Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Bid farewell to 2008 & Welcomed in 2009 here: http://bit.ly/8huHCR volunteering. Special place with great friends and a passion for people!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Xmas Eve, 2008 here http://bit.ly/7WdthH 2009 here: 29° 45' 46"N, 95° 22' 59"W both inspiring/peaceful/special.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
(Video) Tinsel as Economic Indicator - WSJ.com http://bit.ly/6E4eVb Followed by: "Will Gold rally in 2010?" <
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Let's Call It the Humanity Sector - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review http://bit.ly/5SubnF
Saturday, December 19, 2009
The Builders' Manifesto. The 10 principles of contructivism. Let's be builders! http://bit.ly/6dv2V3
Friday, December 18, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Fi/T*(G)=M is FOCUSED INTENSITY over TIME multiplied by GOD equals Unstoppable Momentum. -Dave Ramsey (http://bit.ly/6Qvq9P)
Monday, December 14, 2009
1 year ago today, I was a volunteer here, for 28 days: http://bit.ly/8huHCR with good friends for a *great* cause. Life changing!!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
"Brand isn’t a noun to be promoted; it’s a verb to be lived." - Tom Asacker, http://bit.ly/6l0PqD
Monday, December 7, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
US Census factoid: every *hour* 330 baby boomers (born 1946-1964) turn 60yrs old. http://bit.ly/5beeRh <
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Twitter Alternatives That Are All Business - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership http://bit.ly/6i7Ppa
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Lemon manifestos: 1) lemonademovie.com 2) http://lululemon.com/about/culture - How cool! (I also applied for a position there. :)
Monday, November 30, 2009
Have You Been Laid Off? http://bit.ly/84X488 Thank you, @chrisbrogan for this extraordinary, rich resource!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The 6 core competencies you probably don't have. - http://bit.ly/4vqlbI (Center for Creative Leadership)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
15000 (!) - Chicago's Camera Network Is Everywhere - WSJ.com http://bit.ly/8M1Eu - Smile? or :(
Friday, November 13, 2009
iPhone: Tide (detergent) and the "member experience". Hint: it ain't about detergent; it's about ME!(Member Experience) http://bit.ly/4qUbFi
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
"Why people hate marketers" or "Potato Chips (crisps), Atlantic Salmon, MRIs & Peanut Butter." http://bit.ly/3t5dBR
Friday, November 6, 2009
Broken windows and broken brands. Conclusion? "…chaos will prevail." - http://bit.ly/4sHmXQ
Technology Helps Save the World: The Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Salvation Army, World Wildlife Fund deal with… http://bit.ly/UQmtI
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Be passionate. Love. Dream Big. Be spontaneous. Celebrate. Change the world or go home. - Stormhoek wine. http://ping.fm/eOJwI
Monday, October 26, 2009
10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know - http://bit.ly/aN7Wu (repeating due to recent FB changes)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
The 5 Most Critical Requirements for
Enterprise Social Software (pdf) - http://bit.ly/4g2Afd
Enterprise Social Software (pdf) - http://bit.ly/4g2Afd
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The 5 Most Critical Requirements for
Enterprise Social Software - http://bit.ly/4g2Afd (pdf)
Enterprise Social Software - http://bit.ly/4g2Afd (pdf)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1", 14-hour battery, http://bit.ly/1djXRj Wow! 14hours?
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Day #2 WorldBusinessForum.com - agenda - http://bit.ly/C819w A "Who's Who" of speakers, again! #wbf09
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
World Business Forum: Day #1 Blog recap(s) - http://bit.ly/3LGiug @ Radio City Music Hall #wbf09
Monday, October 5, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Cookies (a.k.a. "biscuits") with a Cause - http://bit.ly/12okFE A raving fan's story: http://bit.ly/RXVlX
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Watching live CGI09 (Clinton Global Initiative) at http://bit.ly/15fSEd A "Who's Who" of global leaders, political & business.
4 displays! Intel debuts concept notebook with four displays | Crave - CNET http://bit.ly/1CBaAE
Monday, September 21, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Valhalla regained! ( http://ping.fm/3Y1o4 ) Finally: A fill-in-the-blank Mission Statement - http://bit.ly/48Msrb
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Seth Godin: 'When was the last time you had a conversation with a non-profit that blew you away?' http://bit.ly/OmP6I
Monday, September 14, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Death by Information Overload - Harvard, http://bit.ly/q6Qav = (continuous partial attention) + (email apnea)
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Disney: "3D branding" - creating full experiences that stay with the customer. (Harvard Business) http://bit.ly/SUtpT
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
RT @sleepydog - you can't get to wonderful without passing through alright: http://bit.ly/pXkoW *very* cool video
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
CEOs are in service business; they are servants. (See 'Gosford Park' ref @ bottom). Enjoy! http://bit.ly/4SQw6
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Why "fans" trump "influencers" - http://bit.ly/Q8vwB <-very Ultimate Question/NPS-like.
