The World is Too Complicated
Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Society | 1 Comment »Some days I'm convinced the world is too complicated. The past week is a good example: People mourning the undisputed King of Pop, who for the last 15 years or so traded in that crown for the King of Weird. Musical ...
Bald Birthday Benefit Thank You
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »After 30 days the 2009 Bald Birthday Benefit came to an end yesterday with the shaving of my head. You helped me celebrate my 30th birthday by giving clean water to 130 people. Wow. That's 4.5 times the original goal. ...
Walk for Water Video
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »On Sunday I carried five gallons of Mississippi River water (weighing 40 pounds) two miles from the river to my house. All to bring awareness and support to the one billion people throughout the world who don't have access to ...
It’s Fairly Strenuous
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »Yesterday's walk to the river was indeed "fairly strenuous." I'm definitely feeling it today. I know the two miles I walked yesterday carrying five gallons of water (weighing in at 40 pounds) doesn't directly accomplish much of anything. When it stops ...
Perspective on Water
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »As I've been talking about water all month I realize that it's hard to grasp some of the numbers. So let's get a little perspective. One billion people in this world lack access to clean water. That's 1 in 6 people. That's ...
Walking for Water
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | 6 Comments »A couple weeks ago I took a walk. As part of this whole Bald Birthday Benefit raising cash and awareness about water, I've wanted to understand a tiny bit of what life is like for the more than one billion ...
Shaving My Legs for Clean Water
Monday, June 1st, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »I've been amazed at the results of the Bald Birthday Benefit. We shattered the initial $600 goal in only six days and so far given clean water to 57 people. On June 13 I'll be shaving my head. But there's still ...
Reflecting on the Bald Birthday Benefit
Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | 4 Comments »So tomorrow will mark the halfway point in this little head-shaving, water-fundraising experiment called the Bald Birthday Benefit. Of course we hit the goal last week, raising $600 and giving clean water to 30 people in only six days. With ...
Throw Your Arms in the Air for Water
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »When was the last time you threw your arms in the air (like you just don't care) for water? This is awesome. This is the work of charity: water (photo by Esther Havens). It's a village in Rwanda getting their first ...
The Cost of Water
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »My water bill is about $85 every quarter. Sewer charges amount to about 75% of that. And I paid one-third to half as much when I lived in the city (my tiny suburb a mile away from downtown St. Paul ...
