iPhone Blogging

Wow, how cool is it that I can blog from my iPhone.

Reading, Reading, Reading

I have never read from such a wide a variety of content (blogs, newspaper articles, tweets, magazines, books – both fiction and non) as much and as often as I have since I beginning to take the train to work last summer. So besides saving gas, my car, my back, my knee and my environment, I’m also saving my brain (from what, I don’t know. I’m still thinking about that. Laziness? Atrophy? Audiobook only syndrome?)

Finding Balance

In the short time since I jumped into Twitter and blogging, I have been completely overwhelmed by the amount of resources. My head is spinning, and though I'm on staycation, I'm trying to find the balance between reading through as much of the edu-tech information as I can while still staying sane, happy, and reasonably well adjusted.

I'm not sure how these edu-bloggers do it? How can I continue to be a better husband, father, etc. while still keeping on top of the title wave of tech-ed info?

Kiva for the Holidays

I just made a loan to someone in the developing world using a revolutionary new website called Kiva (www.kiva.org).

You can go to Kiva's website and lend to someone in the developing world who needs a loan for their business - like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks. Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their business and how they plan to use the loan so you know exactly how your money is being spent - and you get updates letting you know how the entrepreneur is going.

The best part is, when the entrepreneur pays back their loan you get your money back - and Kiva's loans are managed by microfinance institutions on the ground who have a lot of experience doing this, so you can trust that your money is being handled responsibly.

I just made a loan to an entrepreneur named I Ketut Sarna - in Indonesia. They still need another $325.00 to complete their loan request of $550.00 (you can loan as little as $25.00!). Help me get this entrepreneur off the ground by clicking on the link below to make a loan to I Ketut Sarna - too:

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=78687

It's finally easy to actually do something about poverty - using Kiva I know exactly who my money is loaned to and what they're using it for. And most of all, I know that I'm helping them build a sustainable business that will provide income to feed, clothe, house and educate their family long after my loan is paid back.

Join me in changing the world - one loan at a time.

Wikis, Blogs, and Twitter, Oh My!

So much technology, so little time.

I can barely keep up with everything. How does one learn about del.icio.us, Twittering, Facebook, and Wikispaces while at the same time trying to read books and newspapers? My brain is going to explode.