Resurrecting the Club Directory Club Directories used to be a normal part of civic life. Thanks to some fab partners at the City of Norwalk, I was able to bring this back for my new hometown.
Participatory civic design: You can do it, too! The folks behind the Manresa Island project are holding public feedback sessions as they finalize their master plan for the site.
I met some real-life Wombles! I stumbled upon a volunteer trash pickup crew in London—and learned about the mystical cartoon critters their group is named after.
Bike Party I got roped into hosting a weekly social bike ride every Friday throughout the summer here in Norwalk. I'm so glad I did.
New Work City I led the charge to build Manhattan's first coworking space—and had a damn good time doing it.
We can't always self-help our way to the answers we need I love the self-help section. (Your bookstore might call it personal growth now.) It's the first place I head to when I get to the bookstore. The self-help section in any bookstore is packed to the gills with things you can do, by yourself, to improve your life.
Enough Already I'm tired of having my attention manipulated. Of being robbed of my focus, of being constantly amused and entertained. I'm tired of my natural curiosity being hijacked by those who know they can exploit it to get me to click something, read something, scroll something, extend