Linchpin: Seth Godin Talks About His New Book

We've mentioned Seth Godin, his thinking and his work, before on our blog. I hesitated to post another blog about Seth, but he's just released another book, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?, which we immediately purchased on Kindle and have already started reading. It was this video interview that he did with Jun Loayza for the UnTemplater website that made me decide to go ahead and chat about this with you. I cued it up to a moment in the clip that made my hair stand (without my usual gel). Watch for about 45 seconds -- or start at the beginning and watch the whole thing...

It was of particular interest to me because the topic of Linchpin is one of the major themes in my decision to

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Homeschooling Interview At The 9 To 5 Alternative

Alan Perlman at the terrific blog The 9 To 5 Alternative had a case study series, and today he profiled our family on homeschooling while traveling.

Read it here.

Video Blog: So You Think You Can Dance?

Daisy and Eleanor make Origami sofasOne of the most surprising and wonderful things about life is how long it is. I know, I know -- it's short as well, but when you're in the middle of living it, it does seem to last a while.  Bob walked into the flat this morning and said, "The post man is 12." He's not really 12 I'm sure, but when you're in your mid-40's, 25 looks a lot like absurdly young. Of course it doesn't look like that to a 25 year old, or to a 20 year old for that matter.

A few weeks ago our family flew

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Our Latest Move Includes Indoor Weather Patterns

Our New Digs!Last week at our cottage in Perth, we woke up to the sound of ducks laughing. This week we've been waking to the sound of seagulls and the morning busses going by. We're loving it!

We've moved to Edinburgh for two months and we're living in a 4th floor walk-up in the port area called Leith. It's a 10 minute walk from the Forth of Firth, and a 10 minute bus ride to Princess Street -- the heart of the city.

We're loving living in the city again. Our neighborhood is "being gentrified" as they say

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Scenes From A Frankfurt Hotel Room

We're in a family hotel room in Frankfurt, Germany. It's late, and we're all snuggled warm in our beds. The kids are delighted to be in bunk-beds at this hotel. The grown-ups are happy to have a bed

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