Category: work
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Summer Session Here I Come!
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Today I got confirmation that there is still room in a summer term class that I’m just super excited about. Yale Divinity School does week long classes over the summer, and I’m going to be taking “The Bible through Art and Artifact.” The class has just five lectures, but each…
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The Lessons Taught by an Aunt and Uncle
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A couple of weekends ago, my sister, her husband and I went back to summer camp. My sister and I had attended Kennolyn as campers, went through the Camper in Leadership Training program, and went on to be counselors and Directors ourselves. Camp was a life changing event. We learned…
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Oh, the Craziness of it All
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Work has been crazy, in all sorts of ways. I’m finding that I’m spending longer hours, and still feeling like there’s more to do when I leave each night. The end result? I like to come home and zonk out on the couch. Or, in the case of last night,…
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A Post of Frenzied Gratitude
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Sometimes work dominates our world and needs an overwhelming amount of attention. Today was one of those kinds of days, with what seemed to be back to back meetings. And a chiropractor appointment. And then I stayed at work until about 8:45pm, and jumped right back in to some work…
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The Building of Brand Obama
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I could not be prouder today of our whole country for making the choice to elect such an amazing man, for taking the leap of faith, for holding on to hope, and for voting with our hearts. It is momentous. It was awe inspiring to watch as Obama took office,…
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Tokyo at Night: The Seminarian Turns off the Billboards
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This last week at work, the CEO of Hulu came in to talk to us. We get to have lots of interesting folks come in and talk with us … but I have to say, Jason’s point of view and candid discussion about his company was really refreshing and dare…
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Office Cheer and Prizes, and More About the New Year’s Eve Retreat
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Today one of our art directors brought by this little gem, a Santa asking, “Penguins?” I’ve long admired this guy’s work, and this illustration made me giggle. Especially since he signed it “YAY! Shawn.” My co-workers were quite generous, and other little gifts (booty socks, Peets cards) were exchanged. Our…
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Company Holiday Party with Heart
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Last night was my company’s holiday party. Budgets had been slashed, and we knew oh way back three months ago that this shindig would be funded by less than a quarter of the funds they’d spent last year. But still, it was only natural for us to expect something like…