Monday, October 6th is World Habitat Day, and I’m joining Habitat for Humanity to celebrate in a way that matters.

Habitat, as you might know, works with low-income families to build homes across the globe. They do an amazing job: over the past 32 years they’ve co-created housing for over 1.5 million people.

I’d love to invite you to help celebrate World Habitat Day by joining Habitat’s sincere plea, and asking the next President to do something about the tremendous housing challenge in this country and around the world. All it takes is a click.

Follow this link below to ask Senators Obama and McCain and/or your own senators:

If you become President, make the U.S. a world leader by ensuring that each of us has a place to call home, not just in the United States, but around the world.

Because there are options! Our next president could urge Congress to increase assistance to American families in need of housing through the new National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and could increase U.S Foreign Assistance for housing and slums. Habitat for Humanity is a wonderful start, but if we’re going to make a difference, we need more help than they alone can provide.

So please (please please!) join Habitat for Humanity in recognition of World Habitat Day 2008, as we raise our voices and take a stand with the millions in need of adequate housing in cities, towns and communities in the United States and around the world. All those messages add up, and with your help, I know we can make a difference.

To warm beds, strong houses and beautiful hearts,
Dominic.

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“He is just a normal person, but maybe from a different planet.” - Russia’s Alexander Sukhorukov

“It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly.” - Epicurus

Def: Inclined to act on impulse rather than thought.

I’m not sure why, but I find myself being impulsive at times for some things that I think are not terribly important such as hobbies, drinking habits, website work, sleep habits, etc. It has occurred to me recently that even being impulsive in these areas is having a negative consequence for those around me. Many people like predictability and stability and my behaviors as of the past have not instilled that in those around me. Today I am going to start being more aware of my impulsive nature and behave the way I would expect from others. This is not to say that I am planning to not be fun and impulsive every once in a while, but rather to curtail it where it could be doing damage.

Took a pic of this boat a while back in my home town of Westport.