life on purpose | Be More with Less

life on purpose | Be More with Less: "So here’s to the big things we often take for granted. Here’s to a refrigerator full of food. Here’s to the electricity that runs that refrigerator. Here’s to clean water being a flick of the faucet away. Here’s to going to bed tonight with a roof over my head (and without the fear of a bomb crashing through it). Here’s to the knowledge that when I dial 911 an ambulance will come get me, not a man with a wheelbarrow.
And here’s to remembering those of us who aren’t so lucky. And to do our part to share our good fortune in whatever ways we can."

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» The No New Gifts Holiday Challenge :zenhabits

» The No New Gifts Holiday Challenge :zenhabits: "The No New Gifts Holiday Challenge

Post written by Leo Babauta.

Are you ready to participate in the mad shopping frenzy that we partake in every year, not only on Black Friday but all holiday season long?"

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well done

Concept 2 Holiday Challenge 2011

Concept 2 Holiday Challenge 2011: "Event Details

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The Details
Row and/or ski 100,000 meters or 200,000 meters from November 24 to 11:59 p.m. ET December 24."

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wave JET

Hawaiian Vamp Chords | Live 'Ukulele

Hawaiian Vamp Chords | Live 'Ukulele: "Hawaiian Vamp Chords
An ‘ukulele vamp (also called a “turnaround”) in Hawaiian music is three chords: II7, V7, and I. The first two chords get two counts (//) and the last gets four (////). If you are playing a down-up strum, one count equals down and up. D7// G7// C//// (D7: DUDU G7: DUDU C: DUDUDUDU). Vamps are usually used in between verses, but are also very common as intros and outros. You will hear the term “picking vamp” too. A picking vamp follows the same sound as the chords, so they fit together. i.e. You could strum a C vamp and your friend could pick a C vamp. If you want to learn picking vamps check out The Picking Vamps Page.

C: D7// G7// C////
G: A7// D7// G////
F: G7// C7// F////
A: B7// E7// A////
D: E7// A7// D////
…And the not so common keys:

E: F#7// B7// E////
B: C#7// F#7// B////
F#/Gb: G#7// C#7// F#////
C#/Db: D#7// G#7// C#////
G#/Ab: A#7// D#7// G#////
D#/Eb: F7// Bb7// Eb////
A#/Bb: C7// F7// Bb////"

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Nickel Creek – Anthony (Tab and Chords)

Nickel Creek – Anthony (Tab and Chords):

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ukulele song

Easter Egg: Google Flips for “Do a Barrel Roll” | Webmonkey | Wired.com

Easter Egg: Google Flips for “Do a Barrel Roll” | Webmonkey | Wired.com: "o see the hidden feature just head to Google.com and search for the phrase “do a barrel roll.” Provided your browser is up to the task — the latest versions of Chrome, Safari and Firefox should all work — the search results page will do a barrel roll."

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Must Watch: The Divided Brain (video) | Stark Insider

Must Watch: The Divided Brain (video) | Stark Insider: "Must Watch: The Divided Brain (video)"

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Danbury Land Trust - possible monitor property for me

what will tomorrow bring?

As it turned out we got 17 inches, a truck load of broken trees and branches, lost power at 2P on Saturday. We were one of the lucky ones and got our power back Monday night.

"Father of the iPod" shows off his new project - Fortune Tech

"Father of the iPod" shows off his new project - Fortune Tech: "For the past two years, he has been hard at work quietly building a new electronic gadget. Like the iPod, it is controlled through a simple dial. And like the iPod, it's likely to be greeted with skepticism. It is, after all, a thermostat."

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amazing

PHANTOM WATER EDIT from Chris Bryan on Vimeo.