politics and economics

when and where the worlds of politics and economics meet bewilderment often ensues. take most developing countries. when their banking system is in crisis, or their currency on the run, a trade imbalance, near bankruptcy, huge debt whether public or private, deep problems with repayment or a combination of all of the above, [...]

transformational shifts

i ran for the first time ever with my oldest daughter this morning. we ran for 30 minutes, a nice jog, nicer for her, not that nice for me. she basically kicked my ass. i was sucking wind, from beginning to end, she sauntered about, talking to me, sometimes walking – which is [...]

how i use social media and networks

facebook => connecting with old friends, social affirmation, distributed communications among connections.
friendfeed => discovery, browsing, leveraging others’ interests, following multiple conversations across multiple subject matters, whether for business or personal use. making sense of chaos with a method and some tools
twitter => instantaneous connections, conversations, discoveries pin-pointed subject matters, the here and now. [...]