5 for Friday - PodCamp Boston 2

on the 5 for Friday PodCamp Boston 2 trail, with more folks to review before coming to meet and greet at PodCamp!


Daniel Steinberg, Producer Dim Sum Thinking http://dimsumthinking.com

Daphne Gould, Artist Daphne’s Designs http://www.daphnesdesigns.com

Dave Kawalec http://www.daveandmattshow.com

Dave Lamorte http://www.teachingforthefuture.com

David Cutler http://www.eatmedia.com


Visit their site.
See what and how they do what they do.
Prepare to meet them somewhere at PodCamp Boston

Political Game

Tara writes:

I am a student at Idaho State University, an intern responsible for the processing and preservation of the Stallings Congressional Collection, a member of Pocatello's Historic Preservation Commission, an avid reader, a lifelong fan of baseball, and a Democrat.

A blogger since 2004, this is one site to put on the list for continuity!

Check out the Political Game!

Glass Still Half Full

Do you like Dogs?

Interested in finding out what it is like to be a recent graduate?

Then the Glass Still Half Full is the site for you.

Click through and find out what Megan is up to.

Weber State - Weekly Poem Project

Not sure what this is other than a good poem published once a week.

Maybe a center point for a class discussion?

What do you think?

Pynchon List

Short term attention span disorder? Yes, that sounds reasonable.

See how Victoria begins to find her way with poetry!

Necessary Chocolate

Well with a title like "Necessary Chocolate", there is got to be some goodness there.

There is a bunch of goodness as a sampling of recent posts show:

• Coming soon to your national mall
• Club little house: the sewing addition
• Club little house: the diner edition
• Annie's dress - finished
• And the heavens smiled
• This Saturday at 7:30
• When you're alone, and life is making you lonely
• Stage fright and Hoover

So click on over and see if there really is Necessary Chocolate

5 for Friday - PodCamp Boston 2

on the 5 for Friday PodCamp Boston 2 trail, with more folks to review before coming to meet and greet at PodCamp!

• Connie Crosby Blogger & Librarian http://conniecrosby.blogspot.com
• Craig Murphy CEO thebestkidsbooksite.com http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com
• Dan Gorgone Co-host/Producer Baby Time Podcast http://www.babytimeshow.com
• Dan Harper http://www.danielharper.org/blog
• Dan On Tap Host Life On Tap http://www.lifeontap.net

Visit their site.
See what and how they do what they do.
Prepare to meet them somewhere at PodCamp Boston

Optimistic Voices

Susan, another find along the Billy Collins trail, writes about herself:

I'm a committed-to-aging-well, unable-to-do-anything-in-25 words-or-less, ruby-slipper-wearing eternal optimist, attempting to figure out the circuitous journey I call my life: where I've been, where I am, where I'm going and who will be my traveling companions, continued or new. In my 5+ decades on this planet, I've realized that change is not necessarily worse, just different; I've learned that saying "I don't know" has become incredibly liberating; I've intuited that there is no such thing as perfection (whether it's another person or a seashell); I have become less demanding and more forgiving/flexible by the relaxation of my guidelines; and I've figured out that, even though I'll always be an Instant Gratification Leo, sometimes delaying the reward can heighten the pleasure, too. I am more discerning to minimize the negative influences in my daily dealings (while still understanding the importance of moral obligations), and attempt to surround myself with people, activities and things that bring me joy - I want to make every glorious moment count... and I'm committed to making this world a better place, one day at a time...

Recent posts are listed as

• Am I Too Blue? (Lucinda Williams)
• My Friends (Dar Williams)
• What Do You Love More Than Love (Dar Williams)
• The Last Fare of the Day (Richard Shindell)
• Seasons of Love (from the musical Rent)
• My Way (Paul Anka... sung by Frank Sinatra)
• Nightswimming (R.E.M.)
• If I Only Had a Brain (The Scarecrow)

Consider adding Optimistic Voices to your RSS Reader of choice

5 for Friday - PodCamp Boston 2

on the 5 for Friday PodCamp Boston 2 trail, with more folks to review before coming to meet and greet at PodCamp!

