Dave Ford Does Earth

Dave Ford Does Earth

A Lifelong Journey Around the World

Currently in New York City

A few years back I did a little traveling. I climbed Kilimanjaro, took a boat ride to Antarctica, and was stung by a scorpion in Colombia. The two year journey opened me up to the power of living unconventionally--and to living in the moment. Right now I live in Manhattan, NYC--and spend a fair bit of time in L.A and San Fran.

“BE” present

Posted by Dave Ford

I manage my life. There is not an exact formula or organized method that I use. I did not learn how to do it from a self help book. But there is definitely some serious life management going on. More than anything, I consistently set goals for myself. I also sporadically journal about anything and [...]

TODAY’S TO DO LIST

Posted by Dave Ford

Note before reading: I do actually have some semblance of how the English language works. The following post is my attempt to write my to-do-list in a slow, deliberate, sing-songy Southern accent.

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Got to write those contracts. Got to run that six miles with John Wynn around Prospect Park. Need to put that application in for [...]

Social Networking is here to stay: The Facebook/Twitter combo

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Social media has become such an important part of my life that I figured now would be a good time to share some of my thoughts on the matter.
I guess it has been about 4 months since I started using Twitter and have found it to be one of the most important tools in my [...]

6 Months in 6 minutes

Posted by Dave Ford

After blogging for almost two years straight–it has become fairly obvious that I have become a enormous slacker in the last 6 months. There are many reasons for this. But, excuses are not my forte.
Here is a quick synopsys of what has happened in the last 6 months:
July 2008- Sweat quite a bit and discovered [...]

New York City Present Tense – July 2nd 2008

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I am sitting on the gritty gray steps in front of Union Square on a evening in early July. It is 8:07. I got out of work around 6, went to gym, and ate dinner.  Union Square is a few blocks away from the gym and it lies on the R line–the subway that I [...]