"The system moves no further than it is pushed." Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. (Quoted in an article by Cynthia Nevels in About...Time magazine.)

SubEthaEdit (formerly "Hydra") is cool.

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift." - Eleanor Roosevelt.

Are you interested in getting a master's degree in creativity? Then the State University of New York, Buffalo is the place to go. I get a warm feeling whenever I think of Buffalo, New York, even though it's the city that invented air-conditioning. Best as I can recall, the Creative Education Foundation used to be located in Buffalo, too. This organization publishes excellent books, such as Source Book for Creative Problem Solving and Growing up Creative.

Although newspapers and magazines often link low-literacy to employability issues, low-literacy can also have a direct effect on mental well being. Studies have shown that low-literate individuals have a much higher incidence of Alzheimers and dementia.

A long, long time ago (back in 2000 and 2001) several newspaper and magazine articles were published covering some of the community work I've been doing. I'd be remiss if I didn't at least mention them.

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Community Technology Review is one of the leading publications covering efforts to bridge the digital divide. The latest issue of this publication can be found on the web here. The current issue includes a short profile piece about my involvement in technology access issues.

Next week I'll be attending the 12th annual conference of Community Technology Centers' Network, in Washington DC. I support the good work that this organization does.

Wired Magazine article on blogging

Here's a link to an article on blogging in Wired magazine.

Blogging gives you credibility.

A while back the Christian Science Monitor published a nice overview article on blogging.

Thanks, James.

I've posted on the web a children's story I wrote this morning, Sammy's Autograph Book.

What in the world was the FCC thinking in their new rules issued yesterday? For the
same effort they should have commanded all watchmaker to turn back the clocks.

I am in favor of social networking software such as Trepia, when used wisely.
Our society is far too disconnected. Trepia, blogs, GeoUrl and personal web pages can create needed new connections.

A friend of mine from high school, Doulgas Rushkoff, has produced an interesting Frontline documentary
The Merchants of Cool. You can watch the entire
documentary online at PBS's web site. (What? No QuickTime version? Mon dieu!) Doug has written
a couple of books on cyberculture worth checking out.

OpenOffice's Impress program is the most feature rich, free multimedia storytelling tool ever released. I can't wait to see what
people create with it.

Here's an entry from Einstein's blog. "School was so boring today. My mind was racing at the speed of light and the teacher was progressing at a snail's pace. There have got to be better ways to teach and learn."

Blogging extends the concept of personal journalism in new ways. Another neat personal journalism tool is the Tele-Recorder 350 phone tape recorder ($50 from Ahern) which lets anyone with a telephone record a phone conversation to tape. It's possible to digitize such conversations and distribute them as audio over the web.

Video from DC LEARNs annual meeting

For those of you who might want to see the event, here is a video archive of the DC LEARNs annual meeting for 2003. DC LEARNs
is the 7-year-old coalition of adult literacy organizations in Washington DC. One of the high points
of last night's meeting were the awards given to adult literacy volunteers and adult learners.
If you don't have time to watch the full 60-minute archive, check out the 2-minutes that describe Tom Brown
from Academy of Hope. You'll need the free RealPlayer software and a high speed internet connection to view this.

For other "Hometown Heroes" in the Washington DC area, visit the Hometown Heroes section of the WETA web site.