Friday, August 14, 2009
The New York Times' David Pogue is keeping up his campaign to get voicemail messages shortened. http://bit.ly/u9bQW <- changed mine.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Paranoia vs. Social Media: Why ESPN and the USMC got it wrong, and why IBM got it right « The BrandBuilder Blog http://bit.ly/WCe2G
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
"A brand is someone's expectation of receiving a feeling by way of an experience." - Tom Asacker, http://bit.ly/1j9dP7
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Brand destiny: 1)Innovate by leading your customer;2)Create amazing experiences;3)Get involved with the conversation. http://bit.ly/OezTg
Thursday, July 30, 2009
1*# (How to by-pass US carriers vmail intro) http://bit.ly/1FZNJE "One-Star-Pound" #OneStarPound
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
"Customer loyalty" is an oxymoron. - http://bit.ly/45FOih (One of Tom's better pieces!) Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
How are people responding to your brand? Compliance, identification or internalization? http://bit.ly/36iTLl - Asacker
Monday, July 27, 2009
“Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.” -Thomas Carlyle. "The fog is here to stay." http://bit.ly/QWyRA
Friday, July 24, 2009
Recovering from 4 of these. 4! (video clip) http://bit.ly/rEK4L Exercising again. So far 10+ miles over 3 days. Easy does it. :)
Friday, July 17, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Buzz2009 *FREE* simulcast. Social Media for Associations. *Today* 12noon EDT. http://bit.ly/rddq0
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Running of the bulls, Day #2 - 4 injured, including a Spaniard poked in the buttocks by a charging beast. (Ouch!) http://bit.ly/8A7xi
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Social by Social: http://bit.ly/6EbeG - "…if you really want to change the world, you have to change the conversations between people…"
Monday, July 6, 2009
840meters, ~ 4minutes, 460+kg of horned bull - running. 7-Julio-2009, 8am (UTC+1) ¡San Fermín! Lean times: http://bit.ly/wFXb1
Solar eclipse: 22-July-2009. Longest until 2132. Of the choices, where to go? North Iwo Jima? http://bit.ly/14C8po
Friday, July 3, 2009
14th Century Langley Castle, Northumbrian South Tyne valley. Family wedding;We had Derwentwater £245 room.Lifetime Exp! http://bit.ly/10EMhr
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Growth/Innovation: How to end the Catch-22*, http://bit.ly/ou6qq *fueled mainly by fear, flawed reasoning and bureaucratic nonsense.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
"Branding is a dance." http://bit.ly/MOowY And the old Zen maxim of "learn to surf". Enjoy!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
ART connecting statistics to emotions, feelings. Chris Jordan #TED 2008 http://bit.ly/uPZQC Enjoy!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Robobird http://bit.ly/yO9fl (@ 20secs.) Festo Bionic Learning Network 2009 (Very Isaac Asimov like!)
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
"Wealth flows from Health" http://ping.fm/J2pA0 (transparent, honest, caring relationships bring...) Enjoy!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Jim Collins: How the Mighty Fall, 5 stages of decline. http://bit.ly/AOU7g (brief video clip) Enjoy! [typo: Mighty]
Jim Collins: How the Might Fall, 5 stages of decline. http://bit.ly/AOU7g (brief video clip) Enjoy!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
#Google Wave Preview "Chapterized": http://bit.ly/mKIT5 - "scenes" of 4-5mins from the 1hr20min 28-May-2009 Google I/O conference.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
From CIO "Google Wave: A New Kind of Mega-Application" http://bit.ly/f32dB Succinct, executive overview.
Friday, May 29, 2009
#NTEN Clay Shirky's Keynote (45min+Q&A) - Rich, multiple, tangible real-world examples! http://ping.fm/26pVL Enjoy.
From 1997 google.stanford.edu to 2009 wave.google.com this http://bit.ly/6v4i3 will do for communication what Google did for search.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
12,000? = number of laptops lost in US airports. Per week!! Only 33% reclaimed. http://bit.ly/gfZLt Ponemon Institute study.
