On Wednesday, the 7th of January, 12 people were executed in Paris by two gunmen. The mass of the killings happened in the rage through the conference meeting of the Charlie Hebdo satirical journal that morning where another 11 were left wounded. Chaos pursued in France with similar hostage crises and attacks in a supermarket … Continue reading
In 2014 my goals were to spend less time with my eyes on a digital screen and more time looking across fields and mountains, and getting off the couch and into the fresh air. Dropping the iPhone and grabbing a water bottle is the way to explore. I realized I could look at pictures of … Continue reading
no – mad noun definition: a person who does not stay long in the same place; a wanderer. They say impermanence is the only constant. This is an ideal I struggled with when I was 11-12 years old and thought every decision I made, down to which tee-shirt I wore, would affect me for the … Continue reading
A revelation keeps surfacing in my mind. It’s chilly outside and the Auckland sky is grey as always, but I’m walking a few miles down the road to Mission Bay. The whole way a breeze pushes against the back of my head and I can hear the muffled whistles of wind echoing through my ears. … Continue reading
The core values. Do we come to TGS because we already fit the “status quo” of these values, or is it the goal to achieve them in our best capabilities while we are here? Lately I have been leaning toward the second. My mind works in goals and races; if I can see what needs … Continue reading
The Kāuri forest held the essence of life. The trees surrounded the Father of the Forest, a tree protected and preserved by mankind and his invention of cork. Spiritual significance grows from the deep roots of this tree for 3,500 years. Then, the God of the Forest. The 2nd oldest Kāuri and the largest tree known … Continue reading
Stumbled across this article one of my good friends, Grant from Cali, wrote a few weeks back; he spent a day exploring Hiroshima and conducting interviews with managers of local grocery chains in the city. His conclusion? Hiroshima loves fresh food. “Normally, in a typical Costco, fresh produce accounts for 6% of the stores total … Continue reading
The Y, Y-Mag, E-Mag, whatever the name, it is complete! A group of five came together and created this magazine idea we called Y. (Originally this club was known as E-Mag and I joined during it’s transition to Y.) It was a difficult journey to get where we are today, and at first I bit … Continue reading
What is a processed food? This is the exact question that has been on the back of my mind for over a year now. Anyone could tell you fruits and vegetables are necessary and you should eat whole grains, but what about the other chemicals added to those goods? I sent out a visual about … Continue reading
What is a fractal? fractal – def – a curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. Fractals are useful in modeling structures (such as eroded coastlines or snowflakes) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such … Continue reading
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