Author Archives: Steve

Of special powers, ADHD, dyslexia and autism

By Steve | Published: September 21, 2010
Imagine your kid has special powers. She can read minds, has penetrating vision, superhuman hearing. She can go a million miles a minute. That’s my daughter, Kai: hyperactive, dyslexic, autistic. I was ironing her latest Fuse Bead creations tonight — a purple-legged octopus, an orange-and-yellow-tipped star, intricately patterned hearts, a tiny dog with the appropriate [...]
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Baking a pie and wondering what my grandkids will call me

By Steve | Published: September 5, 2010
I’m baking a peach pie and it got me into a reflective mood. My friend Dr. Mark Groshek posted this week about the fun he had with his nephews while they re-created the Titanic’s menu. I always have fun in the kitchen with my 9-year-old daughter, but this time I was going solo. Which meant [...]
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How I trimmed 1,900 messages and never felt hungry!

By Steve | Published: August 23, 2010
I reduced my work inbox from 1,904 messages to zero over the weekend. I can’t tell you the peace of mind. Back about 1,800 inbox messages ago, I started to fret. The scrolling screens of red unread messages were my hamster wheel. A thousand inbox messages later, I felt symptoms of drowning each time I [...]
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Somebody walking over my grave?

By Steve | Published: August 17, 2010
My sister, Teresa Krizman, saw this tombstone while visiting Crested Butte, Colo. Chills down the spine. Literally. BTW, for a Yahoo community discussion about the expression “BLANK walked across my grave,” go here. Tweet
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I love my old friend’s photo blog

By Steve | Published: August 14, 2010
I’ve kept track of Essdras Suarez via his Facebook posts. Until today, however, I hadn’t followed the link to his photo blog. What a treat. A Boston Globe photographer, he pulls a broad range of assignments: from cupcake food shot to Haiti earthquake relief. It’s impressive: he captures exquisite moments, whether firing away on the [...]
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Family teepee project: Too many chiefs; not enough Indians

By Steve | Published: July 11, 2010
I love my family, for all its weirdness. My aunt plans to live in a teepee in the badlands on the Colorado-Utah border, so of course the family got together to build it. We didn’t know what we were doing, but we had an instruction book and lots  of opinions. The canvas fit the tangle [...]
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“We live in the United States of Amnesia”

By Steve | Published: March 20, 2010
Gore Vidal said those words in the documentary Why We Fight. To me, it is the punchline to the question: What do you call the country that ignores the lessons of history and is doomed to repeat them? Vidal was explaining why we don’t understand the animosity that people in the Mideast have for the [...]
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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-13

By Steve | Published: March 13, 2010
RT @briansolis: Social CRM is the company’s response to the customer’s ownership of the conversation. http://bit.ly/9rU8Bj #marketing # Powered by Twitter Tools Tweet
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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-08

By Steve | Published: March 8, 2010
Employers get more involved in workplace wellness as evidence mounts that it's good business. http://bit.ly/8ZdylD #healthcare # RT @KPcolorado: Get most aerobic benefit from #workout by knowing your target heart rate. Use health #calculator: http://bit.ly/a30Wj8 # RT @KPcolorado: Want to learn more about #acupuncture ? FREE webinar Thurs., 3/11, 6:30-7:30pm. More info: http://bit.ly/b6UgyR #healthcare # [...]
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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-08

By Steve | Published: March 8, 2010
Employers get more involved in workplace wellness as evidence mounts that it's good business. http://bit.ly/8ZdylD #healthcare # RT @KPcolorado: Get most aerobic benefit from #workout by knowing your target heart rate. Use health #calculator: http://bit.ly/a30Wj8 # RT @KPcolorado: Want to learn more about #acupuncture ? FREE webinar Thurs., 3/11, 6:30-7:30pm. More info: http://bit.ly/b6UgyR #healthcare # [...]
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