Social Contracts and Constructs

A friend of mine from out of town came to spend the night- he had a speaking gig nearby, and so he came to the “Hoffman B & B”- bed and breakfast at our house.  It was super to see him, and I am so glad he stopped by.  He also did something really...

Quick thoughts on Education….

I got a postcard today from a virtual charter school.  One where kids can essentially take all their classes from home, on the computer.  I called them up, not because I am dying to enroll my kids, but because I wondered if they could take some of the classes- like a...

Community and Critique

I love that the internet is a small town.  I love that I know people through certain channels, then run into people in real life where we share friends.  probably the best example of this is when I met Alex Hillman of Independents Hall at a meeting about Blog...

Redesigning the Conference Experience

I’ve been involved with the Podcamp and the Podcamp Foundation from very early on, having attended the first Podcamp in September, 2006 and having helped organize four others so far. Most of you know this. What’s intriguing though, is the thought of...

The Joy of the iPhone

My husband was kind enough to give me my christmas present early- a new iPhone.  While I could go on and on about the coolness of this toy, I want to talk about the consumer experience first. When you get the iphone, it’s in a box that is spectacular. ...

A quick post-

We just saw Enchanted- a Disney send-up of Disney tales.  My younger son was perplexed- Why did everyone end up with the wrong person?  Explaining to him that life often means emphasizing contrasts versus similarities is pretty deep stuff for a boy of nine. Girls grow...