May 2012
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DIY: Manage Your Gmail Inbox →
It’s my newest class at the Brooklyn Brainery, so sign up before it sells out and share liberally! Stay tuned for more useful classes to come soon, too. And, feel free to request a class that you’d like me to teach; I’m all ears.
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5 Tips For Jumpstarting Your Job Hunt
I get asked all the time for advice about job searching. Where do I start? Where are jobs listed that are “nontraditional”? I want to change my industry but my resume makes me look inexperienced; how do I fix that? Etc. Etc. Etc. This is a lot to ask, but not without answers! The problem is…
Job hunting is a very person specific process. There’s no answer to all of these...
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“As you walk down this shadowy street of my (your) memory, pay attention to your...”
– Adrienne Westwood
I had the privilege of enjoying Adrienne’s performance piece Record, to which this is the preamble, last night at One Red Arm (a very cool performance space in DUMBO). The piece was beautifully composed and played with memory, symmetry and asymmetry, framework, and...
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Which is easier: doing your taxes or eating right?...
Taxes. The recently released 2012 Food and Health Survey commissioned by the International Food Information Council Foundation uncovered that more than half of Americans are trying to lose weight, but that it’s pretty tough. Tougher than taxes.
A few findings I found of particular interest:
Similar to past years, taste and price continue to drive food and beverage choices (87% and 73%...
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Biking In Heels: Cycling For Women
I took an awesome (and free!) bike class at the Brooklyn Brainery last month taught by Emily Scott, an avid cyclist with enthusiasm and smarts to boot. We covered everything from proper gear (Isle Jacobse’s great raincoats and a white helmet for increased visibility, for instance) to highest risk situations (like cars making left turns while you’re in a protected bike lane). With...
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“The two groups, the twin engines of wealth-creation in our time, both donate...”
– from Giving It Away: Hegies vs. Techs
My brother shared this article with me about philanthropic giving trends with folks working in hedge funds and technology. Yesterday, we enjoyed a conversation on different ways to invest and impact a community, and I’m glad to see this conversation...
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Help the Brooklyn Brainery find a new space!
via neighborhoodr-prospectheights (aka my alter ego):
One of our favorite Brooklyn establishments, the Brooklyn Brainery, is looking for a new home. They host amazing classes on every topic imaginable, and will also be a coworking space. Blog readers, I challenge you to help bring the Brainery to our wonderful Prospect Heights neighborhood! You’ll be rewarded richly by the Brainery and showered...
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Job Hunting, Children's Book Style!
You Can Do It, Bunny! is a fun and encouraging tale about staying positive while job-hunting, starring cute and endearing animals.
Bunny is a recent graduate from Animal School. She’s smart, capable, and determined. However, she is not totally sure what the right job for her is. On top of that, the economy is very bad in Animal World, making each job she applies for very competitive.
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Finding Angelo: or how an American obtains Italian... →
Here is a list of the documents required for me to become an Italian citizen: (please note these all need to be translated into Italian and have an apostille…whatever that is)
Your maternal great grandfather’s birth certificate from Italy Your maternal great grandmother’s birth certificate Your great grandparents’ marriage certificate Your maternal great grandfather’s certificate of...
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6½th Avenue Gets Greenlight: Pedestrian Passageway... →
YES!
Basically, there are currently random passageways (privately owned) through buildings sitting in between 6th and 7th Avenues. But, it’s not easy to cross the street at those points, and it’s rather disjointed. So, the city is creating new, raised crosswalks, street paint, and stop signs to hopefully ease traffic and make these public spaces more inviting and usable. It’s...
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Fun Facts About Sutures →
This interesting post from a class I wish I took at the Brooklyn Brainery is worth a read. Gotta love random skills!
The banana at left is how I assume they teach medical students suturing.
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Umbrella Etiquette
Inspired by the rain outside and the severe ankle jab I received on the subway from a golf umbrella this morning, I present to you my tips for proper umbrella use.
Hold the umbrella upright and tightly. The handle should be fairly perpendicular to the ground and centered on your body. This achieves maximum dryness for you and minimum water runoff onto other people. Of course, you may need to...
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Interview with Liz Haag, Lipstick Reader
I met Liz Haag through the improv comedy world, and now know her to be a woman of many talents, including lipstick reading. I interviewed her about this unique skill to learn more:
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Jen Bokoff: I’ve heard of lip reading (tough enough!), but how does one become a lipstick reader?
Liz Haag: It’s a good question. When I was just out of college and studying acting, I got a job...
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Worldwide Mural Map →
A lot of neat murals to discover! This is a very much incomplete database, but those available on the map are fun to explore. Also, you can submit murals that you have seen. Let me know if you do!
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“Duke was one of the first employers to make benefits available to same sex...”
– Kyle Cavanaugh, vice president of administration at Duke, following the approval of Amendment One in North Carolina. While the voters’ decision is extremely disheartening and causing ridiculous action already, we shouldn’t overlook the statements being made by those opposed to the...
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“If you don’t like the world the way it is, change it—one step at a time....”
– Marian Wright Edelman, 72, president of the Children’s Defense Fund, in her advice to her 25 year old self
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“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound...”
– Thomas Edison
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Via USA.gov: How and Why You Should Write a Social... →
Social media is a part of daily life, but what happens to the online content that you created once you die?
If you have social media profiles set up online, you should create a statement of how you would like your online identity to be handled. Just like a traditional will helps your survivors handle your physical belongings, a social media will spells out how you want your online identity to...
