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Category Archives: Life
August
25
A Story About Learning To Let Go
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on Rugged Luxury:
This is the story I never wanted to write. Ironically, I think I’ve been writing it my whole life. Let’s take a step back for a minute. You see, I haven’t really been myself since last December. At first, I just rolled with it, thinking (hoping) it was just a…
August
17
The 11 Differences between Dating a Boy and a Man
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via Just / My Type. When I was in my early twenties, if a guy acted aloof, called back only sometimes and showed minimal interest, I would get hooked. You could say I was addicted to the bad boy/ unavailable boy/ player. I was drawn to what psychotherapist, Ken Page terms as “attractions of deprivation” […]
August
16
Think You Know Wealth Inequality? Think Again (Must-Watch Video).
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
What seems like eternity ago, a shocking video titled Wealth Inequality In America went viral, and swept the internet in a matter of hours. Properly billed as “six and a half minutes that you need to spend,” it depicted in graphic detail how the richest 1% of Americans have amassed 40% percent of the entire […]
August
14
Its a Commuter’s Life
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
A view from the Caltrain down to Silicon Valley.
August
08
African Proverb
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
The radical option between individualism and communitarianism. There is something appealing about Africa with its collectivist cultures – cultures in which the group takes precedence over the individual. One of my mentors at work introduced me to the proverb today. I am taking some time to consider this proverb and its significance in my life. Any […]
August
06
Seattle Author’s Powerful Self-Written Obituary Goes Viral
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via Huffington Post. Seattle-based author and editor Jane Catherine Lotter had many accomplishments in her life — notably, a weekly humor column called “Jane Explains” and a recently published comic novel, The Bette Davis Club — but at the end of her life, she didn’t define success in terms of her career achievements. Lotter passed away of […]
August
04
Let’s Open Up the San Francisco Water Front
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
The 8 Washington Parks, Public Access and Housing Initiative is a proposed city measure that, if approved by voters, will open the way for new public parks, increased access to The Embarcadero Waterfront, hundreds of construction jobs, new sustainable residential housing and funding for new affordable housing. And it empowers voters with the decision on […]
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Making Homelessness Illegal
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via USA Today. South Carolina Capital’s Plan for Homeless? Ban them. South Carolina’s capital city has approved a plan to rid its downtown of the homeless people officials fear might prevent Columbia from becoming a regional economic hot spot, the New York Times reports. Under a policy the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty calls an […]