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Legacies
A couple weeks ago, a coworker’s wife died. He is an acquaintance of mine – I am not claiming to know he, his family or his community of faith very well.
My coworker is young, and so was his wife, and so are their children. Instead of giving flowers, or donating money, he asked that you donate to your favorite charity, then write a little letter to his kids about where you donated the money, so that good deeds in his wife’s name could be remembered by her children. Pretty amazing.
Before our trip to California, one of Husbanks’ closest friends died. John was outgoing and personable and friendly. I am not sure why I haven’t blogged about it yet – guess we’re just processing it.
John was young, and so is his wife, and so are his children. John’s friends are making a book of stories for John’s sons to read when they are older. What a beautiful way to help his young children someday learn about their father’s personality.
I was struck by these positive ways to remember life and family during a time as tragic as untimely death. I wanted to share them. That’s all.
Let’s Set the Record Straight, Kids
Posted by hilstreet in fun, My animals on September 29, 2009
It has come to my attention that many Hil Street readers have been confused by Martin’s spelling in blog posts. It’s not that Martin is a bad speller, it’s that he is communicating in LOL Cats.
I Can Haz Cheeseburger, FAIL blog, This is Photo Bomb and other similar sites are owned by the same man (Weslie met him!). His mission? “To make people laugh for five minutes a day.”
This is the genre of humor Martin has latched on to. I hope the sharing of these sites makes your day a lighter one!
Throw for Hollis?
Posted by hilstreet in My animals on September 28, 2009
Sometimes, I feel bad for Hollis. He should be on a farm, playing all day. Like he does at the Collie Cottage.
Instead he is a city dog. He runs with us and plays frisbee with Ryan … but I still wonder about him all alone during the day. Enter: Pet Care Robot. Check out this post from Botropolis.
Robot Plays Fetch, Creeps Out Fido – Botropolis
Going out of town and leaving the dog behind? Why not leave the Pet Care Robot behind so that your pet can live in terror the entire time and hide under the bed? The Pet Care Robot is just a concept thank god. It’s a Wi-Fi controlled robot that can let you check in on your pet and make sure everything is fine, using a web interface.
The interesting part is that this robot allows you to play fetch long distance via a remote controlled ball that you can steer around the house, even while talking to your pet through a built-in speaker. Your pet will be so confused and in need of therapy.
Things I Learned in California
Ryan can take a darn good picture.
Sea Lions are out and about at Pier 39
Hollis should be jealous of the border-collie-marked cat
Hello, lover!
Ugly duckling … this mess turns into wine.
Truchard vinyards!
You laugh the most with your close friends.
Marketing vs. Engineering #greensmackdown
Two of my colleagues are competing in a “green smack down” against eachother at work this week. Marketing vs. Engineering. An engineer participating in the smack down Tweeted that marketing people don’t bike to work.
Oh, it’s on.
The engineering side has posted videos. We can’t let them out market us! We’re marketing!
Come on friends! Please join the marketing team by taking this quick survey!
Follow marketing smack down leader Shelley @shelleygret on Twitter and talk about the smackdown using the #greensmackdown hashtag.
Breeze Terrace ’09!
We took some time to spend with our friends over Labor Day weekend.
At the lake house, we ate. We laughed. We didn’t pay attention to time. We had little to no responsibility.
We dominated American Idol on Wii. We created our own Japanese game shows. We experienced extreme, made-up sports.
Thanks for the pics, Kevin.
A year-and-a-half ago, I wuz smaller.
Posted by hilstreet in My animals on September 21, 2009
March 2008
Look at me now! Fat and happy. And fluffy.
I can reach the top!
If I had a hammer …
I don’t need an excuse to post about my love for folk music. The calm sound, the message for society, the fluid beat not needing to be defined by a sharp drum beat (sorry, Banks), the women’s voices often lower than a baritone … folk is like a relaxing massage for your beliefs.
When I was a child, my mother used the Peter, Paul and Mary song “If I Had a Hammer” to teach me about helping those who could not help themselves. Messages in folk songs of the 60s are still relevent today. We are a country fighting a war far from home. We looked the question of equality in the face when we elected our first minority president. I had to fight to get my name on the title of my car.
The quest to find value for all human life. The quest for equality. The tough questions.
A female folk legend died yesterday. Mary Travers from Peter, Paul and Mary died after a long battle with leukemia. I hope she knows that the gift she gave to music and progress still echoes today.
An ode to my lover
Oh, lover. How I long to see you. In a few days time I will arrive – empty suitcase back at the hotel – ready to ravage you.
See, Husbanks’ parents are taking us to San Francisco. We are staying near Union Square. I will walk to you.
You and I have been together all over the world. Austria with Megan. Boston with Ginny. San Francisco with Trisha. But we haven’t seen each other in a while. Husbanks wonders about your mystique. About your draw. He questions my passion. He doesn’t know why women long for you.
He wants to come with me to visit you.
He doesn’t understand. The initial sweep. The sensory-overloaded joy. Then, the focus. Forcing yourself to stay in one section at a time. The mental discipline of it all is mind-blowing. I don’t think he is going to like seeing me with you. His voice will be come a dull roar as my senses become overpowered while gathering, experiencing, then gathering again.
I don’t understand why you don’t come to Texas. That way, my time with you won’t need to be so intense. So indulgent.
But maybe we women like it that way.
I can’t wait to see you!
Until Friday, H&M. Until then.
Love,
Hil
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