Sounds like Mister Rogers’ song: Won’t you be my neighbor?, doesn’t it? Imagine Reverend Fred strolling into the studio, sitting to exchange his sneakers, adjusting his cardigan and asking his young audience in his consistent theme song: Won’t you be my whistleblower? Then he would stop and slow himself. Whistleblower? What is a whistleblower? Well, […]
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Won’t you be my whistleblower?
April 22nd, 2005 · 3 Comments
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Where is the simple life?
April 22nd, 2005 · No Comments
[Editor’s note: I wrote this piece on simple life April 11 but it has taken me a while to polish and post it – is this particularly ironic or simply a confirming sign of the complications of life…?!] Yesterday [April 10] I read Jeff Sandquist’s link to Om Malik’s piece on Internet Anxiety Disorder. Then […]
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disruption
April 13th, 2005 · 5 Comments
Recently I heard someone speak on the topic of disruption and I realized what a negative connotation the word often has for me. For example whenever my Internet service or newspaper subscription is disrupted, I complain. I like to pretend life is predictable and reliable. In our nonstop culture that emphasizes efficiency, disruptions can be […]
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Thoughts from the waiting room
April 8th, 2005 · 1 Comment
I’ve been thinking of Robert Scoble this week as he’s been living in a hospital waiting room while a loved one is undergoing care. Lots of waiting in hospitals like the one I’m writing to you from. Waiting. Waiting. Then some terrifying moments shatter the silence. Mostly of doctors telling you more surgery is needed. […]
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My secret life as an ice cream truck driver
April 7th, 2005 · 2 Comments
On Monday the weather was a balmy 47 degrees that soon felt like 74 as the sun surprised us in the afternoon. While I worked on the garden, trying to deter a strip of stubborn dandelions, I heard the summer sound of the ice cream truck coming around the corner. The driver is a woman […]
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