I have to say that I am immensely proud of all the Red Cross disaster relief workers who have used New Media tools to share the word about what is really happening. You guys have really picked up the ball and run with it -- and now more than ever … [Continue reading]
Survival
{{myquote|Survival is often under-rated, because we live in a time when so many end up succeeding despite themselves.}} … [Continue reading]
Gaming the System

Where there are rules, there are winners and losers. The real trick is designing a set of rules that elicits the behavior you wanted to begin with. I'm about as competitive a person as you'll meet, and over the years I can take a quick look at … [Continue reading]
Quality Control

Mistakes happen, that's to be expected. Some are more inexcusable than others, because they aren't errors in execution, but rather a signal of a flawed process. I had a great birthday, and it was a cap to a great week. The kids were eager to … [Continue reading]
POSTSCRIPT

"Now Is Gone" is a finished project. It is done, and we set out to do what we wanted to do. We're locking closing the door, but this site will remain available (see comments). It's important to know exactly what this site was about, and how it … [Continue reading]
The 90-Trick Pony

Back in my teevee and radio days, I worked with some amazing people. Many are still contributing to the business, and everyone had something important to share. Some of those lessons, however, were by negative example. We'll call him Carl. Carl … [Continue reading]