“So, what should we talk about?”
“I don’t know.  What’s this meeting about?”
“Not sure.  Who set this up anyway?”

Today Randy and I met Pete and Anne in the cool part of Nashville for some coffee and conversation.  The funny thing, and the nice thing about the whole deal, was that there was no real point.  No agenda, no goal, nothing anyone was trying to talk anyone into.  Do you have any idea how refreshing that is?

Like most nerd blog conversations, it didn’t take long to start talking about the blogging world and how it’s changing and all that.  I feel like I talked way more than anyone else, and I feel a little bad about that.  It’s not normally what I do, but that’s what happens when I stay up too late, get up too early and opt for a juice over coffee.

Anyway, we had a great time today hanging out.  It’s great to get to know people that understand where we are coming from in this whole blogging thing, not to mention just really nice people.  See I should have saved that for Positive Post Tuesday, but oh well.  Anyway, if have been living under a rock for the last year or so and haven’t gone to Pete’s or Anne’s blogs check them out.  Everyone else is.

Today is Kristin’s day to blog for the 40 Day Fast. Today she has blogged about Fair Trade, and the amazing things that simply buying Fair Trade products is doing. There’s also a video on the post that is full of information on what Fair Trade is doing.

One of the many amazing things about Kristin is that she really digs in when she is doing something. She never does anything half-way. Recently I have noticed things around the house with the Fair Trade Logo on them and I have noticed very conscious decisions made by Kristin over the last few months to change the way we do things as a household. Ever since we have been married we have tried to be environmentally and globally focussed, and in a consumerist America that can be a hard thing. The awesome thing about Kristin, is her persistence to make a difference in the world in spite of what others think, feel or say.

Check out Kristin’s blog on Fair Trade today and also check out Alex’s blog about focussing locally on community resource centers in your own neighborhood.

Here’s a project today. In your outings today, whether it’s the grocery store or the coffee shop, find something today to purchase that is labeled “Fair Trade”. Then head to Kristin’s blog and comment what is is that you found with the Fair Trade logo on it. Sounds easy right?

We’d met once before and emailed several times but today Andrew Osenga and I finally aligned our schedules and got together. There wasn’t a major point other than to hang out and get to know each other. I have been a fan of Andrew’s solo work and a long time fan of another band that he plays in.

It was cool to hang out, talk music business, talk family, talk blogging, and instead of coffee had blueberry smoothies. It’s always cool to meet someone new and get to know them. Hopefully Andrew and I will be doing some song writing in the future, and getting our kids together to play.

Great hang, Andy. We will do it again. Everyone else, go check out Andy’s blog if you get a chance.