4/19/11 – Voice

I was really inspired by this story about Jan Christian and her husband Randy. Jan had not been able to speak for the past 35 years due to an injury in a car crash and has had her voice newly restored through a complicated surgery. Their story is one of graciousness, empathy, true love, and…

Small Things

I’ve been a big fan of the photoblogs that Ree (Pioneer Woman), Kathleen Connally (A Walk Through Durham Township), Amanda Pair and the Boston Globe have been running for a long time now. Other friends like Bernie at Medraw and Erin’s Photo 365 project have been trying to do a photo (or sketch) every day…

Michael Patrei and Ballou

When I gave a talk about Bootstrapping in the Mohawk Valley to the MV Young Professionals group last month, one of the points I tried to drive home was that you need to surround yourself with people that make things…and that you should make something too. Whether those things are businesses, films, music, art, pieces…