I didn't do anything. It just happened.

The owner at our local coffee shop said "coffee's on me" this morning! :-)

OMG! How do you do it?

I didn't do anything. It just happened.

quite the moment...Dave, Wayne, and now Damian have left the building.  hope all is well with you and the family.  with kind regards, the good dr.
9:33 PM

Dearest Hippie - I have thought of you intermittently throughout these years. I cannot believe our paths have not crossed in all this time. Criminal! Indeed the end of an epoch is upon us; where do I now look for my north star? I must look within. I will find you when I am next in Manhattan, hippie. First skinny cap is on me.
11:14 PM

dearest , i had to set sail from the corporate world to even have a chance at finding my poetic voice. you, however, can walk in both worlds simultaneously.  your message is pure poetry. with the utmost respect and admiration, the good hippie
Today

hello hippie lou,

I wanted to share this fun + inspiring video with you, because I think that you certainly are a hero in my and many people's lives. I hope this video puts a smile on your face, too!

Something amusing, Lou: As of yesterday, my profile info still said you and I are engaged. I changed it and FB have me the option of "seeing less" of your posts. Hah. Breaking up is hard to do.

Dave - unbelievably, today our daughters ran into each other at Trader Joe's in Arlington VA.

I think Eden Bee is on to something. Haven't seen tree man in quite a while. But I did see Hippie Lou..he got his own website now.

JUNE 30, 2013 AT 6:38 PM

this is so so sweet of you to take the time out of your busy schedule to provide these detailed instructions.  and also the notice re our friend's doctor.  wishing you safe travels in Haiti and hope you won't mind if we stay in touch via email.

with love, hippie lou

Of course! just got your email to Bob - excellently worded! I agree whole-heartedly with everything you said - please keep me informed if there's anything/what I can do. I can't provide much in terms of monetary support at the moment (unfortunately, I did not win the lottery this past week) but I'm really great at researching things and whatnot.

much love

no problem, i completely understand.  i was hit by a couple of things early in the week that knocked me out for a couple of days.  i'd love to come tonight...i'll see what happens...right now i don't have subway fare but i might run into someone who will lend me their 30 day card...
thanks for thinking of me...i don't mind the last minute at all

Oh dear. Are you okay?
No pressure. I understand.

yeah sure i'm fine, fully recovered
thanks for asking
so i'm probably a long shot for tonight we never know. :)

Okay. I would meet you in Manhattan and lend you my metrocard and we could go together but I'm in jersey city heading into Brooklyn

no problem...wouldn't want you to go to the trouble
really appreciate your consideration :)
do you go there every saturday night?

Always have your back my kind friend. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. But anything I can do, I will.

you're so sweet.

It's his first at this place and may be getting a bi- monthly gig. I'll let you know though
Could be weekly

i always seem to figure things out with a little help from my friends. :)
sweetness
because if i have a little advance notice i can always try to set aside a few acorns

Well, you have a sweet, kind soul so goodness inevitably comes to you.

well i'm not sure its true but very nice of you to say
*it's*
your soul is sweet and kind and awesome as well :)

David and I are very different individuals with respect to our personalities, character traits, values, and behavior.  I will never be like David and he will never be like me.

I am not sure what "reconcile" and "heal" mean to you.  If they mean that I adopt David's views, values, and traits and start acting like him, that won't happen just as David will never adopt my views, values, and traits and act like me.

Friends with Hippie Lou it is not only coffee and walk - it is life enhancing experience - hash tag with modern urban Socrates !

Hey Hippie Lou,

First off - thanks for being my first email to my new business!!

I love this! Thank you so much for sharing such an inspirational story. I totally agree you take one step and you do something and sometimes you don't know why you are doing it, but then one day you look back and think man I'm glad I did that thing it is really paying off right about now!

I don't know why I ended up working at the place where we met - there was no rhyme or reason to it at the time, but the people (including you) I've met there alone have made the experience so worthwhile. I've learned so much in such a short time about running a business and watching others work on their startups has really inspired me for my own. I think to myself-  if all of these people around me can do it- so can I. That is what I have loved most about my time there.

Have a great weekend!

Best,


hi,

it's a real privilege to be first in your inbox!  i am humbled that you trust me and (perhaps) value my input.  it is always available to you, standing offer for coffee and a chat (see attached).

in fact, you have inspired me - seeing you start your own endeavor has awakened the desire in me to perhaps go in a similar direction. :)

wishing you all the best, hippie lou

OE I'm going to work!

In real you're some kind of Punkrocker, aren't you? And also philosoph, of course...

what is this man thinking?? "The next long fly ball is mine!" or "Anyone who jumps out of the ivory tower lands in my lap" or "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" or...

hippie lou, i saw the silly photo of you wearing your blue brain shirt! how long ago was that photo taken? :D

May 12, 2013

wow, got it! :)

Thank you for noticing and thank you for enjoying it!

i like your facial expression in that photo, it made me laugh! thank you for sharing it! :)

sure! i give the thanks to you too! :)

And thanks to the photographer, who captured the moment :-)

ahahah! that's awesome that she captured the moment! yes, thanks to her too! :)

quarters flying into the steel machine
swishing swashing
knuffle bunnies
do you eat sour patch kids while doing laundry
or do you just watch the clothes spin and imagine all the lives you've had before being hippie lou

Not sure what going on in New York City Dave but you know we can used the help and I'm not getting the help from you. Like to know why ?

Do you mean financial help?

That is correct. It not like you to not help

Very nice thing of you to say. :-) I try to be helpful in whatever way I can. When I was in the world of money, money was one of the things I could be helpful with. I'm not in that world at the moment, so it's not one of the things I can be helpful with. Still can and try to be helpful though. :-)

Ok thanks I didn't turn my back on you because you was sick or anything else. Want you to know I wanted to be there. What every reason you didn't want me there for you. I don't understand that but I respect that.

Yes I know that you didn't turn your back on me and that you tried to help me out. And I appreciate that. I didn't really know what was going on at the time and it took me a long time to figure it out.

Cool