Orange Friendly

Today has been one of those good days….

Niamh and I have been nominated for a Stay Classy Award for our fundraising efforts by way of Fruit of the Soul. The category we’re up for is “Most Creative Fundraising Event Hosted by an Individual.” It’s a pretty flattering to be nominated, for one; for two be picked as a finalist out of 500. Quite an honor. It’s also pretty cool to be sitting next to AJ in the Morning and to be recognized next to many others who choose to give back. Not to mention that we kinda break the mold and somehow Niamh & I together are considered an Individual. We are kinda halves of the same brain. Anyways… I’m babbling. Again. Somehow I missed Pi Beta Phi – they’re many individuals as well.

Vote for us now by going to stayclassy.org There’s only two weeks of voting!

Our awesome friends & one of the beneficiaries of Fruit of the Soul, ARTS: A Reason To Survive is up for “Charity of the Year” & our water sponsor, Nika Water is up for “Most Significant Impact by a Business” –

Vote, and if anything get out there and get involved or find ways to help, really just spreading the word has a huge impact on a tiny little cause. Contact me if you want to come to the awards ceremony, let’s get a huge group of people to get dressed up, raise $$$$ & have a great time! It’s only $20

“Don’t dream your life. Live your Dream.” — Mr. Gregory Page ((pssssst. He’s playing the show))

Thank you Broni for drilling that in my head & showing me that my own backyard has great treasures… even ones some dream about flying around the world for.

Ask me what my favorite color is and I’m going to say blue. Over the last decade, I’ve bought somewhere between 10 and 137 more-or-less-identical short-sleeved blue check shirts.

Every now and then, though, I buy something orange. I have a couple of orange shirts, a pair of awesome orange Saucony sneakers and a black leather jacket with a big orange stripe across the chest. Somehow in my mind, that’s the “cool” stuff that I only get to wear sometimes. Why only sometimes? I don’t know.

…That got me thinking about the blue vs. orange dichotomy. And I realized I need to be more orange.

What do I mean by that? We’ll see. It’s still a vague notion but it revolves around the idea of being more present, more engaged, more active, more excited about what I’m doing, and hopefully, ultimately, more interesting….

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