I met Mike at a tapas bar where I was having a date with my person and he was having a goodbye dinner with a friend before moving away. We talked about what draws us to a place or away from it, and what we leave behind in a city. When I asked for a…
Articles from May 2019
The word: Colibrí
I spent a dizzying, fun day at Disneyland with my almost five-year-old, who said of it all: “This is like one small busy world.” I had given him a little spending money, which he spent promptly on cotton candy. At the day’s end he saw a woman who painted faces and I could see his…
The word: Capture
What is the capital of Vermont? (guess, readers – don’t google!) I guessed wrong. It’s Montpelier. Aron, purveyor of random trivia, quizzed me on a Lyft ride about capital cities worldwide. We had a fun time talking about the things we insist our kids learn by heart—for Aron’s kids, capitals and geography. For mine, fairy…
The word: Resilience
At a café, a kind stranger named Ben swapped tables with me so I could plug in a computer. I learned that he is a studying for a degree in Construction Management, to build smart houses that will shape the future of how we live. His word, resilience, brings me to some news I want…
The word: Curve
For half of her life, my daughter has liked to make clothes. At age four she made her first dress by cutting several old dresses into strips and then stapling them back together, adding a few pom poms for good measure. I shared this story with Erin, owner of sewBoise and recipient of Idaho Business…