This here post is a little like the "Stump the Chump" segment of "Car Talk" on NPR stations . . . where Click and Clack revisit some of the folks they've given advice to, and find out whether it worked.
Today, we're revisiting some old posts, to let you know what's happened since. And we'll be traveling in reverse-chronological order.
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On January 23, 2011, we posted about Bean Up The Nose Art's luggage-tag-making class to be held at Cherish in San Francisco next Saturday, February 26. UPDATE: spaces still available! Call this fabulous paper arts store at 415-379-7300 to make reservations. $20 per person for everything. 1-3 p.m. 115 Clement St.
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On January 13, 2011, we posted to you about "1979 Saturdays"'s pledge to go cell phone-less and computer screen-less all day and night long on Saturdays, and we told you about William Powers' terrific book "Hamlet's Blackberry" regarding technology and humans and how the two love each other but sometimes need a break. UPDATE: fabulousness!
It is a terrific thing to get yourself away from these devices for this percentage of the week. Your mind starts to feel like it used to -- unharried, cogitating longer on different kinds of things, able to listen to what the people next to you are saying without such distraction, and your hands work on art projects and other tactile endeavors besides clicking buttons on a pad. Amazing results. A little freaky around 9 am each Saturday to think, "Oh -- I'm NOT turning that on." And friends and family freak out a little thinking they can't instantaneously reach you. But we're all working through our anxieties, and it's been overall great.
Best and cool-est of all . . . "Hamlet's Blackberry" author William Powers wrote the kindest post back to Beans, in response to us forwarding him the "1979 Saturdays" blog post link. WAY TO GO, MR. POWERS!! YOU ROCK!!
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On November 2, 2010, as part of this blog's "Month of Gratitude," much love was posted about fabulous CrossFit and Tamalpais CrossFit in Marin, and how my learning to do pull-ups changed my life. Seriously. UPDATE: tomorrow I'm competing -- along with husband Clarke -- in my first CrossFit competition. Seriously. At nearly 50 years old. Come on out to the Courage Games and watch a whole bunch of amateur athletes go for it!!! Or, cheer us on in your virtual world.
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And on October 13, 2011, Beans posted about frustration with a certain-public-radio-station-that-would-remain-nameless for pre-empting our pledge challenge advertising spot with tickets to the Vinyl Cafe. And Beans is very, very happy to report that this week, that radio station wrote an incredibly honest, kind, long, and apologetic e-mail to Beans, taking full responsibility. WAY TO GO!!! Took a while, but you came through. ROCK ON.
Hope you've enjoyed this little road-back-trip. More news next week! Thanks for playing with us.
2 comments:
No one stumped the chump :) You're always on target with EVERYTHING :)
And you have no idea how excited I am to put together all your boxes and fill them with all your cards on Monday, bah!
And I can't wait to post about our field trip:)
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