The Lottery of Life
As part of our big plan for 2013, especially our Ultimate Advocacy project, we want to introduce you to people who serve as allies in order to make the world a better place for everyone. Read more 
Introducing… Our 2013. Finally
We’re thinking that our 2013 planning process worked too well.
Best of Maui + Holiday Gift Ideas
Passports with Purpose (PwP) is only around for a few more days. That means the clock is ticking on your chance to 1) make a difference in the world and 2) have a shot at a great prize. Read more
Try This At Home
We lucked out on Small Business Saturday.
Since we never close charge/credit cards we no longer use – because it can hurt your credit (how screwed up is that?) – we had a few retired American Express cards that we could fire up for the event. Read more
Paradise with Purpose
It’s that time of year again – the season of gratitude, the time for giving and receiving. That can only mean one thing… Passports with Purpose (PwP) has arrived! Read more
Happiness is Being Heard
Since the start of the year – in honor of 5 years of our NVR lifestyle – we’ve been focused on raising the bar. Being even bolder about pursuing what we want out of life, more passionately expressing our viewpoints and wholeheartedly advocating for what we believe in. Read more
You Are Powerful
Today, make the decision to do something. Make the decision to take action in order to help in creating the kind of world you want to live in. Your actions – however small – matter, and they will make a difference. If we all do something, imagine the immense impact of our collective effort. Read more
Sending a Message
There are 7 billion of us on the planet, and 1 billion of us go to bed hungry every night. The two of us are lucky. We eat well. The least we can do is be a voice for the ghosts of society who aren’t as lucky.
Food for Thought
Join us in trying to eat fewer animal products, and you’ll get a chance to win a Shun paring knife. Ooooh, ahhhh. Details below.
Here’s the backstory. Read more
Don’t Be Trashy
When we were in Dubrovnik, Croatia – which we’ve waxed rhapsodic about multiple times here – there is one thing that really bothered us.
See, we’re not totally biased.
On Healthcare Reform and Expanding Opportunity
The more we travel, the more we love the United States.
Over the last weeks, driving through the National Parks of Utah and the mountains of Colorado, we must have said “we live in an amazing country!” to each other three dozen times. Probably more. Read more
Embracing Uncertainty and Fearlessness
When you read this, we’re probably going to be on a plane heading east out of Seattle. That’s a particularly interesting fact because – as some of you know – we were supposed to be on an entirely different grand adventure heading west to China. Read more
A Much Needed Separation
The world is a beautiful and amazing place. But – packed with a variety of people with different beliefs, cultures and backgrounds – it’s also a complicated place.
Over the course of world history, there’s a regular pattern of both intra-country and inter-country tension. Oftentimes, that turbulence – no matter where it comes up – has one common theme. Religion. Read more
The Power of a Passport
“There is no such thing as a bad day when you are in a room in which there is a door handle in sight,” Gerda Weissmann Klein told the crowd. “You are in freedom,” said the 87-year-old Holocaust survivor.
The next thing I remember is the woman seated next to us capturing our attention and saying “I’m glad I’m not the only person who cries at these things.” Read more
Can I Help You Across the Street, Old Lady
We’re not great local citizens. We want to be better about that.
We can tell you about the root causes of poverty in Zambia, but we can’t give you the scoop on, say, the recent spike in violence in our Seattle hood. To be clear, I don’t think there’s been an increase in violence, but – if there was – we’d probably be clueless. Not cool. Read more