"...control is your albatross." - http://bit.ly/WTUlA (next to last paragraph nails it!) Enjoy!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Cube Grenades=Disruptive Stuff. http://bit.ly/OKKYm Adding http://www.gapingvoid.com + http://www.acleareye.com to daily "must read" list.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Gin! The critical technology- http://blip.tv/file/855937 - @cshirky Web2.0 "cognitive surplus". 1st 5-6 minutes minimally. Enjoy!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
http://www.charitywater.org + http://areallygoodejob.com >= $60,000 for new clean drinking water wells. http://bit.ly/rWq2t
Changing Wine into Water...
My crazy idea:
www.charitywater.org + www.areallygoodejob.com + 26 volunteer social media experts (1 per week) + 1 week in California's Sonoma County Wine Country w/ Food & Lodging (can you say “dream-cation”?) = $60,000 for new clean water wells with drinking water for 100's of people. Changing wine into water, and changing 100's of families' lives forever. All made possible by YOU - social media volunteers - and the folks at Murphy-Goode wineries www.murphygoodewinery.com
[Crazy? comments? thoughts?]
www.charitywater.org + www.areallygoodejob.com + 26 volunteer social media experts (1 per week) + 1 week in California's Sonoma County Wine Country w/ Food & Lodging (can you say “dream-cation”?) = $60,000 for new clean water wells with drinking water for 100's of people. Changing wine into water, and changing 100's of families' lives forever. All made possible by YOU - social media volunteers - and the folks at Murphy-Goode wineries www.murphygoodewinery.com
[Crazy? comments? thoughts?]
Monday, May 18, 2009
3 simple pictures. You *will* get them wrong. http://bit.ly/mGJKv Chief Culture Officer :)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Remember when you were a kid...? http://bit.ly/z6WAg (H/T @loic @zee) #iFriday (i=inspiration)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
"It's always about them" - http://bit.ly/10sy6i - Audience=them. Not me. Along with 100's of others, I got the Jeep thing totally wrong.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
"Social is like sex." - CEO, Forrester Research - http://bit.ly/vdROO - The Counterintuitive CEO
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
'Survival at all costs' the new mantra at media companies?http://bit.ly/GTHbp -And I posit this is *not* limited 2 only 'media' companies.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Turbulence is inescapable. 'Swim with the current'. - [ I love the "agitated and 'busy'" phrase. Great visual.]
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
http://www.howtonailaninterview.com/ - really people, c'mon - common sense. Short clips. Funny...or... sad. 22 tips, spot on!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Daily Calendar Inspirations...
17-April-2009, "Everything has a beginning, and everything has an end. A glass is created and will eventually break."
Friday, April 17, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
It ain't easy when you fall, Ian Hunter, [got news. It ain't easy when you're pushed either. ;)
Monday, April 6, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
"Inch by inch, life's a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard." - this loses something in conversion to metric ;)
Friday, March 13, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
1984. My first Cell Phone. Car mounted *and* mobile. Mobile? ;) Served clients all over San Diego County at the time.
Wolfram Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine. Incredibly smart guy. Maybe KM will benefit from this. Hoping.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
www.charitywater.org - Twestival '09
I'm famous(er) ;) http://bit.ly/qwIz9 Thanks to Twitter Social Media super stars @philcampbell @documentally @magiprint @barnstormed -- for a great cause!! www.charitywater.org
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Opt Out. Yellow Pages / White Pages, phone books. (Huge environmental impact!) http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
"What leaders and organizations must provide today is perceptible progress." - Tom Asacker [Amen!]
Sunday, January 18, 2009
18-Jan-2009, 1st day of 2 unilateral "ceasefires"
These unilateral "ceasefires" won't last. No chance.
These memories are only one small part of "why".
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These memories are only one small part of "why".
(click to enlarge)
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Golan Heights...
And now news from Aljazeera indicates Israeli forces are receiving weapon fire in the Golan Heights -- allegedly from Syria. And this keeps growing.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
10-Jan-2009, Surreal
After 28 days in the Middle East, 20hrs of air travel, I'm back in Houston. Surreal. Re-adjusting to GMT-6 after 28days of GMT+2. What time is it? :)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Day #28 of 28: 9-Jan-2007
28 days ago, there was just the end of my visit as an endpoint. Now there is the Gaza conflict; that's the real endpoint -- that everyone is looking forward to. Sooner better than later. Amen.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Day #27 of 28: 8-Jan-2009
**Candles for the Gaza Children**
Attended a 4pm joint advocacy event in support for the children of Gaza. It was a moving event. The pictures were brutal.
**Lebanon Border**
Rocket fire confirmed now from the *NORTHERN* border of Israel with Lebanon. Predicted. I'm 100% so far, unfortunately. :(
**Picture of the Day**
**Ramallah**
Today, I return to Ramallah.
