Stepping Stones

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My tennis buddies and I are discussing the pros and cons of purchasing services on line. I bought a designed logo, business card and letterhead from an online service that allowed me to choose submissions from 3 or 4 designers who bid on my job/design request. The company is crowdSpring and I loved their service [...]

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I introduce my new business to the world…..

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I loved this so much. I think it will be a great warm up for a workshop I’m planning in Windsor. It shows how you can condense large meaningful moments or experiences in a few words. I think the skill of synthesizing found in this exercise is one of the challenges and strengths of using [...]

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Jupiter
Originally uploaded by Laura Travels.

Oh mighty Jupiter, Lord of Fortune, Time and Expansion, bring me good fortune in the coming year and I’ll dance till the cows come home. Or as long as my wonky knees will allow me.
My friend Dawn told me it will be a very fulfilling year for me as Jupiter is [...]

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Even though it’s now January and winter is well on us, I wanted to show these beautiful pictures of the forest in my back yard. It’s protected crown land and a farmer with the name of Shepherd once owned all the property surrounding my subdivision.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

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Too cool! Michele Martin, one of my most favourite bloggers ever has tagged me in the 8 Random Facts About Me meme. What a great way to start the new year. Now let’s see what revealing random facts about me will suffice for this challenge…
First, the Rules:
1) Post these rules before you give your facts
2) [...]

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Over the past week I’ve been busy pulling different resources together for my work and also enjoying some of my favourite blog sites with their best of the year posts etc… here are a few that I thought others might like.
50 Stunning Images From Flickr Under Creative Commons – The Future Buzz

50 Viral Images (and [...]

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This one made me smile. I sent it off immediately to my 2 kids who are Facebookers.. hope they like it as much as I did. I may be in real trouble….

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

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This will definitely work as a warm up for one of my workshops. It has the key components of social media in that it asks people to reduce a lot of content into clear messages and then share those synthesized words with others.
Six-Word Memoir book preview from SMITHmag on Vimeo.

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It’s been a tumultuous time lately. I am going through a major job/work/life change. I try to on a regular basis to reflect on what I am all about and why am I here in this world, I am creating conditions that I feel are going to be successful, especially in my work and I’m [...]

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@ Yahoo! Video

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I loved this article that cites Danah Boyd’s (and others) research. She has been a part of a team of researchers at Berkeley and USC that focused on digital youth practices. Danah Boyd focuses on normative teen practices and the ways in which teens engaage in networked publics. So often I hear from teachers and [...]

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A fascinating new book from Malcolm Gladwell. It looks very intriguing and I’ll definitely put it on my Christmas Book List.
gladwell dot com – outliers
What is Outliers about?
1. What is an outlier?
“Outlier” is a scientific term to describe things or phenomena that lie outside normal experience. In the summer, in Paris, we expect most days [...]

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We held our annual Christmas holiday celebration tonight and it was a wonderful evening of companionship and celebration. Awards were given out to long standing members of the Committee. We had a good time. I especially enjoyed extending my best wishes to some of my colleagues who are leaving the Committee. Here are a few [...]

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