Excerpts from the Weekend

"I don't understand how you could not like networking," she said. "Meeting people is fun."

"Networking isn't meeting people. Meeting people is meeting people. Networking is meeting people with the express hope of bettering yourself. I find that more than a little sad."

"It isn't that calculating. Anyone can do it."

"Given many homeless people your business card?"

Earth Hour 2008

So today - March 29 - at 8 pm for whatever timezone you're in, turn out your lights for an hour in observance of Earth Hour. The event, started in Sydney in 2007, has only gotten bigger and is designed to raise awareness of climate and energy issues around the world. Dozens of cities are participating, and really, who couldn't use an hour off the grid now and then?

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