Archive for August, 2004
big upcoming weekend
I’m in the final days before being a part of running a big event we call the Leaders Forum, an invite-only event for Asian North American leaders (a friendlier term to be inclusive of our friends north of the border). Not being at liberty to share too much about it, I can say a few things. I do appreciate those who would say a prayer for me and the Forum. Main point of what we do: creating a safe place for synergy and collaboration to happen.
It does feel funny to have to have a criteria for inviting only certain people (those who are innovative, progressive, entrepreneural, accomplished), and that doesn’t make me feel any better than those who don’t get an invitation. But we only have so much space. Sure, it does feel great for those who do get invited. And we do want people who are invited to feel special and affirmed.
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Blogs 101 Webinar
I’m sitting in on an Intelliseek webinar (conference call + web meeting) titled “Blogs 101: What every marketer needs to know” right now, with some raving anticipating of the power of blogging, which they categorically call Consumer-Generated Media.. “Consumers trust one another far more than they trust advertisers”.. they particularly like the measurable part.. the presenter even setup a blog of the webinar: blogwebinar.com
my Generous Orthodoxy arrives
There it was, waiting for me in the smiley amazon.com box, my pre-ordered copy of a Generous Orthodoxy by Brian McLaren, has finally arrived!
It came with a blue diamond-shaped sticker, with a money-back guarantee:
We guarantee you’ll love this book, or it’s FREE (Peel Here)
And on the sticker back, it says:
Mail this book to:
[Zondervan address] with your receipt, name, address, and reason for dissatisfaction, and we’ll send you a coupon for the purchase price, to be used for any Zondervan product at participating bookstores. Expres 2 months from date on purchase receipt.
I’ll do my best to read the book within 2 months, and let you know if I love it or not. *sarcasm*
bloggers descending upon DC
Bloggers have already landed and doing their thing at JournalCon in downtown DC, near Logan Circle.. hope to swing by, meet some people, hang out..
partisan rally
Pastors and rock stars are weighing in on this year’s presidential election, weighty words like “most important in my lifetime” being tossed in, as if to use their positions of influence, to sway the hoi polloi, rather than staying within their realm of responsibility and expertise. Websites show the rally for votes in accord with their selective issue biasing, like www.voteandpray.com and www.takebackourfaith.org, or just sheer celeb’ rock star status at Vote For Change rock tour. As one who doesn’t have strong feelings about politics, I find it demotivating to engage the conversation when there is so little dialogue, and so much selectivity on issues. Now, I realize with a whole mixed bag of issues, there has to be a sorting out of priorities. It’s too seriously complicated to set policies for a vastly diverse country, and still growing even more diverse in values, and what most people see and most people do is over-simplify on both sides, rarely engaging with those who differ. Having said that, I do vote, and do encourage people to vote.
[update: 2 more examples of mobilizing people to vote at ivotevalues.org and redeemthevote.com, courtesy of kevinpierpont.com - I don't see how in good conscience they can say that they're non-partisan!]