For over 10 years, I've been engaged as a volunteerdedicated to making greater use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in order to strengthen a sense of community, by bringing people together to reach a common objective. As I read my daily dose of eNewsletters, I often come across references [...]
I know, I know-I've been so focused on our local City Council and Mayoral elections that I've been ignoring some of my other topics and themes. My apologies. Here are a couple of current news items and thoughts about two of my original blogging themes: Our Cyberspace & Our Cyberplace. [...]
Since my own birthday is coming up in a few days, I'm in a reflective mood about what has happened over the years; especially the years spent living in Petaluma after retiring from San Francisco State University after 32 years of teaching in the College of Education from 1960-1992. Moving [...]
Yesterday was spent at the Petaluma Senior Center for two ICT-related meetings. In the morning, it was the Petaluma CyberCity Roundtable, and in the afternoon, the monthly get-together of the Senior Computer SIG (Special Interest Group). There was a call for "Help" from one of the SIG members, so another [...]
The sky is pink and it looks like another "scorcher" is in the works.. I better get this blog written before the "tuning fork" gets too hot to handle. I wonder what "community networking" tidbit will resonate today. While I was waiting for my mind to vibrate with another tuning [...]
I woke up this morning with thoughts generated by "tuning fork" #2. One of PetalumaNet's guiding principles that has been quoted often in these blogs - The greatest resource of any community is the collective wisdom, intellect, and creativity of its citizens. Well, what do you know? The community network [...]
This weekend was supposed to be spent catching up with the "To Do" list; but, guess what? A longtime community network enthusiast, Judy Hallman of RTPnet in North Carolina posted historical archives dating back to 1984, and traced their involvement with a movement that was to capture my interest in [...]
Yesterday afternoon, Fire Chief Chris Albertson sent out a press release announcing that due to the "high temperatures" in Petaluma, designated public places with air conditioning would be open - primarily for Senior Citizens - today and tomorrow in order to beat the heat. Within a few hours, PetalumaNet was [...]
Yesterday was spent walking the walk with our "Community Emergency Response Team" classes (CERT). I also did a lot of talking the talk, but it was face-to-face with committed community volunteers interested in making their neighborhoods safer and better prepared in the case of an extreme disaster such as a [...]
"In the digital age, community is all about gathering people with shared interests and giving them a platform to interact with each other, to engage in relevant content and to create something new."This quote by Beth Comstock, NBC Universal, has been hidden in one of my files; but came back [...]