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The Simple Pleasures Project: What almost dying taught me about really living
To keep myself motivated after I was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, I made a list of all the things that made life so worth fighting for. Nowhere on it were things like a fancy house, fast car, fat bank account or any other of the typical material measures of success our society puts so…
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Congratulations to the “That’s Awesome” Photo Contest Winner
Congrats goes out to Allison Tilly of Ottawa, Ontario, whose “Snow Tunnel” photo received the most votes in the “That’s Awesome” Photo Contest! Allison’s photo will be used as Badge of Awesome’s Facebook cover image for the month of October (even though I agree it’s too early to be thinking about snow!). She’s also won…
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![[Blog] Hanging with Fred Penner photo: That’s awesome](https://badgeofawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/fred-penner-222x160.jpg)
[Blog] Hanging with Fred Penner photo: That’s awesome
Voting is now open for the “That’s Awesome” Photo Contest. Check out the entries and vote for your favourite! I don’t typically “geek out” and I’ve never really been into following/stalking celebrities. But let me tell you: when I saw Fred Penner–my favourite and cherished childhood musician and TV personality–perform at the Dawson City Music…
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![[Blog] Jellyfish Photo: That’s Awesome](https://badgeofawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jellyfish2-222x160.jpeg)
[Blog] Jellyfish Photo: That’s Awesome
Got a photo that makes you say “that’s awesome”? Enter it in the “That’s Awesome” Photo Contest to win great prizes. The deadline is TODAY, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 to enter! There are few things simpler and more awesome than a jellyfish. Over 95% water, with a dash of salt and protein thrown in, and…
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![[Blog] The Virgin Mary vs. Giant Squid: That’s Awesome](https://badgeofawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mary-vs-squid-222x160.jpg)
[Blog] The Virgin Mary vs. Giant Squid: That’s Awesome
Got a photo that makes you say “that’s awesome”? Enter it in the “That’s Awesome” Photo Contest to win great prizes. When I first saw this mural, in a tiny restaurant in Banos, Ecuador, my first reaction was “guh?” However, upon closer inspection I realized what I was looking at: The Virgin Mary wrestling a…
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The “That’s Awesome” Photo Contest
The Badge of Awesome Facebook Page needs a new cover image. That’s where you come in. Enter your photos into the That’s Awesome Photo Contest to be the “face” of our Facebook page and win other great prizes. It’s free to enter and a great way to showcase your stuff. Be sure to share this…
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![[Blog] 20 awesome activities involving 1 item or less](https://badgeofawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cards-222x160.jpg)
[Blog] 20 awesome activities involving 1 item or less
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on my Josh Martin Ink blog. In an age of iPads, Xboxes and $200 shoes, our sources of entertainment and activity require increasingly sophisticated technology, equipment and infrastructure. But there’s something to be said for the simpler activities. Activities that nurture creativity, ingenuity and imagination. In 2005 the…
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![[Blog] A Christmas to remember](https://badgeofawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/beach-walk-222x160.jpg)
[Blog] A Christmas to remember
I remember getting a little toy guitar for Christmas when I was a little boy. A great gift to be sure, but I wanted a drum set. Obviously the mature reaction was to scream “I WANT A DRUM!” and smash the guitar into a million pieces on our back porch. I didn’t get the drum.…
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![[Blog] Finding balance in our busy world](https://badgeofawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/balance-222x160.png)
[Blog] Finding balance in our busy world
By Josh Martin Badge of Awesome is all about doing cool things and being more active. But how do you live a more “active” life when every hour of your day already overflows with activity? How do we “suck the marrow out of life” as Thoreau describes in our go-go-go world? Good question. We’ve all…
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![[Blog] Fish Heads in the Far East: Remembering what’s important](https://badgeofawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/fish-head-222x160.jpg)
[Blog] Fish Heads in the Far East: Remembering what’s important
By Josh Martin Chiayi, Taiwan—My 90 cc scooter (which I fondly nicknamed, “Scoot Scoot Riot”) howled in protest as we made the steep ascent along the winding mountain roads in Taiwan. By noon Marty, Yanik (my two fellow ESL teachers) and I had reached our campsite for the weekend. That evening, as the sun set…
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![[Blog] I am a Hobo Torpedo: Friends over stuff](https://badgeofawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/blog-hobo-222x160.jpg)
[Blog] I am a Hobo Torpedo: Friends over stuff
By Josh Martin “My friends are my estate.” – Emily Dickinson Waterloo, Ontario—It’s ten-thirty at night and I’m hurtling down a deserted street inside a shopping cart, like some hobo torpedo. As my mobile, metal coffin rattles down the road at mach five I suddenly realize something—I’m an idiot. It had all started two minutes…