The Authentic Eccentric

I’m taking the holiday off to recharge, relax and eat tasty food, but I wanted to leave you with some good articles to dive into when you feel the need to escape:
Terry Heaton explains why survival isn’t a strategy and asks “What if the old model is gone for good and it doesn’t come back?” [...]

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Laura at Pistachio Consulting is asking her readers and Twitter followers to help her save 35,000 children between now and Christmas by donating $2.00 to the CharityWater.org clean water campaign. Every day, 4,500 children die because they lack access to clean drinking water.
She’s lined up some generous sponsors to match up to $10,000 of [...]

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I’m running in and out of meetings today, but I wanted to share a couple of good lists that have popped up on my radar lately.
Qui Diaz, director of strategy at Livingston Communications took the time to compile 50+ ways to give to charities this holiday, including options for those folks with more time than [...]

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Menu for Hope is an annual fundraising campaign hosted by Pim Techamuanvivit and a revolving cast of food bloggers around the world.
Five years ago, the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia inspired her to find a way to help, and the very first Menu for Hope was born. The campaign has since become a [...]

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There was a lot of discussion about how technology isn’t being used to solve large problems surrounding this year’s Supernova conference. As someone using technology to further social change, I couldn’t agree more.
Accordingly, I was delighted to read the announcement out of the FORTUNE: Brainstorm TECH Conference about the first-ever Legatum FORTUNE Technology Prize of [...]

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Thanks for the birthday wishes, calls and cards – you imaginary internet people are just awesome. My favorite link of the day comes from my mail buddy Jennifer, who sent me to Pink Faded Roses. I love new feed finds – feel free to suggest yours via comments.
I hope to do more in my 43rd [...]

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First, just to get it out of the way – I totally blew NaBloPoMo -

The great image comes from Sara at Moving Right Along, one of my favorite NaBloPoMo finds.
If you’d like to keep up with what I’m reading these days, you can now follow my link blog by clicking here. You can also visit [...]

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Today is the kickoff of a new annual event – One Web Day – to celebrate all that the Internet has brought into our lives. I like it too because I get to make a wish at the end
For me, the greatest gifts have been community and connections. My life has been enriched [...]

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After I published my post on golden handcuffs, I received a number of emails from people about money: specifically, the ability to write their own paycheck.
While everyone liked the theory, I nonetheless received emails that were basically excuses or reasons people “couldn’t” determine their own income. While I’m addressing all of the folks who [...]

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I was rooting around in my gmail account today so I could forward Jen some exciting news about our friend Akiva being named a finalist in the 2006 MERCURY Latino Lens Short Film Challenge (congratulations, again!) and lo and behold – my gmail sponsored link ad was:
Need a movie cameraman? – robertoblasini.com – Hire this [...]

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