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Zen Achilles made fun images of me last year
The Eleven
January 11, 2016
Happy 2016! Here's another edition of my monthly e-letter, The Eleven. A place I share with you what's going on with me - my latest thinking and a call to action.
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Here is my top 11 things that come to mind list for 2015. They make my life better and you might find some value here, too. Enjoy!

Wileyware 2015
New Wileyware Designs
BeetBoost
Fern Kitchen
Rooseveltpdx
RooseveltsPDX

1. Top Glassware - Wileyware - I put that at the top as it's the item I use the most in my life - drinking glasses. I know that might sound strange - but drinking from these glasses makes me happy. 

2. Top juice/sports drink of beets and tart cherries - BeetBoost - I've watched my friend, Rick Perry, turn an idea into a very tasty/health drink. Thanks, Rick. 

3. Top new restaurant in my neighborhood - Fern Kitchen (clients/friends). Paleo, kombucha, breakfast, great hours, Yoga Union next door, friendly staff - thank you, universe. 

4. Top awesome store in Portland - RooseveltsPDX (client/friend). This one has become more of an obsession :) From the moment I walked into Gregg Harris's store, I was hooked. I go for the oxygen, the learning, Gregg's philosophy on life and work/retirement/live-work space thinking. 44th and Hawthorne. Go. 

5. Top dessert place in SE Portlandia + my home away from home: Marino's Adriatic Cafe. Live music, late night European atmosphere. A great place to strike up a conversation with a stranger. Good on multiple levels. 41st and Division. 

6. Top change in Oregon - Legalizing Marijuana. Beyond the "fun" factor, I'm seeing my community use cannabis for healing mental and physical ailments. Visit my friend, Steve Bennett's store, Farma to learn about marijuana's medical properties.

7. Top Podcast. I found my way to Tim Ferris's Podcasts +  The 4 Hour Work Week: highly recommended read).  

8. Top new app - SuperBetter. Through Tim Ferris's interview with Jane McGonigal I was led to her thoughts on healing through online games. Jane's TedTalk was my favorite of last year.   

9. Top Portland performance of 2015: Beatles White Album Christmas with the Wanderlust Circus at the Alberta Rose Theatre (client/friend)( I saw it twice). The Alberta Rose continues to be my favorite place to see music in Portland. The hall is intimate, the sound is great and there's a magic to the place. Kudos to Joe Cawley for making things run so smoothly there for the past 5 years. 

10. Top radio station in the world: KMHD Jazz Radio (addict) 89.1 in PDX - KMHD.fm - streaming around the world.  (top 2nd and 3rd KBOO 90.7 and Allclassical.org 89.9

11. You! I couldn't have as rich a life I do without your presence in it. Thanks for reading, playing and sharing time with me on this planet. We only get so much time here and my hope is that you and I make the most of it. 

Have a great month and I'll be back with you in February.

With love,

Albert 
me and my bro and sis
Albert, Sister Liz, and Brother Dan in Sumneytown, Pennsylvania along the banks of the Unami River - Thanksgiving 2015