Monthly Archives: November 2007

Green is a Great Color for Holiday Whimsy

I’ve been researching and brainstorming ideas for a more sustainable way of celebrating the holidays and I’m going to share them with you on this last day of November. Consider incorporating one or all of these ideas into your holidays.
Lighting:
If you don’t already have a fortune invested in outdoor lights, or you’re willing to [...]

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How to Change the World

At the bus stop with Little One, age nine, a Kindergartner was hyper. She was running all over the place, making silly noises and generally just enjoying the heck out of herself.
Little One is a serious child and she was getting pretty frustrated. I leaned over and whispered to her, “She’s [...]

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Locks of Love | Caring for Kids with Medical Hair Loss

I’m a hairstylist. I know how important hair is to people. Believe me… I know.Back in cosmetology school, part of the definition of hair was to “adorn the head“. There was no other specific physiological purpose of hair, but as many of us already know… hair is part of our identity.
How we [...]

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Schools For Schools

Young people out there are making a huge difference in our world. One of the most amazing groups I have found is Invisible Children. We wrote about them back in March. They have grown so much since then. It started out as a movie, then a movement. Now they have made it their mission [...]

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Largesse Means:

According to TechCrunch.com, 217 million people play online games. 217 MILLION people… that’s like nine times the population of Texas.
Now imagine what could be accomplished if those 217 million people took those finely-tuned gaming skills over to FreeRice.com.
FreeRice.com offers visitors a fun and surprisingly addictive word challenge that pays out in the best of [...]

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