Posts by author: Jill Ginsberg
My encounter with Kate last week, and all that followed, left a deep impression and a part of me hasn’t wanted to move on. I’ve been thinking a lot about the past year and how my perspective has shifted and changed. When I started giving away hundred dollar bills a year ago, I was motivated […]
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A year ago, when I started giving away hundred dollar bills to strangers, I imagined that some surprising and wonderful things would happen. I could never have imagined what would happen with Billy Brown. I never met Billy, but since Monday I feel like she’s been with me. Monday was the day I met Kate, who […]
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I’ve lived in Portland going on 18 years and have barely set foot on the campus of Portland State University. I can count on one finger the number of times I’ve been there. Once, exactly. How is this possible? A professor friend of mine invited me to come to her class tonight and talk about my […]
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A year ago today I wrote a post called “Living in My Dream World.” I hadn’t yet given away my first hundred. The post was all about what I wanted my money to do in the world and what I thought a better world might look like. It’s remarkable to think that a whole year has […]
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The week on Galiano was one of the nicest vacations we’ve had in a long time. It was so quiet and restful, not to mention gorgeous. I took a lot of photos; here are a few of my favorites. So, it was kind of hard to come home. Mentally, I mean. Getting home was easy. […]
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I really needed this vacation. A dark and weighty introspection had leaked into some of my recent posts, and I was finding myself preoccupied by the crushing need that seems to be everywhere. I feel some of the weight lifting as I watch the ferries crossing the channel, listen to the waves lapping at the […]
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Nothing says “Happy Vacation!” like a room upgrade, especially when you’ve earned it by being the Special Guest of the Day. Louise and I were headed to the Gulf Islands for a week, and spent last night in Vancouver before getting on the early ferry. This signboard awaited us in the hotel lobby, and for […]
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Ten years ago today, it was impossible to imagine what the world would be like in 2011. Now we know. We’ve been reminded that as human beings we are capable of profound evil and enduring grace. We know that our paradigms of patriotism, freedom and security are subject to circumstance, and to debate. We know […]
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It was Louise’s idea to volunteer making meal deliveries for Loaves and Fishes today, when a lot of the regular drivers are off because of the holiday. I was my typically lovely self: “Really? You need one more thing to do? Take a day off for once.” She reminded me how the service helps frail […]
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My day started with a bizarre noise in the kitchen. I didn’t realize it was an execution. DZZZZZAP! DZZZZZZAP! It was loud. And it was coming from one of the electrical outlets near the sink. I tried the GFCI switch and I couldn’t push it in. Then I noticed a faint odor (which means it […]
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