A good idea, but it doesn’t look like this went anywhere…
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Read: Austin and Lockhart, Texas: 10 barbecue restaurants in 72 hours
Wow! I still remember the last great barbecue I ate in Texas (I think it was Cooper’s in Llano), this is a great list to sample on my next trip for Texas…
In this recent article by Ken Smith, he makes an effective argument that all of us will soon need to be more involved in our democracy….
We need to use more potent words than words like do something. We need some particular ideas, some actual knowledge, not just ideas about climate change but, with the same urgency, ideas about activism. How it really works.
Read: Why Journalism Might Actually Be the Class of the Future
This post definitely supports Dave Winer’s thoughts on teaching journalism as a required subject, and provides some concrete ways of approaching the topic. I give more background in my post on journalism for all.
Read: 5 Reasons to Pilot Student Podcasting Projects
Good reasons to start a podcast, and good issues to consider.
Read: Podcasting Can Work In Any Subject
Neat list of ideas!
my first meme: thanks to my working 20 years at Collins Aerospace, I was able to fix a computer problem in 10 minutes. The meme: sometimes it’s good to be a smart old fart….
While I was walking my dog this morning, I met some friends walking their dogs and had a nice chat, it reminded me of this post on dogwalking as community.
Act of random kindness: I thanked a Costco employee for her past suggestion that I buy flowers for my wife, her face lit up and she gave me a big hug!
Read: Planning as an act of hope
What a story! Life changes can bring home what is important…