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Connecting

Five words or less

Michael Barrish:   I am alone   Mark Pilgrim:   I am blessed.   Karl   Never tell me the odds.   Jonathon Delacour:   Life is a beautiful dream.   Shannon Campbell   I reap what I sow.   Steve Himmer   How did I get here?   Bearman   I have what I […]

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Just Shelley

Parting is such sweet sorrow

Well a bit of good news and a bit of other news: which do you want first? Okay, the good news it it. I had an email from an editor at a major publishing company (not O’Reilly) about using excerpts from one of my online articles for their 2003 edition Social Studies text book. If […]

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Writing

Daily at the “Daily Summit”

I can’t tell you how much I enjoy reading David Steven’s frequent World Summit postings at the Daily Summit. Not only is he pointing out pertinent and relevant information of interest (to all of of us), he’s also providing an insider look into the proceedings that one misses with mainstream news reports. Favorite line today, from recounted comments from NGOs:   “You have to […]

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Weblogging Writing

Trying something new

I’m trying something new: as I finish each book on my recommended and want-to read list, I’m attempting to incorporate a little of the author’s unique style into a few of my weblog postings. With this, I hope to get a better understanding of what I liked or didn’t like about each book. For instance, […]

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Diversity

Jamie and the Reality Test

Regardless of the motives, I think that Jamie Lee Curtis’ recent photo shoot was terrific. She’s showing that in the battle with gravity, gravity ultimately wins. She also shows that it’s time to blow the hell out of our fixation on having perfect bodies. It’s easy to feel beautiful when the world looks at you in approval […]