Sir Ken Robinson Speaks on Creativity

His central premise: creativity is, at this point in history, more important than literacy. He's not knocking literacy, but he makes a convincing argument that the world ahead of us needs new solutions. We've stigmatized mistakes for too long - it's time to take a few chances and see what bursts through.

The video is quite amazing. I wish to be a speaker like Sir Ken.

Test for Camp

Here goes nothing...

Web Services Meme

From freeform goodness...

List the websites you use daily, weekly and monthly

Daily:

• Gmail - woot!
• Google Reader - RSS feeds will change the way you think about the internet. Google Reader is a pleasure.
• Facebook - my social network of choice.
• tracks.tra.in - web-based GTD system that seems to do the trick.
• 30Boxes - my online calendar
• Google Docs - I do lots of collaboration and Google Docs is a must.
  

Weekly:

• Google Maps - the best-in-class for directions and maps.
• AirSet - used, but not by choice. This is a slow, though feature-rich calendar.
• Flickr - photos
• iTunes Music Store - podcasts, mostly.
• Banking site
• Camp Website - I work here.
• Blogger, Typepad, Vox - I work on a number of blogs.
  

Monthly:

• Digg - with Google Reader up and running, visits to digg are rare.
• TSN.ca - sports web-site.
• Craigslist - I think I want to rent an apartment.
• Jumpcut - I make online slideshows for work.

That's it.

Pretty Gmail

I just prettied up my Gmail with a new Firefox extension from the folks at Lifehacker.
There are lots of "behind the curtain" features of Better Gmail, but the graphics tweak made me immediately happy. I spend all day in Gmail...it might as well look nice.

Digg This Test

I'm just testing the "digg this" button I'm trying to add.

Back in Blog

I'm really good at starting things. Really good. The follow-through is always much tougher.

An extension of this personality trait is my tendency to start a new blog every few weeks. The blogosphere is littered with my abandoned ideas and posts.

Is there a way to merge a few blogs? I have stuff I like on Vox, Blogger (2 different blogs) and blog.com. I'll have to look into it.

Meantime, though...I've done a good job with the link blog (see the sidebar). There's an RSS feed for that, if you like.

Blue Man Group - Global Warming

I saw Blue Man Group in Toronto last year. They were great.
***Side note: the funniest performances are the ones that let you decide where to laugh. Laugh tracks should be banned.
the Blue Man Group

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