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 [...]
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. [...]
Thursday's headline, "Bald eagle coming off endangered list today," had "Eagle-Eyes" flapping his wings for joy. At long last, one of the nation's major symbols has made an astounding recovery from possible extinction as a species. Ever since strict protection was sanctioned by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, a [...]
"Eagle-Eyes" has been asking me if I've read "this or that" blog, or checked on those "e-newsletters" dealing with the future of newspapers in our society. Then "Hammerhead" wants to know when I'll post a blog about something that will really "hit the nail on the head" for our [...]
The deadline for citizens to apply for serving on the various boards, advisory committees and commissions that serve the City of Petaluma is next Thursday, June 21st - AND there are vacancies on the T&T Advisory Committee. Here is an opportunity to guide the future of our cyberspace right here [...]