"Qui plume a, guerre a." — Voltaire
Thinking of working with volunteers of the artistic or creative persuasions? Here’s a guide to the various types of volunteers that you may encounter, in handy graphic form. Cut out and save! This graph is not based on my own recent experiences in any way. Nope, not at all.* * = NOTE: Statement may not […]
A Man Said to the Universe by Stephen Crane A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation.”
One of the reasons I fell in love with Mrs. Sotto Voce, and fall in love with her again all the time, is because of the way she always finds fresh joy in geeking out. Yesterday, for example, we celebrated the Fourth of July by treating ourselves to a leisurely morning and afternoon — brunch […]
When you’re dealing with a bunch of seemingly intractable problems, the trick is to figure out where they belong: Focus on the stuff in the lower right quadrant and forget about the rest. The quarter drawing is so called not because of the way the drawing is divided, but because you can trace the circle […]
Something I whipped up this morning for my Facebook avatar. Click on the graphic for full-size version. Free for distribution with no restrictions.
The secret fantasy of every gearhead (myself certainly included). Notice the requisite messenger bag?
Monday morning I did a telephone interview with Tom Ahern for an article I’m writing on nonprofit communications, and we ended up having a ninety-minute free-wheeling conversation that was one of the most fascinating, stimulating, entertaining, informative, educational, and frankly just downright brilliant discussions I have had in a long time. And one of Tom’s […]
To the slogan-wavers of all political stripe who have been marching up and down Facebook of late, I offer this quiet but insistent rejoinder: Feel free to redistribute.
And if he’s really hardcore, he’ll be all fountain pen up in that letter.