i just walked through the house to see if there is any electricity-sucking widget, gadget, or doodah that doesn’t need to be turned on. says bc hydro: “on wednesday, may 16, 2007, british columbians are encouraged to turn off and unplug all unnecessary lights, fixtures, appliances and vehicles.” so i did. the worst is the… Continue reading turn it off
Category: the net
apocalypse now!
i got tagged by jolynne from the fit shack for “the last blog post”. albert at the urban monk created this orginally, wondering “what if the blogosphere was over tomorrow? no more blogs, and you had to write your very last post?” albert is also very generously donating $1.00 to the salvation army for each… Continue reading apocalypse now!
kiddie porn
what do you think when you hear the word “kiddie porn”? you’re probably disgusted. however, you also hear the words “kiddie” (sounds a bit like “kitten”, doesn’t it?) and “porn”, which is an abbreviation of “pornography”, an abbreviation that does not only make the word sound shorter but also somehow abbreviates the whole idea. the… Continue reading kiddie porn
the z list: are these my worst blog posts?
always intent on what the oracle tells me (that’s google analytics, a statistics software that analyses just about anything about a blog’s popularity), i was curious about which of my blog posts don’t seem to attract readers. so here is the list of the least-read blog posts. not only do people not seem to want… Continue reading the z list: are these my worst blog posts?
metta. and that includes the internet.
this is my version of metta for today, the buddhist blessing of lovingkindness. i extend it, keeping in mind how much the internet is part of my community. may i be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. may my family be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. ray, for one. may my close friends be happy, healthy,… Continue reading metta. and that includes the internet.
more on online conversations: twittering with robert scoble
robert sanzalone, who is, by the way, one amazing and knowledgeable guy, especially when it comes to blogging, got me into twittering the other day. what’s twitter? it’s a neat little live chat/blogging combination and relatively new, so there’s all kinds of interesting people still on there talking to everyone. i’m really intrigued by twitter… Continue reading more on online conversations: twittering with robert scoble
how to use a book meme to choose a therapist
the other day i chanced upon an old post by my blogger friend dave– he had followed one of the many book memes that abound on the web. this one is fun – here are the instructions: 1. grab the nearest book. 2. open it to page 161. 3. find the fifth sentence. 4. post… Continue reading how to use a book meme to choose a therapist
designing the web
i’m still digesting the great fare at the northern voice blogging conference. as you may have gleaned already, one of my favourites there was nancy white. in talking about how we interact with one another, on and offline, she said something that left a lasting impression on me: “everyone is a designer!” what does that… Continue reading designing the web
conversations at northern voice
conversations are at the heart of my practice. conversations are what i was hoping for when i first started this blog. conversations was one of the topics at this year’s northern voice blogging conference – i facilitated a little presentation about it at moosecamp (the first day’s unconference) in connection with the vancouver bloggers meetup.… Continue reading conversations at northern voice
on becoming a poker player
here’s another article written by my husband, glenn, reflecting on his thoughts, feelings and motivations around playing online poker. Poker is something that I’ve long had a mild interest in but it was pretty rare that my