Another Video — perhaps I should just be OK with this as a video blog….please leave a comment with your thoughts on whether you like or don’t like that I post so many videos…perhaps the mere fact that you are still here is a vote “FOR” videos….perhaps I should just chill out and quit worrying what you all think.
In any event, here is a presentation on the information explosion — scary stuff.
Props to Dan.
Over the next few weeks I will be attacking a project inspired by a woman named Kimberly Dawn Wells. She is an impressive woman…or at least her about page is impressive.
As I went through Kimberly’s page, it occurred to me that I have not paid enough attention to a great deal of blog-post-fodder in my life.
For example:
What does it mean to you to be a father/parent? I have my own ideas, but I want to hear yours.
Such as: What did you like or dislike about your father/parents? What advice was given to you about being a parent that proved to be valuable to you?
What books made the most sense to you? Have you read the book “Siblings without rivalry“? What did you think of it? What about “How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk“? What are your favorite parenting books?
I won’t get clear about my own ideas on these topics (much less get anything about your ideas on this topic) unless I start looking deeply and writing.
I commute to work on a train. Why do I do this?
Car? I live in California (the home of the car)….and I own one…and my license is current. But I see no reason not to take public transit. I lived in Boston for 9 months without a car. Why can’t I live without a car mid-week when I am at home? And I see lots of reasons not to drive my car to work everyday — and you can see some of them in the Gore Movie. If you haven’t watched it, you should. But protecting the environment is not the only reason I ride public transit.
Exercise? I don’t (sorry Peter). I should (of course). I pay for a membership at 24hr fitness — thankfully it is not too expensive (thanks Peter) — but if I am not using the membership…any amount is too much. Believe it or not, taking the train results in exercise (I have to walk the 7 blocks to and from work). I know that’s not much, but it is more exercise than when I drove from my garage at home to the garage of my office. And it is everyday — rain (ugh) or shine.
Stress? Driving in the San Fransisco Bay Area is not as bad as driving in Los Angeles, but we are catching up quick. And people up here are hard core and impatient. On the train, someone else is driving. Back here in these cushy seats I just sit and read a book / listen to the NY Times on the iPod / deal with email / even work (thanks Phillip).
If you could take public transit would you? You can you know. Why don’t you? Have you seen the Gore Movie yet? If not, you should.
There is so much more. And over the next few weeks stay tuned (RSS Feed). I want your input (on this post and on later posts).
First one up…I am a Husband.
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