Lately everyone I talk to seems to be going through some transition, transformation, or major life challenge. People are struggling with relationships, finances, career choices...you know the drill. For those of us privileged enough to make it to middle-age, life tends to get bigger, more intense, and the decisions we make are now more important …
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Hubris Thy Name is Facebook
Now that Facebook is down, it seemed a good time to share my thoughts on a pretty serious and popular topic. Thank the Lord for Twitter because where else would we have gotten the breaking dialogue on this exciting, or as some people might see it, tragic outage. First there was alqaeda (okay fake alqaeda) …
.org Growth Strong in Down Economy
And now, for some good news. Not only is there growth in the .org domain (the third largest of the generic top-level domains) but it's accelerating. That's right, new domains grew by 7.6% in the first half of this year, more than doubling last year's first half of 3.2%. Check out the full story on …
SF Kids Improv Theater Tells Collective Story of Life
Creative ones under the silver bridge In his book “A Whole New Mind,” Daniel Pink writes, “The era of “left brain” dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which “right brain” qualities-inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate.” Almost everyone I’ve come into contact with this year has put “meaning” …
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Priority Bean Counting
Mary spends a free afternoon doing volunteer work, makes new friends, strengthens resolve to be a catalyst for change.
‘Tis the Season
I’ve just returned from my second night volunteering at the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert with a full heart. I’ve had a passion for this particular group for many years. Not only do they represent my ideal of a classical men’s chorus with the broadest range imaginable, they also represent the best of San …
Mary Gilbert 