Is this how we might ‘hug’ early adopters of whatever we come out with? A new product or service? Derek Sivers: How to Start a Movement With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.) http://www.ted.com/speakers/derek_sivers.htmlhttp://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html
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Day to Day, Just Bloggin
Ride 35
by Roger Whitson •
My bus work-outs are becoming easier. I can almost make the entire trip now without hanging on. For those of you just tuning in let me explain. My balance is terrible, or, so I discovered while riding the bus this month. (It finally made economic sense to buy a bus pass this month instead of…
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Ride 34
by Roger Whitson •
This is how I see it. You’re a jerk. A jerk in every aspect. Why would she stay with that jerk?
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Ride 33
by Roger Whitson •
Bounce, bounce, bounce, spin. Energy. An amazing little gizmo you are! Smiles. Laughs. All the while: bounce, bounce, bounce, spin.
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Ride 36
by Roger Whitson •
Beauty was hard to spot this morning. She didn’t expose her beauty until the end of the trip. “Farewell, and have a great day,” the anonymous commuter saluted the bus driver on the way off.
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Ride 32
by Roger Whitson •
Shoes. So many different variations. Is it possible to know a person’s story by interpreting their footwear? Bright red sneakers. $100. “Wow, I saved $6 when I was six to buy a pair just like those.”
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Ride 31
by Roger Whitson •
Three foreigners. Speaking Spanish – I think it was Spanish. Mexican? Father, mother and son; the son reading from the Driver’s Education book. Each parent listening carefully as their son read his translation of the ‘code’. An occasional pause to ask a question and hear the response. Then mother suddenly stopped caring. Her gaze outside.…
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Ride 30
by Roger Whitson •
The beauty today had nothing to do with my co-commuters. I saw beauty today in the gentle west coast that fell softly against the windows. Streaking sideways as we streaked along the highway. Sliding vertically when forced to stop. The life cycle of a raindrop. What a trip? What a trip.
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BNL at UVic
by Roger Whitson •
2014-01-15 Went to see BNL at UVic with Tracy tonight. We stopped for appetizers at the Keg on Quadra before going up to the university. So good. The show was fantastic. Strange opening act, Clara Venice, she was amazing all by herself. The Ladies of the Canyon – who rocked the place. When the ‘boys’…
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Ride 29
by Roger Whitson •
“Keep moving to the back, sir!” Dude, chill, I’m moving as quick as I dare. Ok, back as far as I can be. We’re packed in. Yank backwards as the bus lurches forward. Stomp! Right on this fellow’s very nice looking shoe. “I am so sorry. Oh God. Sorry.” “Don’t worry about it. Really, don’t…