Yesterday great meeting with Software company principal; will advise to move forward with this process. Another meeting with Management Consulting team "Idara" -- big supporters of this NGO, designers of their current strategic plan, the CEO a Fulbright scholar, lead consultant University Professor at age 22. Deep intelligence.
**Weather**
Rainy evening last night (light rain; greatly needed) and rain-like clouds trying to form this morning.
Attended a 4pm joint advocacy event in support for the children of Gaza. It was a moving event. The pictures were brutal.
**Lebanon Border**
Rocket fire confirmed now from the *NORTHERN* border of Israel with Lebanon. Predicted. I'm 100% so far, unfortunately. :(
**Picture of the Day**
**Ramallah**
Today, I return to Ramallah.
Yesterday great meeting with Software company principal; will advise to move forward with this process. Another meeting with Management Consulting team "Idara" -- big supporters of this NGO, designers of their current strategic plan, the CEO a Fulbright scholar, lead consultant University Professor at age 22. Deep intelligence.
**Weather**
Rainy evening last night (light rain; greatly needed) and rain-like clouds trying to form this morning.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Day #26 of 28: 7-Jan-2009
**Gaza Update**
Our staff in Gaza report all staff are alive, no injuries. Every day we call. Every day is unknown. They are under tremendous mental, psychological, and physical pressures of everyday life is an unfolding of the unknown, moment to moment.
**ICT update**
Yesterday Jericho (awesome ICT team meeting!) and today Ramallah to meet with and discuss the possibility of the software company Bisan helping this NGO by tailoring an application specifically for Micro-Financing. (The NGO won a huge award in Nov.'08 in micro-financing in the Middle East.)
Our staff in Gaza report all staff are alive, no injuries. Every day we call. Every day is unknown. They are under tremendous mental, psychological, and physical pressures of everyday life is an unfolding of the unknown, moment to moment.
**ICT update**
Yesterday Jericho (awesome ICT team meeting!) and today Ramallah to meet with and discuss the possibility of the software company Bisan helping this NGO by tailoring an application specifically for Micro-Financing. (The NGO won a huge award in Nov.'08 in micro-financing in the Middle East.)
Monday, January 5, 2009
Day #25 of 28: 6-Jan-2009
**Prediction**
As the string of tensions is drawn tighter & tighter on the Gaza bow, something/someone in the world, not limited to the immediate Gaza area, is going to break. Watch...watch.
**NGO Volunteering**
4 days left; 24 days completed. Lots accomplished; lots left to do. Ultimately this is about "capacity building" so that this NGO can continue to develop their own ICT capacity with no/limited involvement from outside going forward. Time will tell.
**Software Presentation**
Yesterday we prepared for and participated in a 60-minute demonstration of hosted software that will help them here manage their constituents. They were very pleased with what they saw. (*note: even though I've told them, they have no idea how difficult it will be during implementation; it's a reality that everyone must experience on their own.)
As the string of tensions is drawn tighter & tighter on the Gaza bow, something/someone in the world, not limited to the immediate Gaza area, is going to break. Watch...watch.
**NGO Volunteering**
4 days left; 24 days completed. Lots accomplished; lots left to do. Ultimately this is about "capacity building" so that this NGO can continue to develop their own ICT capacity with no/limited involvement from outside going forward. Time will tell.
**Software Presentation**
Yesterday we prepared for and participated in a 60-minute demonstration of hosted software that will help them here manage their constituents. They were very pleased with what they saw. (*note: even though I've told them, they have no idea how difficult it will be during implementation; it's a reality that everyone must experience on their own.)
Day #24 of 28: 5-Jan-2009
**Prognostication**
Gaza: The weapons, fuel, food, supplies that the Israeli Army brings with them in their ground offensive will be confiscated in massive, unprecendented and unanticipated military tactics by their opposition. This simply following: "Necessity is the Mother of Invention".
**Financing the War**
Putting together some interesting economic tidbits from one of the local papers: Haaretz
Prediction: Total=25 days of conflict before budget is depleted - starting at 27-Dec-2008. (Note: this will not make an immediate difference. Just amassing war debt over the long haul that will at some point take its toll on the local economy. And don't forget the 6% of GDP that tourism represents. That's going to take a direct hit -- prediction 50% minimum decline for 2009.
**ICT Sector**
Lots to do today. All leading toward 5pm conference call with constituent management company providing a web conference demo of their solutions as a potential fit for the multi-site NGO I'm volunteering with here.
**Italians in Jerusalem**
Lively Italian tourist group at the breakfast buffet today. I just love the Mediterranean spirit, and the people who embody it! (In stark contrast to the previous German-based group at the Hotel. Nothing against Germans, just different, that's all. :)
School's back in session today. Great to see all the kids with their backpacks walking along to school and all the chitter-chatter; again in stark contrast to all the broadcast "news" in the local Jerusalem area.
