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December 2008

A simple beginning.

by Jeb Life

There is a growing swell of support recently for the concept of simplification. Making do with less. With the world economy such as it is today, this makes perfect sense. And I have to say, I love it. But as with so many good beginnings, it’s just that. A beginning, at best.  Why ‘at best’? [...]

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Protected: December 27, 2008 – post dinner

by Jeb The Daily J

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Protected: December 27, 2008

by Jeb The Daily J

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Making an effort.

by Jeb Life

I  commented on a post today that got me thinking. Thinking about effort. Life can be surprisingly easy, but I don’t think it should be. Let me explain. I’m not one of those guys who thinks suffering is requisite to living. That there is some amount of righteousness that comes from it. I know people [...]

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I’ve lost my journal.

by Jeb Life

Figuratively speaking, that is. In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never been the most disciplined journal-keeper in the world. I’ve probably got four or five full journals – not bad, but we’re talking three and a half decades of life here, hardly seems sufficient. But as 2008 winds down, I’ve been reflecting on my [...]

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Protected: Christmas Day, 2008

by Jeb The Daily J

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The thing about Christmas

by Jeb Life

Is that it’s awesome. Before the stress of it rears its ugly head, Christmas is the best. Just thinking about it is like a blast of right-brain creativity. Makes you actually believe you could do anything. Like magic. This is why (my) kids are so goofy in the days leading up to it. Sure, the [...]

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It’s about trust

by Jeb Life

At least it is for me, and I suspect the same is true for you, too. It’s just so easy to be a consumer these days. So many messages ready and willing to talk, to tell us what to think and how to act. And twice as many stores, waiting, doors open, stuff at the [...]

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Introduction, by way of Bloggy Tag

by Jeb Life

As it turns out, this is the inaugural post for my new blog – HowToMatter.com. This is neither the time nor place to get into much detail about that, but reviewing my About page will help. It also happens that Zoe Westhof had a post today that was particularly relevant to this blog, so I [...]

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