A close friend of mine this week had a heart attack.

He’s 21.

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When I first signed up for The Listserve some time ago I was full of skepticism, hopes and delusion. Then the projects started and I started to receive email after email; Beautiful words forming advice, tips and precautions that everyone really should take part of. Irregardless of it’s purpose – it is fun hearing about other people.

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I thought long and hard, perhaps just long, about what to write. And of course I procrastinated to the point where I almost wondered if I’d missed my window to write to the list. You sign up, and you know intellectually that someday you’ll have to write to everyone, but you figure it will be ages away. You’ll have time to think of something.
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Upon receiving the notification that I am the winner, I was immediately struck with, “oh no, what am I going to say or do?!?”

Having squandered 47.75 of the hours I was given to come up with something, I am hoping that in 15 minutes I have left, I can come up with something interesting to say to all 20k+ of you. Continue reading »

Let me tell you about one of the best days of my life. Continue reading »

When I received the email telling me I could write a letter to 20,000 people, I smiled. The timing was hilarious.
The last four days have been the most amazing in my life… but that is a different story (you can ask me about it via email if you like). Continue reading »

My wife and I are cooking one meal from every United Nations member country,* in alphabetical order, as a dinner party and fundraiser. We call it United Noshes, and we document every meal and recipe on our blog. Continue reading »

Hello Listserve!

I’m writing this from my hotel room in Auckland, New Zealand. First trip out of Australia and I’m loving it!

Last night we dropped in to The Shakespeare for a quick beer on the walk home. Wow, What a pub! They brew their own beer in behind the bar. If you’re in the area I highly recommend it. Continue reading »

That idea you have? Stop putting it off. Will it be difficult? Probably. Will you want to give up? Absolutely. But don’t. You have to persevere. Continue reading »

On 10/4/2004, I had an epiphany. I taught problem solving as a high school math teacher. After the vision, I moved to Portland to get a PhD in systems science, and in two years when I finish my dissertation, I’ll be traveling the country to foment a (r)evolution. Continue reading »