No Particular Place To Go- March 23, 2008 No Particular Place To GoThat's a line from a song, but I can't remember what song ... I guess I'll Google it later to remember. But it certainly describes this weekend, where I put big X's through the calendar pages, decided to DO NOTHING, just take it easy, and so far so good. My kid is with his dad celebrating Easter and I'm sure having a lovely time, so that gets me off the marshmellow peeps and painted eggs hook. I'm usually into all the celebrating, but this weekend, I decided to...http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/03/no-particular-place-to-go.html Design, by Robert Frost- March 20, 2008 Design, by Robert FrostWe were having a conversation about PROCESS and who we are, and what the heck we're doing here in this world. It reminded me of one of my favorite poems of Robert Frost, Design:I found a dimpled spider, fat and white,On a white heal-all, holding up a mothLike a white piece of rigid satin cloth--Assorted characters of death and blightMixed ready to begin the morning right,Like the ingredients of a witches' broth--A snow-drop spider, a flower like a froth,And dead wings...http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/03/design-by-robert-frost.html Jamais- March 13, 2008 JamaisI liked Mike Feinstein's take on NEVER-SAY-NEVER ENTREPRENEURS, today on his blog, The Fein Line:Entrepreneur means you can't give upJeff Bussgang from IDG Ventures wrote recently about a breakfast sponsored by AlwaysOn to promote their upcoming AlwaysOn - East conference. Jeff points out that many entrepreneurs play 'Blame the VC' when their business plans don't get funded. It's true that some entrepreneurs are so enamored with their business plans that they feel that the VC who passes.http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/03/jamais.html Spitzer, Sex and Stand By Your Man- March 13, 2008 Spitzer, Sex and Stand By Your ManI can't decide what part of this torrid tale we like best ... is it the high and mighty falling far and falling fast part ... or the lifestyles of the rich, famous and badly behaved part There is so much to love here.As Maureen Dowd suggested this week in her editorial, the Spitzer scandal at least let us leave the dullness of delegate counting behind for a while, and focus how how many diamonds we rate. Still, even a nice sexy scandal can't help reminding...http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/03/spitzer-sex-and-stand-by-your-man.html Here Comes The Rain Again- March 4, 2008 Here Comes The Rain AgainWe've been on the edge of our meterological seats all day with a sky that gets more and more grey, a breeze that blows more and more humid and a atmosphere that's just threatening buckets of rain.Okay, we get it.Got your message, thanks.Okay, where is itCome on, we're ready.Do we get the whole enchillada -- lightning, thunder, crashing, booming Alright already! Just do it!http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/03/here-comes-rain-again.html Online Community Managers- March 4, 2008 Online Community ManagersI remember a long time ago filling out a tax return and putting "Blogger" in the box that said "profession." My accountant looked at me sideways ... we changed it to "Writer" since he wasn't at all sure what anyone would make of it. Those were the days. You told people you were a blogger at a party and you could stand there counting the blank stares. But everything's changed, hasn't itWithin one week, I've been asked by two very different organizations to help them.http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/03/online-community-managers.html |