I heard an interesting discussion on the radio the other day that the problem with modern policing in the urban core today is not only the matter of Pretend Police replacing real officers, but also one of the police distrusting the general public by considering everyone a danger instead of innocent, ordinary, people.
Continue reading → Policing and Loving the Ordinary Enemy Civilian
The longer I live the more crass the world becomes.
It is commonplace today for many to use curse words at will — equally against the beloved and strangers.
Where is this awfulness in spirit and communication born; is it a lack of accountability, education or self-worth?
When the first words out of a mouth in space or fingers in email is
a curse word, one is immediately branded as an unfortunate ingrate for
invoking such wretched language.
The wages of that sin is an eternal and ephemeral death at the hands
of the unwilling who refuse to listen to or respond to that kind of
innate negativity.
As the author of the new book — Google Apps Administrator Guide — it is difficult for me to write this article today, but the hallmark of the book is its blunt examination of Google Apps and how to get the whole mishmash of applications working in unison across an entire domain. I believe the book is a fun, honest and informational read that doesn’t kowtow or ass munch.
Continue reading → While Google Poops, the Rest of Us Get Dumped
Is there ever a time when stealing is good?
Yes, the inspired stealing of imagination should always be encouraged.
There is no unoriginal theft left.
Some call stealing inspiration, but if you see or experience something and then change or employ those experiences in your life — you have effectively borrowed and stolen the thoughts of others and I wholly encourage that effort.
I am not condoning plagiarism, but I am supporting the opportunity to consider and use ideas that are not your own because there are no original thoughts left in the world.
We are ignited by the shared memories of others and we must honor the covenant of those tendrilous relationships.
The theft confirms the collective genius.
Today’s question is simple and we await your beautiful answer:
Where do you go when you’re lonely?
We all know the radical array of answers to the old chestnut inquiry: “How long is a piece of string?”
We all have bad days.
The key to surviving them is to keep your head down and your shoulders taught and to keep fighting.
Too often we give in to hardship and fall into sloth and laziness because getting the job done is too taxing.
We will never conquer the world of our fears by submitting to the easy path.
We only achieve our greatness by never allowing our disappointments to define us.
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