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Monthly Archives: January 2011
More about Facebook
I’m still acquiring info about the notorious Facebook second-hand. Here’s one recent article: Seven things you should never do on Facebook http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2011/01/28/seven-things-you-should-never-do-on-facebook/ Considering how much stuff like this there is to worry about, I’ll pass on it for now. A late … Continue reading
Dear OWG,
Why should I pay higher property taxes than my dad for a house that’s worth less $$? Beffuddled in Fullerton Because old people — especially old white homeowners — vote, run for office, and bribe politicians at far higher rates … Continue reading
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REPLY TO NURSE RUTH, AND “SOCIAL MEDIA”
Nurse Ruth said… How come my male psychiatric patients turn out to be the same guys who wanted to date me 40 years ago? And will any of them EVER get a job? This comment was recently added on the … Continue reading
HAVE SOME RED HERRINGS FOR BREAKFAST.
(originally posted December 17, 2010) Since we’re often recruiting people with no previous experience in what we’re about, the danger of “a little knowledge” is always there. Every few years, someone will come to one of the groups that I’ve … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Notes
(originally posted November 25, 2010) A few years ago, David Hackett Fisher wrote a very entertaining book, “Albion’s Seed”, outlining the four earliest cultures that came to the east coast of North America from the British Isles. For your amusement, … Continue reading
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ONE MORE COMMUNICATION RANT
(originally posted October 12, 2010) It’s no surprise that an otherwise intelligent and competent person can have a blind spot or two, or even consistently screw up at one thing or another. Once in a while, I see repeat offenders … Continue reading
TACTICAL DEBUNKING
(originally posted September 18, 2010) A lot of what passes for wisdom often comes out in proverbs and clichés. They’re used to support whatever the speaker wants to favor at the time, and their applicability varies widely with the situation. … Continue reading
Just say it, and then shut up.
(originally posted July 10, 2010) A rant on effective communication No claims here to being a great communicator, but the beam in my own eye still allows me to see the motes in some others. I once knew someone who, … Continue reading
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Doubling Down
(originally posted March 24, 2010) Out of eight entries in nine months, only four comments from readers. That makes me wonder whether anyone is reading, and whether anyone wants to pursue the kind of group process I was hoping for … Continue reading
WHY DON’T THE GREENS…..?
(originally posted February 7, 2010) I’m sure many of us have run into this in a number of orgs with which we’re active. Someone unfamiliar comes to a meeting for the first time, and the first question out of his … Continue reading
