Posts Tagged ‘awesome’
YOU
It's December 31st--the last day of 2010. And the last day of our 365 days of awesomeness. So it's appropriate to end it with THE most awesome person on the planet...YOU. Did you know you are fabulous, brilliant, loving, generous, inspiring, courageous, beautiful, whole, perfect and strong? It's absolutely true. YOU are totally awesome. [...]
YWCA
It doesn't have a fancy 70's song, but this organization does a ton of good. The YWCA is the oldest and largest multicultural women's organization in the world. Woah. That's pretty awesome. With 25 million members in 106 countries around the world, the YW has a mission of: eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, [...]
Dogs
Everyone knows that a dog is a man's best friend. It's just one of those things. Cats and birds and fish are nice, but dogs are plainly and simply awesome. Seeing-eye and hearing-ear dogs help those who have visual and audio impairments. Therapy dogs help those who suffer from anxiety, and other conditions. Out pet dogs improve our [...]
Moonstruck dark chocolate chilie variado
Spicy, dark chocolate. The kind that starts out rich and smooth and ends with a blaze of spicy flavor. That's the Moonstruck dark chocolate chilie variado bar. Delicious, and awesome.
Paricon sleds
Wintertime brings snow, and with it, sledding. My sister uses a Paricon sled to walk my nephew around the block. The sled is sturdy, maneuverable, and doesn't usually tip over when his parents execute awesome, precision turns.
Cadbury World
Dunedin, New Zealand is the home to a number of things: penguins, surf beaches, a famous train station, albatross, and Cadbury World. Cadbury World is a functioning chocolate factory. Pumping out tons of chocolate a day, Cadbury World supplies chocolate to New Zealand, Australia, and other lucky places. The factory gives regular tours that [...]
My nephew, Owen
Holidays are filled with awesome things: food, presents, family. For me, family is the best part. Our family has a new addition. My nephew, Owen is less than a year old. He is the definition of love, babbling and smiling and waiving to all. Enjoy your holiday season. Whether it's with people who share your genetic material, or [...]
Pomplamoose
Pomplamoose is a musical duo doing more than just making music. They're making five schools in Richmond very happy. By offering a free MP3 download of their holiday album, they helped the Richmond Book Drive bring in over 10,000 books and counting. That's pretty freaking awesome.
Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds is a uniquely awesome organization. It's a scientific research center that studies healthy qualities of mind such as kindness, compassion, forgiveness and mindfulness. One of their projects is teaching mediation to 5th graders, focusing on charitable thoughts toward loved ones, strangers, even enemies. [...]
Small houses
There was a great article in The Oregonian this Sunday about Rich Daniels, a builder of small homes. Seems he (and several others) have found a growing market for houses as small as 400 square feet. With a price tag in the $40K range, these homes are becoming quite popular with people looking to cut back living expenses to a minimum. What an [...]
