Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • Celebrating Fools

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    Today is Epiphany.  It is one of those church holidays that has morphed over time to become what is known in some parts as “Three Kings Day”.  Originally something else, it is now the day we honor the “Wise Men” or “Three Kings”.  Unfortunately, we celebrate without the hint of irony that comes with getting…

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  • On the 12th Day of Christmas

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    I love vigilantly keeping the Christmas decorations up through Christmas.  Take a look at what we did for the kids at my tumblr page.  My wife did the fireplace and I did the logs and fire.  We also had a great time counting down the days! Tonight the Wise Guys show up.  What do you…

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  • Of Rules and Fairness

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      In last night’s college basketball game, Michigan State beat Wisconsin in overtime.  What is interesting is the crazy clock controversy that erupted during the game.  The problem?  Two clocks showing two different times and a game tying three-pointer that never was. Take a look at a news account of it.  What is interesting to…

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  • Sleep Reading

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    A couple of nights ago, I crawled into bed as I normally do.  My wife and I were reading, despite the fact that we were both exhausted.  I’m in the middle of Border Crossing by Pat Barker, author of one of my all-time favorite books, Regeneration. This is what I read: ELEVEN At six, Tom gave…

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  • On Creating More Hassles

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    In today’s blog post, “On creating a hassle,” Seth Godin writes: To quote Merlin Mann, “You don’t let the guy with the broom control how many elephants are in the parade.” Harsh to say, but the fact is that great storytellers and artists and ruckus makers manage to insulate themselves from the people they’re going…

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  • The New Authority: Trust

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    It comes down to trust.  Our current behavior demonstrates that we don’t trust the system, we simply rely on it and expect it to function.  Then when it doesn’t, we condemn it.  Sometimes we even argue that the system can’t do it.  And even then we still don’t hold the community responsible for cleaning up the mess. Perhaps this…

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