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November 2008



If I was Oprah... a few of my favorite things.

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:20 P GMT-06
While I was sitting, computerless, at Metropolis today, I jotted down a list of things I think would be great presents. Not necessarily for me, but things that get the Leah Stamp of Approval. Mostly they are made by friends or companies that I dig. I
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MyWineTxt.com is launching on December 14 and you're invited.

Sunday, 30 November 2008 10:52 A GMT-06
On December 14, Richard of Israeli Wine Direct and I are launching MyWineTxt.com. It'll be a house party, here in Chicago and you should come to it. MyWineTxt.com started as a suggestion that Richard let people order wine via direct message on T
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Sunday

Sunday, 23 November 2008 9:14 A GMT-06
Moving slow today and need to get a ton of stuff done. Cleaning stuff and work stuff and personal project stuff. Had an amazing time checking out the DIY Trunk Show with Amy yesterday. She blogged about nearly everything we saw, so I'll let you
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A nice video from my 3Day team

Tuesday, 18 November 2008 10:27 A GMT-06
Goes with the post Live like you were living. 
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Why I went to Michigan

Tuesday, 18 November 2008 8:52 A GMT-06
CMPRSA KeynoteView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: cmprsa mantra)
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Have you checked out G-Dcast?

Wednesday, 12 November 2008 8:54 P GMT-06
If you subscribe via RSS, then a few weeks ago you got a video with the post title "test." The video was Rabbi Lawrence Kushner talking about Bereshit. "And then there was light." The next week brought a new Torah portion, as ever
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This is me, asking for help.

Sunday, 9 November 2008 11:34 A GMT-06
I just sent in a report to ROI120, two months late, telling them about all the progress I've made with Itza Mitzva and the grant we were awarded.I've made little progress and I was too embarrassed to tell them, so I kept waiting. Hoping I wou
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I don't write music reviews... (Calvin Marty and The Sunken Ships)

Friday, 7 November 2008 12:46 P GMT-06
I wish I could write music reviews, but I don't. I lost my critical ear for music when I hung up my oboe in the late 1990s. Now all music opinion comes from somewhere near my heart. Music is the soundtrack for triumph, heartbreak, cleaning, writi
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The Polls are Open

Tuesday, 4 November 2008 10:15 A GMT-06
I walked around after voting and took pictures of the 7 or 8 other polls within 2-3 blocks of my condo. High density living and high density polling.  I got misty-eyed as I walked away from the first polling place and kept seeing people walking
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Two Links

Monday, 3 November 2008 4:24 P GMT-06
1. If you weren't able to donate on my behalf for the Komen 3-Day, please donate to Amy Guth as she prepares to run a half-marathon for St. Judes. She's running in honor of her wee cousin, only 2 years old, with cancer. 2. The archive of Hol
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Live like you were living

Saturday, 1 November 2008 5:44 P GMT-06
On Rosh Hashanah, my rabbi's sermon echoed the song "Live like you were dying." A song about all the things you do, if you think the end of your life is near. A dear friend from my days in Colorado is wearing those boots. She and her hu
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