One of the things I would like to do in this blog is post my thoughts on the books I read. I hope that this will open up discussion on the books if anyone who happens by has also read those books.
Right now I am in the middle of two books The World is Flat by Friedman and Wikinomics. Anyone familiar with these books will know that they are related.
Wikinomics is about the world of collaboration via technology. The World is Flat is broader in scope is details why the the world is now a level (flat) playing field economically. The World is Flat covers how collaboration is one of numerous "flatteners," but Wikinomics really takes a deeper dive into the whole massively open source collaborative online world (MOSCOW). I just coined that acronym right now. Remember you saw that term here first! Anyway when I'm finished reading these two titles, I'll respond to each on this blog.
Side note: I got my first eyeglass prescription this past week. My new glasses are very funky. I only need them for reading. Actually, if I look through them to see something far away, my vision is totally distorted. I love the idea that they give you the prescription and you can just keep buying cool frames whenever you see a pair you like. I think glasses could be the ultimate fashion accessory, but for now, I only need them when I'm reading. As soon as I figure out how to post a picture I will do so.
Hope you're having a great day!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Welcome to my blog!
Hello and welcome to my blog.
My main motive for starting this blog in the first place was that my family was planning a trip to Alaska this summer and I was going to keep a weblog so that family and friends could read about out trip. We decided that Alaska is to far to travel from Phoenix with 6 kids and a camper. (Technically, our rig is known as a "travel trailer." I hate the word "trailer." I don't even want to think of myself as a weekend resident of a trailer, so I have renamed the thing a "camper." The kids always look at me cockeyed with a what-are-you-talking-about look on their face when I say this. They never fail to follow up every reference to the camper with "do you mean the trailer?" I'm losing the battle.
So whatever you want to call it, camper or trailer, we now own it, and in it we will take a two week trip this summer with the kids. As of yet we do not really know where we are going. We do, however know when we are going. We are planning to leave Phoenix somewhere around the first of July. Keep an eye on this blog for further entries.
My main motive for starting this blog in the first place was that my family was planning a trip to Alaska this summer and I was going to keep a weblog so that family and friends could read about out trip. We decided that Alaska is to far to travel from Phoenix with 6 kids and a camper. (Technically, our rig is known as a "travel trailer." I hate the word "trailer." I don't even want to think of myself as a weekend resident of a trailer, so I have renamed the thing a "camper." The kids always look at me cockeyed with a what-are-you-talking-about look on their face when I say this. They never fail to follow up every reference to the camper with "do you mean the trailer?" I'm losing the battle.
So whatever you want to call it, camper or trailer, we now own it, and in it we will take a two week trip this summer with the kids. As of yet we do not really know where we are going. We do, however know when we are going. We are planning to leave Phoenix somewhere around the first of July. Keep an eye on this blog for further entries.
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