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Hi there, and happy Spring into Summer! Happy 11th!  Happy Happy!

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With that said, hello!  If you're just joining me, welcome aboard - this newsletter has been a chance for me to share with you my thinking about things political, spiritual, personal and beyond since 2008. I often have a call to action each month. 
 
Me: things are great. I've decided to take the week off and focus on my business. Thanks to Noelani, I spent some time on SEO (search engine optimization) on my website and suddenly more people are contacting me to work together. Speaking of Noelani and SEO - she's running a special - $99 gets you 1.5 hours with her in a Portland cafe (or, probably via Skype...) to tune up your SEO. Which leads me to my list of tools I'm using that I want to share with you.  
Get an SEO Tune-up!


I'm loving working with Richard Powell of HostPond - hosting, Wordpress support, fantastic! 


I'm having a blast working with Constant Contact - it's how you're reading this and is a big part of my livelihood.
Hood River
I've been doing some traveling for work in the last couple months. Boise, Idaho; The Dalles, OR; Hood River, OR; and most recently, Seattle - The Emerald City. Here's a pic of me and my team of Constant Contact Authorized Local Experts (ALEs) in front of the Wall of Gum. We did a presentation for about 100 people last week which was a lot of fun. 
Our ALE Team in SEA
I shared my thinking about LinkedIn in a top 10 format. If you'd like to see my presentation, just let me know and I'll send it to you.
 
What a time to be alive, eh? There is so much incredible thinking - neat projects to plug into, interesting people to meet and talk to - all matched with so much challenging news, too.  

I feel lucky that I have figured out how to not be working my life away. Partially, this is due to my choice to live a frugal life (no car, generally; renting a room in a house; and I don't shop much). And, partially this is due to my privilege - being a white, middle-class, college-educated person - definitely has helped me out of the rat race, some. I guess I also find that I don't believe that I need to keep earning more so that I can have more. I have plenty. Just the other night I was sitting with friends on an old farmhouse porch drinking a glass of wine and watching the sunset and feeling so so rich. I hope you can find that feeling, too. If not, perhaps it's time for you to join me for a chat and a glass of wine and a sunset :)
Life on the farm is kinda laid back...
All righty then! I hope you're having a great day/week/month and life. I love feedback - please tell me what you think of my newsletter and any thoughts you have about what I'm up to. 

Oh, are you hungry for salmon? My friend, Clint, is off in Alaska fishing now and has a CSF - Community Supported Fishery! Get in on an amazingly tasty deal, here. 

And, if you're in Portlandia on Thursday night, June 12th - please come by Marino's Adriatic Cafe @ 4129 SE Division to hear me play with my friend, Natalie Staggs. We'll start at 8pm. Save room for desert! 

That's it from me. 

Take care,

Albert

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