Kelsey Timmerman's Blog, page 69

A love letter to Aerobie LLC

I got a response and a free Aerobie out of this letter. So I thought I'd share it here.

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Dear Aerobie folks,

I'm a journalist and author of the book "Where Am I Wearing" and since 2001 I've been traveling the world writing about people near and far. There's only one item that has been with me the entire time – my Aerobie Superdisc.

I don't leave home without it.

My Superdisc is so much more than just a fun way to pass some time, including:

A de-adulter: Turns adults into kids in a matter of a few ...

$110 for Tuesday

I've never rooted so hard to not win $110.

My heart was leaping and falling and hanging on every loose ball, offensive rebound, and free throw during the NCAA Championship game between Butler and Duke.

I was literally leaping and falling on Butler's last two shots. When the buzzer sounded I was a puddle of rabid, heart-broken fan on the floor. And I was $110 richer since I picked Duke to win it all.

The funny thing is, I'm a Duke fan. In fact, the last time I jumped around the living room...

Reading my way to Africa

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Reading is constantly getting me into trouble.

I read the label on my underwear and went to Bangladesh where I was nearly pulled to pieces in a Bangladeshi mosh pit. I read Dracula and went to Romania where I spent the night alone at the real life Castle Dracula. And now reading is playing a crucial part in calling me to Africa.

Before Life in Abundance asked me to go with them, I had spent much of the previous six months reading about Africa. It was a conscious decision. I wasn't...

Change your underwear, change the world

Are you a fan of saving the world and wearing underwear? How about rock climbing in just underwear (see above) or playing tennis in just underwear or climbing a tree in just underwear or posing like Russian acrobats in just underwear?

The folks at PACT Underwear hope so. Go to PACTs homepage and hit refresh to see all of the outdoor things you can do in your underwear. (Not pictured: getting arrested for indecent exposure.)

PACT on PACT (you should check out their ingredients page):

PACT's...

The #ten4tues Project: Bold in Broken Places

Why do we go the places we go? What do we expect to find when we get there?

Kristi Scott is wrestling with each of these questions. She is traveling to Peru to work at an orphanage for an entire year. This Tuesday as part of The #ten4tues Project, I'll be giving $10 to Kristi.

For Kristi it's a journey of faith and a desire to get our of her comfort zone. Some of the best experiences of my life — the ones where I thought "this is living" — have taken place out of my own comfort zone. That's ...

Guest Post: Be Hope To Her 2010

I leave for Kenya in about one month and will be there for about a month. One of the groups I will be visiting and reporting on is NURU. This morning Billy Williams (no word on if his middle name is Dee, he likes to drink Colt 45, or if he starred in Star Wars) contacted me and asked if I could post his note below. Ironically, it's about an event that I was hoping to participate in at Ball State, but just happens to be the same day I'm leaving for Africa.

Anyhow, I was happy to oblige and...

If you like Bill Nye the Science Guy, dancing mascots, and techno, this is for you

Today I'm watching basketball, moving 3 ton of paver bricks, and grooving to this…

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Hope you're having a great Saturday.

To the Power of 10

$10 is barely enough to buy three milk shakes.

(Yes, I quantify fiscal responsibility in milk shakes. Just as when I was a kid I calculated car rides in Scooby-Doo episodes.)

But $10 can have a big impact. By donating $10 every Tuesday to an organization or individual of my choosing, I've been introduced to some amazing people doing some amazing things. Last week, an author friend of mine (Rebecka Vigus) decided to donate $10, a host of books, and do an event at the library of a librarian...

In which Kelsey uncovers a sweatshop in Indiana

Like garment workers everywhere, they are girls in their 20s. They look tired. They walked to work. They live on Ramen noodles.

They look to the future and hope that they'll find better jobs because this job is the worst paying job a girl can have. They get paid nothing. In fact, they pay to have this job.

Such is life for college students at Ball State's Fashion and Design manufacturing class. I had the pleasure of speaking with the girls today about the other garment workers I met around...

The #ten4tues Project: Donated to NPR

This Tuesday I supported my local NPR station. You should to.

Here's why.

I'd also like to point folks to a cause carried over from my "Free Money" post two weeks ago.  Ginger needs $10 to buy her recently adopted dog a seat belt. If you're interested, I'll hook you up with Ginger.