Before the weekend...

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before the rush of the holiday weekend...

remember to slow down.

come to a stop.

think.

be grateful.

be modest.

be generous.

be well, do good.

BG

Quote of the Week

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt."
— Abraham Lincoln

Yes...

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Best packaging ever...

be well, do good.

BG

Quote of the Week

the hardest thing to face is yourself


- unknown

Radiohead

Radiohead song compiled from 36 YouTube covers

Be Well.
Do Good.
BG

Be bold

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Reblog from GQ

"I go to L.A. and people tell me, ‘I love the way you dress, but I could never do that because everyone will think I’m gay.’ American guys worry too much about what others think. Fashion is fun, and you should be able to play with your look.””
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Quote by Milan Vukmirovic at GQ

I can’t imagine anything more backwards than purposefully looking like crap just so people know you’re attracted to women. -Derek

Truth. I love women & clothes.

Be well. Do good.

BG

The Return to Reality

Returning from the Caribbean, I am tan, happy and satisfied.  The discomfort created daily from the city's racing about, one-upping and cacophony of noises has ceased.  I am at peace.  In my mind I hear the soft crashing of waves against the shore with the glow of the full moon above and the cool sea breeze enveloping like a Goldilocks-esque blanket -- not too cool, not too warm, just perfect.

I started this draft on Monday, but the business of the city interrupted my typing, but not my outlook.  Still unshaven at this point, I gaze around the conference room pointing to issues the team somehow overlooks, with sun-faded bracelets adorning the ends of my brown arms.  The constant reminders that I have been elsewhere seemingly boast, "I know of something, someplace, somewhere better."

The thought is breaching the walls of work and materializing more and more into a life credo.

This manifestation likely will precipitate action soon.

More later.  Explore the world for now.

Be well, do good.

BG

Get creative

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Right now I am working on a few personal projects that flex some creative muscles. The picture of the girl using a dictionary as a backpack above (via Sartorialist) reminded me to really embrace it.

I still fall into the trap of buying things that I don't need, but lately I have been thinking and executing more on DIY projects that have really panned out well.  One of the projects was a bookshelf made from milk crates.  During my trip upstate 2 weekends ago, I rounded up a series of different crates through haggling and bartering.  I think it turned out well, despite my uncanny ability to amass books that I will never read, which now overflow from the new bookshelf.  The current thinking is to gift every book that I finish; good ones to friends, bad ones to charity.



Another project that I am working on involves reclaimed barn wood.  The project is split into two parts: building a table & creating a series of signs.  This newer project doesn't quite have a picture yet, but I do have 9 pieces that are ready to become a table and 3 thinner pieces that need some paint to become a sign.  These projects will be finished by August, and hopefully a great photo will accompany its completion...hopefully.

Be well. Do good.

BG

Quote of the Week

“Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.”


- William Blake

Bon Voyage!

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Pushing off to the BVIs now. A full week of being unplugged from work, the Internet, my cell phone and life-decisions.

Exhale.

BIG EXHALE.

Be well. Do good.

BG

Quote of the Week

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

– Nietzsche

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That quote has legs

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One of my buddies Brandon once said: "My God, she has legs all the way up to her ass!"

Running through a quick list of blogs I follow, I saw this picture and his comment echoes.

So today I tribute a few things:

5. Beauty

4. Heels

3. Humor

2. Good friends

1. Finding a Reason to Smile

I'm off to the British Virgin Islands in a few days to go sailing. 8 days off the grid. 80% of the above list will be accomplished repeatedly.

Be well. Do good.
BG

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I need to stop reblogging

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Rules for Ladies, Men, Explorers and Introverts.

Be well. Do good.

BG

Quote of the Week

"If you don't fail, you're not even trying"
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"To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did."

Thanks Denzel.



Be Well, Do good.
BG