August 2007

The Archives

• 08.27.07
  Invisible Fencing and Coyotes   Change (2)

  then castrated silence,
  a dog barks and howls
  like it’s missing something,
  all wrapped up in this house,
  this yard,
  this invisible fence,
  and it occurs to me
  this is how they/we come,
  in pairs.
  this is a great case
  of separated at birth,
  before birth,
  before conception.
  night closes around the dog
  like a lick and seal envelope,
  and there are pairs without seams
  searching.
  and let’s say
  that there is a [...]

• 08.27.07
  Connect the Unconnected with an ON Blog!   Change (2)

  What are ON Blogs? 

  The On Blog! award was created to recognize outstanding new blogs and bloggers.  New defined as less than one year old.  Outstanding as defined by YOU.
  You remember what it was like when you first started blogging.  Links were hard to come by and readers harder still.  No doubt, many outstanding blogs have died on [...]

• 08.25.07
  Thoughts to One Distant   Connections (3)

  The printed page
  Is all we have.
  I feel no sweeping psychic perceptions.
  I guess we’re not
  Tuned in on the same beam.
  The written word
  Is all
  That passes between us.
  Not spoken.
  Not seen.
  Not felt.
  Just read.
  But how much do I read
  Into your words,
  And how much do you read
  Between my lines?
  © 1964 G. L. Hancock
  From: America Sings, National Poetry Association (1964),
  Los Angeles: [...]

• 08.22.07
  PodCamp - the connection enabler!   Blogging, Connections, Growth, Podcasts (4)

  One year ago, I happened to hear that there was this PodCamp thing about to happen in Boston. It was an unconference and free to all participants. PodCamp, related to podcasting, maybe? But what is an unconference? Sounded like it might be better than a conference. The fact that it was happening in Boston and [...]

• 08.22.07
  The Power of Connections   Blogging, Connections, Success (8)

  I am fortunate to know some of the fabulous posters to this blog. In fact, I’ve been invited to post here, since, I believe, the beginning of this collaboration.
  I’m drawn to finally post at the urging of Phil Gerbyshak. (A show of hands for everyone reading this who has done something positive at [...]

• 08.21.07
  My Connection Addiction   Connections, Inspiration (6)

  I can’t begin to tell you how the Internet would have changed my life, had it been around when I was a kid.
  In my own home town, I was considered a bit of a freak by almost every other kid in school. Worse, any freakishness that went unnoticed was only spared me because I hid [...]

• 08.17.07
  The W-List: Expanded   Change (16)

  OK, so I’m not a woman, and have no W’s in my first, middle, or last names. But I do know lots of women who are just amazing bloggers, so I thought I’d take a shot at the W list, borrowed from Holly.
  If you’re not connected to these women yet, you should be, as they [...]

• 08.15.07
  How to Connect Those You Lead with a Vision   Connections (7)

  We could also have called this post How to help people to see what you see.
  It stems from a conversation Pete Aldin had with an entrepreneur friend of his in Australia. The man felt that his staff and partners seem to always translate his goals & ideas into work & problems rather than into possibilities & innovation.
  His ultimate vision is about resourcing latent [...]

• 08.14.07
  NiagaraFalls: Dolores at the end of my rainbow   Change, Choices, Connections, Success (5)

  NiagaraFalls: Dolores at the end of my rainbow

  Originally uploaded by shersteve

  Sometimes you don’t have to go too far to find what you are looking for.
  I made the connection with Dolores 27 years ago. Since we have been successfully married for 25, I think that is something.

  Who [...]

• 08.12.07
  Connections: Bloggers plus dots equal business   Connections (2)

  Bloggers are connectors. Everyone who creates a blog, and shares part of the world of citizen publishing and citizen broadcasting. There is much more to the relationships than simple connections. People are more than dots on a map. They are your friends, clients, customers, business partners, and extended family.
  Whether writers, video blog developers, or verbal [...]

• 08.11.07
  Franklin: Construction Sunshine   Change, Choices (2)

  Franklin: Construction Sunshine

  Originally uploaded by shersteve

  The sun chose to shine today. I was fortunate to capture these rays in that instant forever.
  This construction in downtown Franklin, MA is bringing change and choice. What business will occupy this new retail space? Will another business relocate here?
  Changes. Choices. Decisions.
  Be [...]

• 08.11.07
  Connecting to Now   Connections (4)

  It’s fascinating to read the myriad variations on our theme of connections this month.   We can read posts about connecting ideas, people, stuff, and even how sunshine connects.
  Last week, after spending 5 days at Wizard Training Camp, I am reminded how essential it is to connect to the present . . . as in “moment.” 
  Yes, you and I have [...]

• 08.10.07
  Why I call myself “linkerjpatrick”   Connections (1)

  I either sign my name in one or two ways on blog comments or forums. In more formal or business like settings I will use the name people call me all the time, Patrick. I also have an Internet nickname I go by, that being “linkerjpatrick.” One of the first places I used [...]

• 08.08.07
  Infoholics Anonymous   Connections, Productivity (1)

  Hello, I’m Dwayne, and I’m an Infoholic.
  I admit it - I’m an information junkie. I do lots of things to feed my habit - I read books, magazines, and blogs. I watch “How It’s Made,” the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, Science Channel, Food Network, etc. I listen to talk radio, podcasts, [...]

• 08.06.07
  Connect with Some Authors!   Connections, Podcasts (2)

  Hey, gang, I’m going to be on Internet radio tomorrow morning (Tuesday, August 7, from 10:00 AM until noon, New York time).
  That’s Tuesday, August 7, 2007 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM GMT. (For your own local time, try the World Clock converter.)
  Update: it looks like we might be on for as many as four [...]

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