Sat, 04 Jun 2011

Tweeting (Revisited)

I have established myself at Twitter. It's interesting thinking in 140 characters or less but I think I will use it to point out the blogs which, although often short, allow more information than 140 characters. It's not that I think what I do is so interesting, but what I think might be interesting to other people and I can point that out.

It has been about two years since I wrote the blog above (6/13/2009) and 892 tweets later I'm still there. Not sure anyone is reading them, but I have gotten some response from people on LinkedIn where they are posted. Most of my tweets are connected to blogs like this one to bring people to a place where I have more than 140 characters to say what I have to say. It's sort of like a promo for my more expansive thoughts. What about you?

posted 09:31 [/Technology] permanent link

Obama on Compassion (Reprise)

You know, there's a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit -- the ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes; to see the world through the eyes of those who are different from us -- the child who's hungry, the steelworker who's been laid-off, the family who lost the entire life they built together when the storm came to town. When you think like this -- when you choose to broaden your ambit of concern and empathize with the plight of others, whether they are close friends or distant strangers -- it becomes harder not to act; harder not to help.

-- Barak Obama

This quote is from 2009. Now, with the Republicans trying to prove that they are the most conservative, I think it is time to revisit it and give it some serious consideration.

posted 09:15 [/compassion] permanent link