Kyle Hepp

March 26, 2009

Hey guys! I wrote up an extended version of what happened with the big fire burning down the apartment near where I live over at TONIC News.

TONIC is now having us promote our stories as much as possible so if you could take a second to click over to my story that would be AWESOME and I would appreciate it so very much. I also just got fired from one of my other blogs which is cutting back and going through some big changes, so I’d really like to keep this job. Meaning I’m trying to guilt you into checking out my story — your clicks and/or comments are much appreciated.

And also, TONIC is a really blog all about good news and green living. So if you like being happy, you’ll like the content over there, seriously.

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Way back in the day I started responding to some of the frequently asked questions I got when I ran that survey/contest on the blog. But I never got around to finishing answering all of them. So I’m going to make a video blog this weekend and try to respond to the rest of those.

I thought I’d open this back up in case anyone else has anymore questions. Feel free to ask whatever you want about Chile, my dog, my life, my weight, our travel plans, finances, photography…I am an open book!

Leave a comment on this post with your question or send me an email: kylehepp (at) gmail dot com. I’ll do a video blog and answer as honestly as possible.

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March 25, 2009

I have a twin. She’s homeless and lives in San Francisco.

People on Flickr are always discovering her and I and then sending me emails to tell me I look just like her.

I have her picture bookmarked and every once in a while I go back to look at the girl…a reminder that our life is sometimes nothing more than the circumstances we are born into. Sure, everyone is capable of rising above, I fully believe that. But, being born to parents who love us, who aren’t poor, who aren’t drug addicts — the list could go on and on — gives anyone of us with this privilege a huge home court advantage.

I go back and look at her because she is me/I am her in a different life. The description by the photographer who took the picture says “she’s smarter than she lets on,” and “from everywhere.” So am I.

Today this was my amazing life. I had a big salad with bacon ranch dressing that an angel from Cincinatti brought me, my bottle of fizzy water that’s always with me, and a glass of chilled, sweet red wine for dinner. I used the internet to work while my dog sat on the couch and kept me company. As I sit here I can smell the flowers that a good friend brought us.

I am blessed. I look at her photo and wonder where she is and what she’s doing now. I hope she’s found her way.

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