There are some cool moments as a parent. Riding a roller coaster with one of your children. Teaching them how to fly fish. Seeing them score a soccer goal. This week, there was more. With the holiday season, I saw many of my children sing. Three of them are in a cappella groups, and it’s
Christelle from Rwanda
@YaleUGA Christelle is headed for Yale and we are so excited!! #Yale2020 pic.twitter.com/6RK83esAv5 — Bridge2Rwanda (@Bridge2Rwanda) December 15, 2015 I rarely blog twice in a day, but this day is an exception. I found on Twitter the tweet up top. It’s of a young lady in Rwanda, surrounded by friends and family. She is logging in
ArtLifting: ‘Buy Art, Change a Life’
I’m really grateful to Jacqueline de la Rosa, who mentioned ArtLifting.com. It’s a website that features art from disabled and/or homeless artists. TechCrunch had a really good article on the site (here). I really like how the company is striving for “profit with a purpose.” I particularly like how making art, and then selling it,
Simplicity and Spontaneity
I’ve been working on simplifying my life. And, I’ve found that it makes me feel more free. One example is that I’ve thought hard about my most valuable material possessions. It’s a pretty short list (more here). Other examples: I’ve reduced my number of Facebook “friends,” I no longer check LinkedIn, and I’m much more
Christmas Can Be Complicated
Christmas can be complicated. (I’m using Christmas as an example, but refer to any family holiday that you celebrate). Here are some conversations from this past week: An entrepreneur’s father died much too early. She has decided to spend Christmas week traveling abroad, away from her family. A friend finds the holidays difficult at times since she became
Year-End Financial Planning
It’s the end of the year, and I’m been doing some financial planning and moves. First, I rebalance our retirement portfolio. As I’ve written before, I have a pretty automatic investment approach for our retirement funds. It’s a tweak based on a strategy that Dave Swensen, head of Yale’s endowment, recommends (more here). Second, charitable