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This Makes Me Feel Good

October 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

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While making breakfast for the kids this morning I noticed a few guys sitting in the park. They had kids with them are were making good use of the space just the way we intended it to be.
Its so good to see that [...]

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Tags: author: levi · children · community · neighborhoods · the good project

Why?

July 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The question of why you do what you do seems to be bouncing around the nether regions of my head lately, I have to be honest that when things get challenging I ask the question more often than when life rolls out the red carpet.   
So I have decided that today, for as much [...]

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Tags: author: levi · children · community · families · goals · housing · jason · neighborhoods · the good project · transportation

Just Stop

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

If you are someone who works somewhere that you don’t believe in there are less and less excuses left for you to be where you are.  I have always been someone who believes that you vote with your dollar but I also believe that you vote with your efforts and if you are somewhere that [...]

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Tags: advertising · author: levi · children

Think About This

July 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Watch It.
Micah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdrCalO5BDs

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Tags: author: micah · children · families · music · video

Why Do You Blog?

July 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Its one of those questions that seems to come up now and again.  And I can’t seem to give it a straight answer, at times I even find myself asking the same question of others.  I would like to think that we (meaning everyone) do it so that we can contribute just a little bit [...]

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Tags: author: levi · children · our blog · video

Can You Feel It?

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

The world changed this year. The place you call home is not going to be the same.
Do you feel it yet?  Are you changing anything in your life yet?
I know I am. And I know what I am doing is very small compared to what my kids are going to have to do.
Think about this. [...]

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Tags: author: levi · children · climate change · oil · video

Moving Time

June 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Today my family and got up early and unloaded a good portion of the junk in our garage out on to the front lawn. Jessie walked down to Peet’s, got some wonderful coffee and we sat in our camping chairs and waited for people to come pick through the stuff we have but no longer [...]

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Tags: author: levi · children · families · housing · neighborhoods · the good project · west sacramento

The Myth Of Quantity Over Quality

June 13th, 2008 · 7 Comments

I dream of a time when society abandons the myth that bigger is better, and begins to embrace the genius of small.
I dream of better places for people to live, places that offer true quality of life not just the illusion of material things making life better.
I dream of a time [...]

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Tags: author: levi · children · cities · community · creativity · goals · neighborhoods · suburban sprawl · urban design

Make A Real Difference

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Many of you know that Jessie and I adopted our little baby girl Ruth last year. She is a wonderful little joy in our lives and we are big fans of adoption.
Its heart wrenching to hear the statistics of how many adoptable children there are in the system. And the sad truth is that there [...]

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Tags: author: levi · children · families · green living · sacramento

Heading Over

June 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I don’t know if everyone got the invitation to our little open house today, but if you didn’t and are looking for something to do with the rest of your day (Sunday) I will be there from 5-8 hanging out keeping the doors open for those who want to come by and see our work [...]

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Tags: author: levi · children · green living · the good project · west sacramento