Tag Archives: May
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Day 151: The Business of Fun
Leave a commentMay 30, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
Entrepreneurship excites me. The notion of making something new and leaving an impression on the world that holds the shape of …
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Day 150: Motor City Seedlings
Leave a commentMay 29, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
You’ve probably heard a lot about Detroit. You’ve probably heard about the blight and the urban decay, the ruins, the …
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Day 149: Turn Ons
Leave a commentMay 28, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
We take a lot for granted here in the first world. Planes, trains, automobiles, sometimes buses, hospitals, schools, water, drug …
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Day 148: Stardust
Leave a commentMay 27, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
Not much time to do an extensive write-up today. I’m on my way down to the Movement electronic music festival …
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Day 147: A Fresh Crop
Leave a commentMay 26, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
Farms are, as I believe I’ve mentioned before, rather important. While there’s undeniable advantages to small-scale, independent and decentralized agriculture, …
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Day 146: Big City Lights
Leave a commentMay 25, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
I think there’s a part of me that really is a city boy. Despite the fact that I spent almost …
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Day 144: Spoken World
2May 23, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
Lately, I’ve been having a remarkably good time refreshing my German language skills. I say that my attitude toward the …
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Day 143: Cyber Citizenship
Leave a commentMay 22, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
In a digitally networked world, where so high a proportion of our interactions take place online, a new code of …
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Day 142: Learn Like Your Life Depended On It
Leave a commentMay 21, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
You’d think by now I’ve had said enough about education and how I think it could be done better. As …
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Day 141: Lives Remaining: 1
Leave a commentMay 20, 2012 by Alex Hoekstra
Today’s project is coming to you at the speed of life. Real life. At least the life of thousands (tens …
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