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Coming out of hiding
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It was a tense part of the meeting, when the neighbours were challenging city staff about who the city was going to invite to an upcoming meeting. It was one of those moments when I’m quietly telling myself: this is tricky, so make sure you say the right thing or this is going to go … Conti...
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50 and powering up
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Monday was a big birthday. For the last few months of my 40s I’ve been thinking about all the people I’ve known over the years who power down in their 50s. I will be powering up. I’m only getting started. Those “freedom 55” commercials when I was a kid told us that work sucks, so go &...
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Heat of the cauldron
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At a conference where the crowd assembled believes in designing cities to mitigate and adapt to climate change, we avoided talking about the heat—the emotional heat. And avoiding emotional heat means avoiding the hard work needed to effect the changes we say we want. I do not think this is a cons...
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Test with images added
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This is a test I’ll try to insert a photo now…
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Pushing the cart uphill
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The last thing to leave the home in which I lived the longest in my life was my bicycle. After several days of packing, a day of moving belongings out and a day of cleaning, I locked up this home and got on my bike.  Spring wheels in the fresh air feel fantastic. This year … Continue r...
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Shifting to host-as-all-of-us
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A community in conversation with itself does not rely on others to have the conversation on its behalf–the community is involved in the conversation. A city (or group or organization) that brings in experts for a speakers’ series is not in conversation with itself. A city that bring...
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