12 years ago
The Backstory of My Name
Me – in about 6th grade? Virtually everyone I know knows me as Drew. But my legal name is actually Thomas Andrew Meyers, so every time someone finds out my legal name…
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13 years ago
Pass the Books. Hold the Oil.
This piece by Tom Friedman in the NYT is spot on — Pass the Books. Hold the Oil. It ends with this: In sum, says (Andreas) Schleicher, “knowledge and skills have become the…
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13 years ago
More on Perspective
Turner wrote another gem you have to read — Kenya – Recalibrating My Worldview. To which I left this comment: This speaks to why it’s often so hard for me to relate to…
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13 years ago
Differing Views on Home Ownership, and Why I Have No Desire to Buy A House
My friend sent me this article from The Atlantic yesterday. The title? ‘We Wish Like Hell We Had Never Bought’: Voices from the Housing Crisis Give it a read- it sheds lot…
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13 years ago
Freedom Ahead – A Documentary Everyone Should Watch
I watched Freedom Ahead tonight in Chiang Mai. It was the final screening at Chiang Mai Documentary Arts Festival. It’s a video everyone should watch. In fact, I’d argue it’s the type…
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13 years ago
Two Pieces of Dating Advice I Agree With
Ok, three pieces of advice actually… Date a girl who travels. Date a girl who reads. Or better yet, date a girl who writes. Best of all, date a girl who travels, reads,…
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