“Mr. Pepper” certainly enjoyed the “punch line” to the blackboard article he shared with the school board in a recent blog; but historically, he was known for how he mobilized the financial, material, and human resources of the community to establish Pepper Kindergarten in 1894. Just as the original Mr. [...]
At precisely 3:15 a.m., the other morning, the Sage kicked off the blankets and emerged from his warm and cozy bed because too many thoughts, ideas, words, and analogies were bouncing around inside his head. He realized that he would need help to sort things out, so he convened a [...]
The early focus of the Petaluma Tech Corps (Founded 9-1-95) was greatly influenced by a talk given by President Clinton, in San Francisco (Sept.,1995) when he “asked Americans to join in a ‘high-tech barn-raising’ that would link every school in the nation to the Internet by the year 2000.” That [...]
What a way to end the old year and start the new year. In yesterday’s “hard copy” of the Petaluma Argus-Courier, my last blog for 2009 was printed on page C3. In today’s “online edition” of the A-C, we continue our journey along the Petaluma Information Highway that was establish [...]
During the holiday season at the end of each calendar year, I usually take time to reflect upon the past year and then think about how I might want to invest my volunteer time, energy, and money in the coming year. I also think about what “Resolutions” I should make [...]
Times have changed, but the recent announcement by the City’s Telecommunication and Technology Committee (T&T) activated my memory chip. It appears that the T&T Committee is in the process of developing plans for a “workshop to create a more Tech Friendly City featuring presentations by local business persons and citizens. [...]
It's 4 a.m. and Eagle-Eyes is saying, "Wake Up! Wake up! You have to see this headline. 'Me' nudges 'I' who in turn pokes 'Myself' and all three of us rise and waddle downstairs in our bunny rabbit slippers to glance at an article titled, "The real Fake Steve [...]
A quote spotted on the Aqus website, caught Eagle-Eyes' attention and he promptly passed it on to "Hammerhead" who really got excited. He remembered that "Me, Myself, & I" studied John Dewey's philosophy over 50 years ago and is still a strong believer in its application to current societal [...]
Oh, wow, "Eagle-Eyes" did it again! He spotted this headline, recently, and showed it to "the boss," who promptly placed it on the breakfast table so I couldn't miss it.S.F. Chronicle Staff Writer, Edward Guthmann, reports on a change in course for "cybernauts" (like me) who love to wander through [...]
In 1995, the information and communication technology (ICT) community networking group of volunteers known as PetalumaNet was officially "incubated" and "hatched." On September 1, 2007, it will celebrate its 12th Anniversary and enter its 13th year of activity. It is growing up, and on its way to becoming a teen-ager. [...]