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I’ve been meaning to do one of these for a while. Every morning I fire up my newsreader software, Newsfire, to see what web sites have been updated via RSS. It’s interested to see and occasionally monitor what headlines and first paragraph summary caught my eye to the point I wanted to click and read more. Here is a list of the tabs I currently have open in Firefox and afterwards a bit of observation of what these caught my eye.

• Developers Welcome Snow Leopard
• God Given Potential
• Trendspotting: Opportunity comes in very small windows
• Lindsey Graham: ‘I need to keep being me’
• Snow Leopard takes on Exchange, SharePoint
• World’s First Renewable Gasoline
• I’m Voting Republican (It’s a parody video)
• 6 Aging Rockers Who Look A Lot Like Grandmas

Two of the above linked article are about Apple next version of it’s operating system and I’m finding it interesting that it’s going to be less front end feature rich and more optimized and at the same time will play a lot more friendly with Microsoft technologies. I love Apple but I’m also a real world user who appreciates that they are trying to be more friendly and work in the business world.

The article on God Given Potential was written by a lady who is a friend of mine in a local business network. She recently lost her husband to cancer and has since then been written this encouraging Christian blog. My faith is important to me and her passion for both her faith and her new found interest in blogging is encouraging.

Another two links are politically based. One about our sometimes controversial U.S. senator and the other link is a parody video that says one thing but actually supports the democrats. I’m a very mixed person politically. I grew up in a very southern democratic family that despised Republicans (except for some rare exceptions) but when I was first able to vote during a presidential election I voted for Reagan and have been pretty conservative ever since. I never vote a straight ticket out of pure principle. I will consider anyone no matter what their party (within reason). I’m more of a libertarian by principle but I’m very strong on some conservative issues that some libertarians are not.

The Trendspotting article was written by a local person who has a great blog on branding and branding is one of my favorite topics to read about as my business does a lot of work helping clients have consistent branding. Another topic I am passionate about is innovation and the Renewable Gasoline article really caught my eye. Finally I love humor, sometimes dark and ironic humor. The article with photos about aging male rockers who look like grandmas really puts things into perspective as it pointed out the result of their goofy hair style choices and years of hard living.

Interesting how clicking on a few links can confirm a little more about the “deeper me” but through this blog I can communicate it to others as well. What links to you follow this morning through newsreaders, e-mails, etc? How do your interest in them reveal more about the deeper you?

Tags: ideas, technology

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately and have several drafts sitting in my business blog that have not been published.  Not sure if I will publish some things and I have already deleted others. I will however share some of the topics that have been going through my head lately;

• I’ve been think about how human language is like computer programming but for the minds of people
• I’ve been thinking about how businesses label themselves differently but do the same thing
• I totally confused by the fact a company called, Dunkin Donuts practically doesn’t advertise donuts on their web site
• I’ve been frustrated by too many meetings and to little action in groups I’m involved in.
• Owning a business just makes me want to support a flat tax or national sales tax even more even if it means giving up “business expenses.”
• Frustrated that despite telling people I do one thing or groups of things, they still want to think I do something else. If I tell them I do web design they want me to “fix their computer.”  If I tell them I do integrated marketing communications they still think I only do web design.
• I’ve been realizing that organization is not always the key to getting things done. It just means the stuff that is hidden away is neater.
• Wondering if I should get my hair cut more often so I don’t feel all out of sorts as much
• The so-called, “economic downturn” is tempting me to spend more money “out of spite” or so I can invest radically in something. I said tempted however.  I have resisted.
• Why does it seem the trucks with the loudest mufflers are cruising the streets late at night so they make my dog go nuts?
• I’ve got a ton if books on my shelf I really need to read in more depth, yet I just keep looking at them

Ok, well at least those thoughts are published.  I at least had to get the topics out there. Maybe I will be inspired to take some action.  What looks the most interesting to you? Do you struggle with any of the above?

Tags: frustrations, organization, published, spite, thoughts