AWSI: Active Exploration is E for Everyone…

It all started with a piece from the NY Times Review section titled “Let the Kids Learn Through Play.” Curious, we stopped to give it a read through. The head scratcher is why the discussion is centered around “kids” with an emphasis on pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. It is time for an active exploration breakout — make it rated “E” for everyone, because every can benefit from more “play” and active exploration on a daily basis.

Dawn Falls Climber: It’s About Realizing Your Dreams…

Climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson became instant celebrities after their record-setting achievement on the mammoth vertical granite face in Yosemite National Park. They set a 19-day free climbing record when they became the first men to free climb the Dawn Wall on El Capitan. But to us, the real… more »

Sunday Musings – Table for Three with Kobe & Arianna

It was one of those newspaper articles we set aside because we wanted to do a deep read, not power scan. To us, getting Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers star) and Arianna Huffington (writer, co-founder and editor in chief of the Huffington Post Media Group) to sit for a meal and… more »

AWSI: Changing the Eye is a Good Thing!

Last Sunday The New York Times had a nice “Table for Three” write-up featuring Michael Kors (MK) and a favorite of ours, Danny Meyer (DM). It appeared in the SundayStyles section, so it may have been missed by many readers who normally breeze by this part of the paper. The… more »

Sunday Musings – By Changing Ourselves We Can Change the World…

It has been a really nutty week.  The world seems to be spiraling out of control with so many matters of importance seemingly shunted aside by leaders who should know better. I totally get why Rat did that. That “It is what it is” phrase represents a fork in the… more »