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Post X

Dec 12, 2009 12:31pm

What is Post X? You know what Post X is. It's also called Essay X, Book X, Report X, and Thank You Card X. But for our purposes here today let's deal with Post X. It's the blog post that begins all…...

I Break for NaNoWriMo

Oct 27, 2009 8:20am

If you've been following this blog for a bit you know that back in April I made a commitment to begin work on my first novel. Well America, up to now I've written exactly 0 pages, 0 words, and 0…...

Wild Things' Wild Ride

Oct 16, 2009 8:02pm

[Every once in a while when I see a movie or read a book that I really like or really hate, I'll tell you about it. This is just such a time] Where the Wild Things Are tells the story of a young…...

This I believe...and it May be Killing Me

Sep 15, 2009 5:43pm

I believe I have but one major illness to recover from in this lifetime, and that belief may be killing me. Perhaps a little dramatic you say? Let me explain. This whole healthcare hoopla, with…...

(not) Social Networking 101 - Another Top 5 List

Sep 11, 2009 11:06am

I dropped some knowledge on Lori Widmer's Words on the Page blog the other day, and it got me thinking (as Lori often does - so blame her for this post); if I were to ask 100 people what networking…...

Coming out to Strangers

Aug 24, 2009 8:47am

I had an interesting conversation with a new neighbor during one of the last pool days before the kids pack back off to school. We were leaving the pool quickly in order to get home for showers &…...

G-Reader Love Fest

Aug 11, 2009 7:12pm

I just added a great new widget to the sidebar over there. No there... There... THERE!!! <-> It's the one titled "What Sid's Reading" and it's an rss/atom feed of things I share from my Google…...

General Motors Does it Again...

Aug 6, 2009 8:36am

Mini rant:GM fails to understand human nature relative to the hybrid electric market. The article below says that the new plug-in electric Buick Crossover will not run on electricity alone, but…...

Natural New Zealand

May 19, 2009 11:32am

Twelve of my favorite pictures from New ZealandI would love your thoughts on them. Did I capture the mood? How's my framing? Was the lighting right? Do they look playful & at the same time…...

During this Brief Intermission III: Ranginui & Papatuanuku

May 5, 2009 12:53pm

May 7, 2009 So we’ve spent the last several day visiting companies that are in some way innovative. I believe I mentioned Digipost in the kickoff post; it turns out this is not a Peter Jackson…...

During this Brief Intermission II: The First (best?) Day.

May 2, 2009 10:41pm

May 3, 2009 OK. First of all, in real time it's May 1. But as it happens, when you travel from North Carolina to arguably the furthest place on the planet from North Carolina, you loose a whole day.…...

During this Brief Intermission: Down Under Kickoff

Apr 30, 2009 8:08am

G'day mates! Well, I'm off to see what the world has to offer a sheltered mind like mine. My flight to Auckland, New Zealand takes off just about 24 hours from now and I've just gotten around to…...

Sid Prince Writes - Part I: The Beginning

Apr 10, 2009 10:30am

I'm sitting here reflecting on what possessed me to start a novel, my first novel, at this point in my life. It doesn't make sense. I have a full-time demanding job, I have two small children, I'm in…...

Interview with a Sponge

Apr 5, 2009 8:36am

Let’s begin with a riddle: What do you get when you cross a hyperactive Jew from Rochester NY, an Email Marketing Maven, a Social Media Evangelist, and a sick but curiously clean sense of humor? more... ...

Ron Paul and the Baby Baldwin Go At It

Mar 14, 2009 11:51am

I personally do not smoke marijuana (something about being a control freak who is already scared of his own shadow. It's not pretty)... more... ...

Writer or Storyteller?

Mar 10, 2009 8:33am

I asked Boy Prince this morning if he knew the difference between a writer and a storyteller.  He did not.  He reciprocated the inquiry and I was unable to answer him right away, but I reassured him that there is a difference... more... ...

What is twitter to Knowledge Management?

Feb 24, 2009 5:23pm

As part of my analysis I examined how a communication medium modeled on twitter could be used to transfer and, through indexing, harness tacit knowledge (the kind of knowledge that is passed from one person to the next at the proverbial water cooler)...  more... ...

Failure is not Failure

Feb 14, 2009 2:49pm

I saw something in my daughter a couple of weeks ago that reminded me of myself, and it hurt my heart a little. She declined to participate in an activity that everyone knew she would enjoy.  When…...

NFLRush Zone

Feb 7, 2009 11:08am

In the tradition of Dear American Airlines, I completed the following complaint letter to the NFLRush Zone after having and being summarily denied a refund for this online application.  I think it's…...

Fun Pics

Dec 7, 2008 4:53pm

Sorry for the short post, but I want to point out that I just added a photo album of Fun Pics from 2008 - there are some pretty good ones this year thanks to... more... ...

The Pink Gang

Nov 25, 2008 6:33am

There's a band of women in India who fight, sometimes violently, for the elimination of corruption in government and for woman's rights. These women are known to carry long sticks in the event that…...

First Time Volunteer

Nov 6, 2008 12:37pm

Folks, I stood out next to a church in North Carolina, in the parking lot, in the rain, for seven hours a couple of days ago talking to people about why I believe they should vote for Barack Obama... more... ...

Crooks

Oct 31, 2008 10:04am

I really don't want to turn this into a political blog - and I'll avoid it in future - but this criminal activity has got to be stopped (and it's not so much politics as it's a call for justice)!  I…...

Steve Jobs Paying it Forward

Oct 30, 2008 10:11am

Great Inspiration from Jobs ...