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Clinton: This is What I Mean

Funny I mentioned Clinton last night in my Jordan post, and then wake to read this:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/16/ann.richards.ap/index.html

Jordan is my Clinton of B-ball: Amazing

I miss Jordan like I miss Clinton. Those were the good ol' days. I've been a YouTube fix all day, and will leave it with this on my blog. Enjoy:

...

Try to remember
Find justice
Move forward
Seek peace
Know your neighbor
Travel far
Remember your home
Trust your heart
Cry for those you never knew
and those you will never know
Exploit no one or thing
but your own ignorance
Teach yourself
Share with others
Laugh with others
Build with others
Hug more than you do now
Love yourself
Hate hate
Open your eyes wider than they were that day.

NW
9/11/06

Totally Should Do(able) - What bulbs do you have?

Think of all the technology that's changed in the past 20 years and think about how much easier and cheaper out lives are because of it. Now, realize that I'm joking. A lot of the technology we have now makes our lives more costly and more than a bit more complicated. But one technology, recently featured in this Fast Company article, has fulfilled the promises of time and money (and energy) conservation: the fluorescent light bulb.

I know, I know, there's a lot we've hated about these buzzing weird lights in the past, but apparently, while we've been staring at these computer screen bulbs, the technology behind fluorescent bulbs have changed a lot. So, check out this article, and check out how (WTF?!) Wal-Mart is taking charge in the move to CFL (compact fluorescent light) into every Wal-Mart shopper's home, saving the world from the greenhouse gases that inconveniently and truthfully will kill us one day.

Playing with logos

I've been playing with some different ideas for Scoutsider's logo. This is one of them. I want to make something that conveys Scoutsider's themes (information, New York, fun), as well something that can be transferable to Scoutsider's other (possible) brands or cities. For this one I started with the idea that I would only mess around with the "Scout" part of the word, allowing "ScoutStream," for instance, to work under these parameters. As for the apple, I really just put it in because it was in the Illustrator library and was therefore on hand. Also, I think people associate New York with apples for some obvious reasons, so it worked as a starting point.
Anyway, it's something I'll be playing for over the next few weeks leading up to our official launch. I think Evan would like it "less Web 2.0" for Scoutsider, which I'm down with, so don't be surprised if the final version loses any resemblance to this.

Tips for Moving to New York City

I just want to point out how darn helpful it would have been to have read Evan's two latest articles on Scoutsider: An Outsider's Guide to Finding an NYC Apartment and Tips of Moving to New York City. I'm not just saying this to promote Evan's stories; I really think there's a lack of good advice for people moving here, and I genuinely wish someone had writted those two articles sooner (thanks Evan!). If anyone gets a chance to move here or knows someone who will be moving here (judging from 43Things, there are a lot who plan to), forward them the link and help get out the word about Scoutsider!