• Caroline Meeks Founder Solution Grove http://solutiongrove.com
• Charles Mcenerney Host + Producer Well-Rounded Radio http://www.wellroundedradio.net
• Christophe Perez Self-employed http://skatitude.com
• Christopher Abraham Founding Partner Abraham Harrison LLC http://ahllc.eu
• Christopher Johnston Blogger TechChris.com http://techchris.com

Visit their site.
See what and how they do what they do.
Prepare to meet them somewhere at PodCamp Boston

The Collective Blog of Stephen and Erin

a double hit today, another on the Thursday 13 meme that happened also happened to be found on the Billy Collins trail.

They have a published schedule:

• SUNDAY - HymnSunday (stephen)
• MONDAY - Favorite Poems (erin)
• TUESDAY - Weekly Poll (stephen/erin)
• WEDNESDAY - What We've Been Hearing/Watching/Reading (stephen/erin)
• THURSDAY - Thursday 13 (erin)
• FRIDAY - Pic o' the Week-o (stephen/erin)

So you can add this site to your RSS Reader and check in on your favorite day!

Third Mom - Margie

"Let me tell you about all of my mommies!" said my five-year-old son one day as we sat in our kitchen. He began counting: "There's my first mother in Korea, then Mrs. Cho (his foster mother), and then you - you're my third mom!"

So begins the tales you can find at Third Mom where Margie writes:

I'm Margie, mom of two amazing Korean teens, wife of 30+ years. Third Mom is where I think out loud about Korean adoption, which has profoundly changed the lives of my children, their families, and my life, too. All points of view are welcome.

And where she realizes:

I've been getting a lot of questions recently like these: "So how does it feel to have P away at college?" "What's the biggest difference you notice now that he's away?" "Have your family's dynamics changed?"

There are so many levels I can answer these on - the personal, the emotional, the mundane, for a start. And yes, adoption.

The personal - I just plain miss him. It's hard, REALLY hard, to accept that his wings are unfurled, and once in flight, he may end up far away from us. It's life, it's a good thing, it's the way it should be - but it's really hard for me to accept.

Read the remainder of Margie's post here.

I think you'll realize this is a place to stop frequently. Add Third Mom to your RSS Reader of choice.

RAPSU Blog

On the Billy Collins trail, we stop at the RAPSU blog:

A membership organization for anyone 50 and older, presenting programs of intellectual stimulation and fellowship.

A variety of postings like Sticks and Stones:

A fresh alphabet spells success

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Jera and Brad Deal turned an inventive letter-hunting game with their daughter into a multimillion-dollar business. Sean Cole paid them a visit and did some alphabet searching.

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Doug Krizner: The TV show Sesame Street's known for creative ways of introducing the alphabet to kids. One of my favorites was the Beetles singing, "Letter B." Then there was the muppet in the back alley with letters in his coat jacket: "Psst, wanna buy an O?"

Marketplace's Sean Cole actually stumbled onto a business that's kinda doing the same thing.

Read the remainder of the post here.

Or this one quoting Ben Franklin:

Benjamin Franklin once said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." What would this founding father think about our nation's current health care system, where the focus is on disease care rather than health, on paying bills and shifting costs rather than on preventing disease and dealing with the chronic conditions that are affecting more and more of our nation's population? Where insurance will pay for quadruple bypass heart surgery but not to encourage healthy behaviors that could prevent heart disease?

Read the full insightful post from the AARP on health care here.

For the 50-something crowd, this is a place to add to the RSS Reader of choice!

Figures of Speech Served Fresh

Do you know these figures of speech? I'll admit to knowing the first one.

Figure of Speech: analogy (an-AL-o-gy), the figure of parallel cases. From the Greek, meaning “proportion.” Read more here

Figure of Speech: syncrisis (SIN-crih-sis), the not- that- but- this figure. From the Greek, meaning “to compare.” Read more here

Figure of Speech: synonymia (sin-o-NIM-ia), the word pile-on. From the Greek, meaning “similar name.” Read more here

Written with humor and insights... easy to read.

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or add this site to your RSS Reader of choice and have some fun learning a figure of speech or two.

5 for Friday - PodCamp Boston 2 Participants

One Bill, three Brian's , and a fourth Bryan are all registered for PodCamp Boston 2.

