You Said It!
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I must direct your attention to today's post on How Not to Act Old. It has something for everyone (over 35, that is).
The Contest
Stephen and I spent this last week at the Objectivist Conference ( OCON ) in Boston. We started out the week staying in town, but finished it off commuting. As we stayed at the Seaport Hotel at the beginning of the week when we knew almost no one, we didn’t take advantage of the social atmosphere, but were happily sequestered in our room. After getting to know a few people, we dined, drank, and were generally merry with those few. Through the classes, general sessions, and referenced symposiums (in the ancient Greek sense), I left with a calmer sense of purpose, renewed motivation, and a smoldering desire to make the world a better place. By firmly placing the moral foundation under the tremendous achievements of the Founding Fathers first in my own mind, I then hope to help do so in the minds of others who have chosen the fundamental alternative to live, turning that smolder into a bonfire. One of the most immediately motivating things I learned at OCON this week regards the light tha
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Dur.
While I am starting to wear more color (did ya see my red shirt at the perc. workshop? Shhhh, don't tell anyone that was my chorus shirt), I will not give up my flat, rubber-soled shoes. I heart my Keens and my Simple sneaks.
I really can't talk as my wardrobe is mostly black, but today, I shall wear...drumroll please...brown. Woo-hoo!
By far my favorite line of her post, and the one I carry in my heart is "As long as you’re still walking this earth, you might as well do it in shoes that click."