Archive for 2006/11


2005 Bordeaux

The cover story of the June 2006 Wine Spectator reads:
“Bordeaux 2005, James Suckling rates more than 600 wines from this great vintage.”
I wonder how long it took him to try all 600? Did he spit out all the sippage? Did he get raging drunk and have a crazy-good time traveling to chateaus and tasting rooms […]

BrainJams

Been to one too many conferences? Tired of all the pomp and getting herded around from one session to the next? Tired of the sessions that almost have the subject right… but not quite? Well, hold on, because if you are in an industry using social media (if you aren’t maybe you should?!), a new […]

Carpets aren’t all bad

Who’da thunk that the leader of a carpet company would become something of a hero by people passionate about sustainability? He is to Sustainablog’s Jeff McIntire-Strasburg.
In fact, I was thrilled to read (November issue of Inc Magazine, The Industrialist) about Ray Anderson’s conversion from business-as-usual “plunderer” to a man who did over 150 speaking engangements […]

The Simplifier #24 is Online

The twenty-fourth issue of the Project Simplify newsletter The Simplifier is now archived on our newsletter archives page.
Here is a brief summary of the contents:
1. A Note From Shawn
Seeing Simplification Everywhere
2. Our Featured Quote
by Mildred Lisette Norman (a.k.a. “Peace Pilgrim”)
3. Article: Simplifying Life: 10 Steps to
Guest article by Brad Swift
4. This Week’s Simplification Tip
The Time […]

Walking on the not-so-sunny days

The other day I found myself running around feeling frantic and stressed. A friend reminded me of Project Simplify. “Hunh,” I thought.
How do I coach people? What do I write about? What do I spend many hours of every waking hour pondering? How to stay true to purpose in a sustainable manner. Running around […]