I bought myself a treat the other day: a handcrafted pen by Gunnar Langemark of Langemark Pens (site in Danish). I was struck by the beauty of the colors of this pen. The black wood is “bog oak” – oak that has been buried in a bog for hundreds of years, even thousands. This particular bog oak comes from the area around Roskilde, Denmark. One of Gunnar Langemark’s friends discovered it when he was out riding in the forest. The lighter colored wood (my photograph doesn’t do it justice) is called “Purple Heart”, which is a popular name for a tree that is native to Central and South America. It has a nondescript story, but it is beautiful to hold and behold. Gunnar has videos on his site so you can see how he makes the pens. I hope you can sense the care he puts into bringing these bits…
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I am about to clean up my notes from all my reboot11 sessions from the past two days. Let’s see what a somewhat good night’s sleep has done for my thoughts. I know it has helped me to function (assisted by some coffee). These notes must get done as soon as possible because they are part of the reboot11 book project. This post is just to ground myself. Later, I know I will be blogging even more personal impressions on these talks because they all affected me very strongly. They revealed possible and necessary road signs for many of the activities in my life right now (such as STC). Here is the lineup: Matt Webb – the guy who co-authored “Mind Hacks” Dave Winer – RSS or podcasting, anyone? David Weinberger – think “Cluetrain Manifesto” Francesca Birks – the bottom UP cities Steve Coast – the OpenStreetMap project Andrew Turner…
Comments closedA new day. A new year. This is like receiving a new notebook or a new pad of paper! Joy! I know there is lots of work waiting for me when I get back to my job tomorrow. Over the coming days, the quantity of grey hairs may increase, and choice, blog-unfriendly words may cross my lips, or at least, be uttered in my head as I face deadlines and dig through my tasks. Despite the occasional (well, maybe not so occasional) moment of Utter Grouchiness caused by these tasks, I am, at heart, an optimist, and I do look forward to the whatever challenges I encounter in 2008. My excitement is due to a recent addition to my writing toolkit. I found a wonderful muse! As an appetizer, look at how she bids farewell to 2007. Or read how she greets the new year. Next, dig in with the…
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