Here is an excerpt from my writing practice, the "morning pages" that I have adopted recently and which I am doing the old-fashioned way, with paper, pen, and a book. A book by the way, that is interlaced with Rumi quotes. (On Amazon: The Poetry of Rumi Illustrated Journal J1-RUM The paper in … [Read more...]
Serendipity and the Spiritual Aspect of the Internet
bq. "You get this tremendous serendipity where I can search the internet and come across a site that I did not set out to look for." - Tim Berners-Lee The citation is from the "BBC Online":http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5009250.stm. Tim (the "original creator of the … [Read more...]
Welcome Mary
There's a new blogger on the block. And it's a woman! Not that that matters, but it somehow does. I mean there are plenty of women in technology, yet the math still works out that there are far more men as bloggers, podcasters, coders, etc. Mary Schmidt and I met at a tech venture capital meeting … [Read more...]
The Digital Divide Begins at Home
Remember that phrase – the digital divide? It was popular a few years ago as it appeared that middle to upper class urbanites were embracing technology easier, faster, and cheaper than those in rural areas. Guess what? The real divide is happening right here at home, in small and large … [Read more...]