What I Know
Here’s what I know on a Sunday night ….. #blogchat is just a great place to hang out for an hour. Listen to the experts and not-so-experts discuss various topics. Visit www.tweetchat.com, sign in with your twitter account and enter blogchat. The stream will fly by you – and you might have an opportunity to…
Dreaming of a better world
I dreamt I lived in a world where cops in cars waved at me and wished me a great day. I dreamt I could walk down my town’s streets and see all kinds of cool stores and not a bunch of big box stores. I dreamt of going to live plays right where I live…
State of Now/140Conf12: From Disenfranchised to Empowered, Part Two
Disenfranchised: deprived of power, marginalized (Merriman Webster) I was witness to two days of speaking truth to power, to sharing stories of marginalization that opened all the floodgates of the heart, to a gut wrenching time of bringing power out of pain. The State of Now/140 Character Conference NYC 2012 made these incredible stories of…
State of Now/140ConfNY 2012 Part One
This year for the second time I went to NYC to be a part of the State of Now/140 Character Conference. It’s two days of 10 minute presentations from people talking about how the technology of now (real time internet, twitter, facebook, blogging, etc.) has affected their lives. Last year was a whirlwind and I…
Ag in August in Ames – State of Now First Mini
We know not everyone has a full day to dedicate to hearing about the effect of real time internet on today’s human being. What if we could drill down and present you with information specific to your area of interest? Presentations are given by people using the technology of now every day. They will address…
Elbert West, the real deal
Today’s guest post is from Brian Thies, retired educator from Hampton, Iowa. Brian and I live in a community that supports the arts and we often get to hear musicians from around the United States. Brian is also a writer, and both of us had the opportunity to meet and work with the artists that performed…
Jason Falls Coming to Des Moines
Ben Smith is a friend of mine and I’m honored to be able to work with Ben on a project coming to Iowa. Ben made it possible for Brian Solis to come to Des Moines to speak and he is now bringing Jason Falls here! Here’s Ben, in his own words … Social: IRL is…
Destination: Osage
June 9, I traveled about an hour to visit a little village called Osage. North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) has kicked off a program for people to visit various communities around North Central Iowa. They began with Osage. With a population of just over 3,600 Osage was originally founded in 1854 and called Cora…
Fly In To Fly Over Country
Have you been to the Midwest for vacation? Most of the people who live in the Midwest have. It’s a well kept secret. This IS the place to be. We want to let the secret out. In May, National Geographic sent a blogger to travel the United States and blog about what he saw. Aric…
Adopt the Music
The Friends of the Hampton Public Library would like to host a special fund raising campaign to keep the music program Freegal, which stands for free and legal music, available for library patrons of all ages again this year. Music is something commonly provided by libraries for their patrons in the CD format. But with…