We have such a short memory but we are documenting everything. What a paradox. This movie shows the year of 2010 in review according to what we searched. (and some good editing)
Google Zeitgeist: 2010 Search Terms
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Mahtab’s First Trip to Baltimore
Recently my friend Mahtab and I shared a memory. We were reminded of her 30th birthday in Baltimore. We were both attending the IA Summit and it happened to also be her birthday weekend, so we went out for her favorite, Indian Food.
We found a wonderful little restaurant just down the street from our hotel. I found these pics and thought I’d post for her in honor of the memory. Enjoy the memory, Mahtab. 
Things That Make Me Sorta Sad
WARNING: Some links in this post take you to web sites that blare ‘Melt With You’ really loudly.-Just thought you should know.
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I never see commercials these days, but I was preparing dinner while watching tivoed content and was not forwarding as usual through the commercials.
Melt With You, by Modern English was the background music for ‘sexy’ new ritz crackers with vegetables.
Apparently, it’s also licensed for online usage.
Touchstones
We were standing in the fairly small crowd at the 400 bar. My husband and two of our good friends. We had been here before. We had been here before to see the same band we were here to see now. I’ve seen incarnations of that band many, many times. Friday night it was Crooked Fingers and it felt like one of those moments. It was familiar and right. I’ve seen Eric play in Archers of Loaf, as himself and in Crooked Fingers. I’ve seen Crooked Fingers play a few times. It was never as good as this. He’s beefed up the band. He brought Matt in. Matt the crazy bassist. Matt that rocks. When we all realized he was added back into the mix it was pretty exciting. We saw the band and it felt great. Watching musicians evolve as you evolve yourself in life. Nothing stays the same and that’s fantastic. It’s amazing to have reminders of that. Some things you keep coming back to in life. Entertainment, enjoyment, and a little bit of karmic satisfaction. Thanks for coming to Minneapolis again, Crooked Fingers , we love you.
On the Road-Perspective
There is something about being in a country other than your own that brings you new energy. I’m in Montreal, CA. This is an amazing city. I have only been to Canada three times. The first two visits were trips to Toronto. The first visit was the infamous blackout in 2003. I had just arrived at the airport when I discovered, I was not flying out that day. There was no power. Even though it was a crazy blackout crisis, I had a place to stay water to drink, access to food, and an insurmountable sense of humor. I was on the 13th floor. (Yes, some hotels still have those…) It seemed so ironic. But being in Canada, I felt perfectly calm about it.
I found Canada to be a most agreeable place to be. I am not prone to the boastful ways of my American counterparts (stereo type) and I find the Canadians to be so friendly and so polite that it is a joy to be a guest in their country.
My third trip to Canada, I am lucky enough to be in Montreal. This city is so lovely. I am entranced. I’m here for professional reasons. A conference if you must know, but that is utterly beside the point. I want to stay here. I love the people, the food, the vibe. The only thing missing is my wonderful partner and my doggies.
What I like and appreciate the most is stepping out of my normal routine. We should all challenge ourselves to do that often. A foreign country, even another region in your native country opens your eyes to the world around you. You notice the new in the new place and when you go home again, you see that world with new eyes. I’ve learned so much, shopped, eaten amazing cuisine and spent quality time with some quality people and had a good reminder about an important concept.
Appreciate. Life is too short to not be awake for every lovely gift. Friends are precious, rare and sometimes truly amazing. It is an honor and a blessing to be able to know what you want to do with your life. I found my profession through a series of crazy events. Each event led me to the place I find myself today. You build your life one moment at a time. Appreciate those moments. Be awake for the new perspecitve. Embrace the new, take comfort in the old and constantly push forward.
Life is an evolution.
