(Community Matters) important article in this month’s Sojourners, ‘the New Economy Movement,’ the democratization of the ownership of wealth – 6 examples happening right now in America (eg., credit unions, coops, employee owned companies, land trusts, etc). A thought provoking piece by Prof. Gar Aplerovitz who I hear will be in Austin soon
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It's about community, entrepreneurs, politics, art . . and sometimes just silly fun . . . a slightly gay blogEugene Sepulveda
. . . with my husband, Dr. Steven Robert Tomlinson, invest time, talent & treasure in organizations and causes that create community and provide opportunities for others. We prioritize spending time with family, godchildren and friends. We've celebrated our 13th anniversary, nearly 8 years since married in British Columbia, Canada.Recent Comments
Eugene’s recent tweets
- RT @whitehouse: Today, President Obama will deliver the commencement address at @Morehouse College. Watch live: at.wh.gov/lb7sM 4 hours ago
- (I would have given you half) "@Mitch_Stewart: Anyone win the powerball last night?" 4 hours ago
- That's a wrap. Amazing how much 1130 hands can get accomplished. Happy Hour at Guero's. EF members welcome. #EFSSD 2 days ago
- T minus 37 until Austin startups descend on Linder & Brooke elementary schools - 565 of us. EF Spring Service Day #EFSSD 2 days ago
- (SSI on the mind) @HelloSaltSpring: MT @deirdre_rowland Newest spot #SaltSpring @TheGatheringSSI Open tonight, features board games galore! 2 days ago
Steven’s recent tweets
- Fellow Evernote addicts, Brett Kelly's well-written new e-book has *theory* as well as practical tips ng4p.us/VQuJAv 3 months ago
- "A powerful word comes out of silence." Getting quiet to pick 2013's guiding word. 2012's word, "drafting," kept me writing this past year. 4 months ago
- Ricardo: Before you teach a man to fish, assess his comparative advantage. Give the right man a fish, and you'll get a bunch of bananas. 6 months ago
- Give a man a compliment, and you make his day. Teach a man to fish for compliments, and he'll have a lifetime of narcissistic insecurity. 6 months ago
- Teach a man to fish -- just don't ignore what he's trying to teach you. 6 months ago
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Eugene’s Tweets
- RT @whitehouse: Today, President Obama will deliver the commencement address at @Morehouse College. Watch live: at.wh.gov/lb7sM 4 hours ago
- (I would have given you half) "@Mitch_Stewart: Anyone win the powerball last night?" 4 hours ago
- That's a wrap. Amazing how much 1130 hands can get accomplished. Happy Hour at Guero's. EF members welcome. #EFSSD 2 days ago
- T minus 37 until Austin startups descend on Linder & Brooke elementary schools - 565 of us. EF Spring Service Day #EFSSD 2 days ago
- (SSI on the mind) @HelloSaltSpring: MT @deirdre_rowland Newest spot #SaltSpring @TheGatheringSSI Open tonight, features board games galore! 2 days ago
- Rats, @speelunk's flight ORD to EWR cancelled. Thx @united for rebooking him so quickly #customerservice 2 days ago
- RT @thomsinger: #Austin...Next week is the People Fund Innovation Week (program for entrepreneurs. I am speaking, home you can come. http:… 3 days ago
- RT @270Strategies: .@BGTX "has put the fear of god into the Texas Republican Party" says @NYTimes. j.mp/11HvP4Q #GameOn 3 days ago
- RT @Lead_Austin: How many people have told you about the #essential class? Time to throw your hat in the ring! Apply today http://t.co/j3g8… 3 days ago
- RT @hilaryr: Tomorrow marks 9 yrs of marriage equality in Massachusetts! Gov. @devalpatrick’s moving tribute: wapo.st/14t7fRT #time4… 3 days ago
- Lunch at Guero's w/ my friend Ed Cunningham, yum (the lunch, not Ed, well . . .) 3 days ago
- Allergies are fevered pitch this year. Seriously considering working from somewhere else next week. 3 days ago
- RT @joshuabaer: Don't miss the "Intro to Cassandra" tech talk at @CapitalFactory tomorrow night from project chair Jonathan Ellis http://t.… 3 days ago
- Next big deal? An esteemed table of entrepreneurs & friends here too, including @bazaarbrett, Gary Hoover & Andrew Busey #FondaSanMigeul 3 days ago
- Celebrating Lynne Skinner & Jeff Browning & the $790k they've raised for the Center for Child Protection #AustinCup @kdhughes 3 days ago
- SFO - party over? The TSA preapproved line is the longest at F3 security gate 4 days ago
- The hypocrisy of washington dc literally makes me sick - both sides 4 days ago
- RT @WBMATX: "If content is king, then community is queen." #entrepreneurship #community #socent #austin 4 days ago
- rt @HomeAway found 46% of Americans polled say stress prevents them from enjoying a vacation. We need to bring the JOY back to #travel 4 days ago
- Great fun spending an evening w/ friends from @airbnb, @sidecar & a new startup tba 4 days ago
Steven’s Tweets
- Fellow Evernote addicts, Brett Kelly's well-written new e-book has *theory* as well as practical tips ng4p.us/VQuJAv 3 months ago
- "A powerful word comes out of silence." Getting quiet to pick 2013's guiding word. 2012's word, "drafting," kept me writing this past year. 4 months ago
- Ricardo: Before you teach a man to fish, assess his comparative advantage. Give the right man a fish, and you'll get a bunch of bananas. 6 months ago
- Give a man a compliment, and you make his day. Teach a man to fish for compliments, and he'll have a lifetime of narcissistic insecurity. 6 months ago
- Teach a man to fish -- just don't ignore what he's trying to teach you. 6 months ago
- Give a man a pair of chickens, and he can always fish for fun. 6 months ago
- Give a man a fish, and he'll trust you have something to teach him. 6 months ago
- Give a man a pole, and he'll figure out how to fish. 6 months ago
- Teach a man to fish -- but get him a pole, too. 6 months ago
- "Common sense and sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds." William James 6 months ago
- "Silence in the middle of a conversation suddenly brings us back to essentials." -- E.M. Cioran 6 months ago
- RT: Unkindness comes out of certainty; throw out certainty, and you have the bare reality of consciousness. Another name for that is love. 1 year ago
- OH in SF: "Tea is the new 'coffee.'" "No, chocolate is the new 'coffee.' Tea is the new *'wine.'*" 1 year ago
- Dad's advice to "Twilight" heroine: "Anytime two boys are pursuing you simultaneously, it's not really about you." 1 year ago
- You get a reliable thin slice of any civilization by watching how its representatives negotiate the allocation of overhead space on a plane. 1 year ago
- Sometimes it actually *does* hurt to ask. 1 year ago
- Successful self-reinvention is almost always the product of thoughtful increments, not bold leaps. 1 year ago
- US & UN have designated 2012 "International Year of the Co-op." @wheatsville 1 year ago
- Shopping @wheatsville Co-op is my way of occupying Wall Street everyday. 1 year ago
- Wearing wristband from acomplaintfreeworld.org, trying to go 21 days without complaining. Friend asks: So what's left to talk about? 1 year ago
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