Bill Jankowski, Completerunning.Com

Brian Alves, Executive Producer, The DV Show

Brian Hogg, Storyteller, Dotboom.Ca

Brian Polensky, Podcaster, Yamcast.Com

Bryan Person, Social media evangelist, Bryper.com


Visit their site.
See what and how they do what they do.
Prepare to meet them somewhere at PodCamp Boston

Thursday Thirteen - The Creekistan Blog

Amy has a series going on with "Thursday Thirteen".

• Thursday Thirteen #62
• Before and After
• Thursday Thirteen #61
• Sharing the Love for The Rock Chick
• Thursday Thirteen #61
• Thursday Thirteen #60 - SPOILER ALERT!

So this Thursday, the 13th of the month, the Hitchhikers had to stop!

My English Agenda

Ms Kusinitz writes:

1. I love reading and writing
2. Accepting and getting to know people from different cultures and with different beliefs is very important to me
3. I love my job more than chocolate (which is a lot), I want to be here, and I have high personal expectations
4. I truly care about my students
5. I like to challenge people to think outside the box and to be more creative
6. I get frustrated and grumpy when people call themselves “stupid” or “dumb” and assume they cannot do something without trying
7. I am usually (see #8 below) reasonable and fair
8. My brain does not work correctly before I eat something in the morning and drink at least one cup of coffee or tea
9. I truly believe in and practice the following mottos: “honesty is the best policy,” “quality over quantity,” and “look before you leap”
10. I love playing games and keeping myself and those around me active

Want to retake high school English? Join Ms. Kusinitz and her classes at Cumberland (RI) High School.

a day of silence

Remembering 9/11/2001

Summer Pierre

On Saturday, I listened to this AMAZING interview with Stuart Brown, founder and head of the National Institute for Play, on the importance of play in the development of humans and in daily life. I found it moving and inspiring. Dr. Brown said that if he doesn't get at least 3 hours of play--that is something that he enjoys and loses time in--by dinnertime he is not doing so well. I thought, what a GREAT philosophy--and it's something that I have already been researching in my ideas about creativity and the workplace. In any case, I've been feeling A LOT of pressure lately on various projects and Dr. Brown's interview reminded me that I need to play. So, for no reason, other than fun I dressed up like Frida Kahlo and used photo booth. It was literally just what the doctor ordered.

Click through to see the full post and photos!

Now that I've updated you on the gory details of wedding excitement and honeymoon relaxation, I can now get on to MORE PRESSING matters. Like the fact that a certain squirrel moved into our tree a week before we left and proceeded to fixate on our window and fire escape, tormenting the cats, peeing into the window, and trying to build a nest under the towel we left out to dry. I call him Jojo.

Read more of JoJo's exploits

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5 for Friday - PodCamp Boston 2 Participants

As we approach PodCamp Boston 2, our 5 for Friday will pick out a few of the folks who have registered.

Visit their site.
See what and how they do what they do.
Prepare to meet them somewhere at PodCamp Boston,

Adam Farrah a business and technical writer

Adam Quirk, Producer of Wreck & Salvage

Alyssa Boehm, Producer of The Big Red Podcast

Amy Carpenter, "super fine artist", Welcome to Amyville

Andrea Lovett, storyteller

Enjoy!


PS - if you are impatient, you can head to the listing of registrants and cruise the listing ahead of my 5 for Friday spotlights. With over 700 already registered, I won't be able to cover them all anyway!

Anne Badillo

She finds a good quote:

Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate the integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity to it, or it becomes the 'practice of freedom', the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world."

- Richard Shaull

And another quote:

"Being vulnerable doesn't have to be threatening. Just have the courage to be sincere, open and honest. This opens the door to deeper communication all around. It creates self-empowerment and the kind of connections with others we all want in life. Speaking from the heart frees us from the secrets that burden us. These secrets are what make us sick or fearful. Speaking truth helps you get clarity on your real heart directives."

Sara Paddison, The Hidden Power of the Heart

Anne writes about herself:

I am passionate about coaching and facilitating individuals and groups to tap dormant creativity which can help produce deep insights, decisions and actions.

My private practice include high performance leaders & individuals who want to take some part of their life or business to the next level. I act as their guide to support and plan these actions.

I am a seasoned business strategist and facilitator with corporate clients over the last 20 years. I previously served in leadership roles with early round start ups and with an edgy think tank in Palo Alto, California.

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