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dear all y’all, i have a million followers on twitter now. i’d like to share some things, some recent dot-connections, with you. it’s long, so take your time reading it. here’s a youtube/spotify playlist to guide you through… • “turn!...

if you were following along, i went to bittorrent in december and held a Town Hall/Future of meeting, arranged by my old friend conor, and, along with zoe boekbinder and a hundred or so local san franciscans, chatted about All...

i promised you an extra story in the last blog (which was a chaotic joy explosion, thanks to all of you who shared it). this story from TED was too…i dunno, off-topic, and just too beautiful on it’s own to...

i warn you, this blog is long. as long as a movie, if you watch all of the associated media. grab some popcorn and a beer. ok? ok. ok. holy fuck. mind? blown. heart? full. TED 2014 just ended and...

Update 2014.03.28: There have been two followup blogs posted, recounting #NINJAvan, TED 2014, the BIL conference, and more: • BIL & TED & ASTRONAUT & MILEY & AMANDA & ROLLER GIRLS & SNOWDEN & NSA & FUCKING EVERYBODY’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE...

greeting comrades!!! i’ve just landed in vancouver after two plus months of beautiful australia. i am adjusting to the cold. vancouver is gorgeous. there will, almost definitely, be some ninja action next week involving me, jason webley, and some other...

hello from fucking book world. i have turned into a slightly crazy person. i am proud!! can i pat myself on the back for a second? i’d like to. i have consumed over 60 strong flat whites – that’s 120...

IT’S UP. IT’S UP…!!!!!!!!!!! the video shoot i did with Jim Batt – tied to sydney opera house – is UP. clickenzee & watch me getting whipped by the tormenting winds of sydney harbor whilst playing the “ukulele anthem”… it’s...

there has been a lot of great action with the ukulele anthem lately! first there was THIS. then to cap off her stint at the Sydney Festival in january- Amanda teamed up with the Sydney Opera House to create a...

well goddam, if there isn’t a better excuse to take a break from book writing to go play “ukulele anthem” on stage with eddie vedder, i dunno. he emailed, hooray, he loved my blog-thank-you note…and he had three sold-out solo...