Gaza: The weapons, fuel, food, supplies that the Israeli Army brings with them in their ground offensive will be confiscated in massive, unprecendented and unanticipated military tactics by their opposition. This simply following: "Necessity is the Mother of Invention".
**Financing the War**
Putting together some interesting economic tidbits from one of the local papers: Haaretz
- Tourism = 6% of Israel GDP
- Budget for War: NIS 2.4 billion ($634m USD)
- 1st week of Gaza conflict: 700m NIS ($184m USD trading @ 0.264)
Prediction: Total=25 days of conflict before budget is depleted - starting at 27-Dec-2008. (Note: this will not make an immediate difference. Just amassing war debt over the long haul that will at some point take its toll on the local economy. And don't forget the 6% of GDP that tourism represents. That's going to take a direct hit -- prediction 50% minimum decline for 2009.
**ICT Sector**
Lots to do today. All leading toward 5pm conference call with constituent management company providing a web conference demo of their solutions as a potential fit for the multi-site NGO I'm volunteering with here.
**Italians in Jerusalem**
Lively Italian tourist group at the breakfast buffet today. I just love the Mediterranean spirit, and the people who embody it! (In stark contrast to the previous German-based group at the Hotel. Nothing against Germans, just different, that's all. :)
School's back in session today. Great to see all the kids with their backpacks walking along to school and all the chitter-chatter; again in stark contrast to all the broadcast "news" in the local Jerusalem area.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Day #23 of 28: 4-Jan-2009
Gaza/Israel Conflict
Most of the "official" spokespersons regardless of their name, title, and gender all sound like this:
a real throw-back to the 80's: limited vocabulary, limited phrases, completely random but repetitive.
Jerusalem: From my hotel window this morning, watched children with bookpacks on going to school. Yes, it's Sunday, but this is Jerusalem, afterall. Watching them reminded me that for them this is just another day in their lives here. Where just 100km away, it's truly a warzone. Active. Bloodied. Bombarded. Shrouded in death. The contrast couldn't be greater.
Gaza: ground incursion started sunset last night.
Most of the "official" spokespersons regardless of their name, title, and gender all sound like this:
a real throw-back to the 80's: limited vocabulary, limited phrases, completely random but repetitive.
Jerusalem: From my hotel window this morning, watched children with bookpacks on going to school. Yes, it's Sunday, but this is Jerusalem, afterall. Watching them reminded me that for them this is just another day in their lives here. Where just 100km away, it's truly a warzone. Active. Bloodied. Bombarded. Shrouded in death. The contrast couldn't be greater.
Gaza: ground incursion started sunset last night.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Day #22 of 28: 3-Jan-2009
Gaza Updates:
"Black Destiny" - that's today's theme from Gaza. Those words coming from Meshaal from Damascus.
Dead: 434
Injured: 2240
Sunrise Over Jerusalem
6:30am
Listening to Stevie Wonder's 1973 "Innervisions" - so peaceful, timeless. Calm. Tranquil. Soothing.
"Black Destiny" - that's today's theme from Gaza. Those words coming from Meshaal from Damascus.
Dead: 434
Injured: 2240
Sunrise Over Jerusalem
6:30am
Listening to Stevie Wonder's 1973 "Innervisions" - so peaceful, timeless. Calm. Tranquil. Soothing.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Day #21 of 28: 2-Jan-2009
local time (GMT+2):
5pm
Dead: 428
Injured: 2000+
Blimp gone.
3:30pm
Spotted first "blimp" hovering over Jerusalem.
2pm
Watching Aljazeera news on TV reporting East Jerusalem protests. Nothing within earshots of my hotel here in East Jerusalem.
7am:
Week #3 ends in a completely different and unpredicted way from the previous two weeks: death.
On a more positive note, the NGO I'm working for received another official recognition of their Arab Thought Foundation award in "Micro-Financing" -- see page 57 of the January 2009 issue of "This Week in Palestine".
5pm
Dead: 428
Injured: 2000+
Blimp gone.
3:30pm
Spotted first "blimp" hovering over Jerusalem.
2pm
Watching Aljazeera news on TV reporting East Jerusalem protests. Nothing within earshots of my hotel here in East Jerusalem.
7am:
Week #3 ends in a completely different and unpredicted way from the previous two weeks: death.
On a more positive note, the NGO I'm working for received another official recognition of their Arab Thought Foundation award in "Micro-Financing" -- see page 57 of the January 2009 issue of "This Week in Palestine".
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