Author: kevinrteater

How to Become an Advocate for Healthy Cities

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Best Bollywood of the 2000s (Spotify playlist) What I’m Reading – Legion by Brandon Sanderson What I’m Watching ­– Only Murders in the Building What I’m Doing – Taking a break and working part-time after leaving my job with the Beaverton Downtown Association and being … Continued

Local Climate Action

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – The fans as they try to cool my home in this heat wave (again!) What I’m Reading – Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson What I’m Watching ­– Ted Lasso What I’m Doing – Going to a Portland Timbers (Major League Soccer) game tonight Local Climate Action … Continued

I’m Just Tired

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Even Here by JJ Heller What I’m Reading – Starsight by Brandon Sanderson What I’m Watching ­– My dog licking her feet like she’s not supposed to do What I’m Doing – Sure feels like I am writing a lot these days 😊 “I’m just … Continued

Scratching the Surface

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – My dog snoring beside me What I’m Reading – Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson What I’m Watching ­– The Mandalorian What I’m Doing – Building a new blog series (beavertonperspective.com) Scratching the Surface The depth of community leadership This was hard. My first vote … Continued

The “D” Word

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Usually acoustic folk music while I work What I’m Reading – Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda What I’m Watching ­– The Boys What I’m Doing – I’ve been hiking a lot in the PNW while the sun still shines The “D” Word Personal … Continued

The Beauty of Inclusion

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Dancing with Tears in My Eyes by Blended Colours What I’m Reading – Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda What I’m Watching ­– People reconnecting with old friends in physically-distant spaces What I’m Doing – Riding my bike a lot farther than I ever … Continued

Starting from Scratch

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Lights of Home by U2 What I’m Reading – A lot of news articles What I’m Watching ­– Train to Busan (best movie I’ve ever seen) What I’m Doing – Playing some tennis now that the courts are open Starting from Scratch Building an organization … Continued

The Small Things

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Inspirational music (Two Steps from Hell) What I’m Reading – The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson What I’m Watching ­– A bunch of movies these days What I’m Doing – Learning how to play ukulele The Small Things Taking small action in the middle … Continued

The Burden of Leadership

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – My dog snoring ? What I’m Reading – The Death and Life of Great American Cities – Jane Jacobs What I’m Watching ­– University of North Carolina basketball ☹ What I’m Doing – Learning how to play ukulele The Burden of Public Service Leadership The … Continued

The Unbearable Office

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Atlas: Body by Sleeping At Last What I’m Reading – Asher’s Garden by Derek Pangelinan What I’m Watching ­– “Introducing the self-driving bicycle in the Netherlands” on YouTube by Google Nederland What I’m Doing – I’m enjoying, just enjoying. What does your workspace look like? … Continued

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