 7 On 7 (see earlier post) have told me that Linda Quirk is traveling to all seven continents to run marathons by herself, and is not taking others with her, as a runner here in Portland had reported. As I’ve mentioned earlier, I think it’s [...]
How To Save Five Hours A Week
September 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · energy, food & drink, lifestyle
Do you suffer from time poverty, i.e. feel that you don’t have nearly enough time? I periodically do, and I’ve seen it termed an American epidemic. The irony and the good news is that many of what I call the over-activities eating up our time and stressing us are the same over-activities that are eating [...]
Tags: breakfast·carbon footprint·consumption·cooking·dinner·global warming·green living·life·lunch·Mount Tabor·running·shopping·thrift·time management·time sink
