Worldwide Gentlemen

Senrinomichi shared this amazing picture of a German man, who, in a veritable a sea of heiling fellow Germans some time in the late 1930s, refused to heil. Very strong.

Joel Bukiewicz was a writer. After finishing a novel he went on a 3 month hiatus because he had a hard time selling it. He discovered a mad passion for knives and created Cut Brooklyn. I have three goals for 2012 (more on that at a later point). One of them is to obtain one of Joel's knives. Check him out:

Sometimes, something very simple can be very beautiful.

5 years ago, Craig Oldham started the hand written letter project, simply to honor and salute the hand written letter. And you can still be a part of it. I've just sent Craig a hand written letter, telling him to keep up the good work. Why? Because I also like to send and receive hand written letters.

Check out Craig's project, and join in!

So, you are a global mega star. What do you do with your fame?

In the case of Matt Damon, he teamed up with Gary White and together they founded water.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing clean water to developing countries. And their work is paying off. Why? Because they do not send clean water in a bottle and leave it at that.They provide insight and education, enabling people in developing countries to dig wells and learn about providing water for themselves.

We encourage you to donate to water.org if you can. Watch the video below to see but a short introduction to the work they do:

Our very dear friend Troels Poulsen was taken from us last week. 30 years old.

Troels was a kind, smart, curious and warm human being. Rarely have I met a person so genuinely interested in learning about the world, while eager to pass on his knowledge. He was a dedicated high school teacher, and today at his funeral so many of his students and his colleagues cried for him. As did my friends and I along with his sweet family.

We will miss you forever, buddy.