This essay was written by Kevin Kelly of Wired magazine. I thought this was a great essay on the reality of others.

The World is Conspiring to help Us

When I was in my 20s, I would hitchhike to work every day. I'd walk down three blocks to Route 22 in New Jersey, stick out my thumb and wait for a ride to work. Someone always picked me up, and I was ( Read more... )

I have been through an interesting exercise over the past month - downsizing. It probably affected my wife and friends more than it did me. Part was hoping I would be dismissed, as the fear of the unknown excites my passion. I dreamed of traveling to Alaska and starting a new life. Selling everything we didn't need and just leaving home, family and ( Read more... )

 My neighbor and friend Bill, or I affectionately call him, Willie, suffered another loss - his Mom. Last year his dad passed who he was very close to. Now the generation before him has passed. I can't say I know how it feels to lose both parents, as my mother just stays around to aggravate everyone, and is still so full of piss and vinegar and is ( Read more... )