Hat tip to Johnnie Moore for alerting me to this little interview between Doug Rushkoff vs Stephen Colbert. As myself and few others in Aireys Inlet start to get a Transition Town movement started, I think we need to apply and remember some the lessons here. Particularly when other community members feel the need to start controlling the outcomes and other corporate measures that come from conversations and gatherings. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Douglas Rushkoff www.colbertnation.com

For our family it appears that the monthly food budget is the biggest slice of the household expenses pie. With myself, Ingrid and 3 growing boys that’s probably no surprise to anyone! Now here’s the bit that surprised us … It appears that a humble little Nursery-come-Organic Grocer tops our list and the story of how we have shifted our vote (aka the $$ we spend) over the past 18 months is interesting … interesting enough to make us feel great and for me to decide to write about it here. Spend more, shop local & feel great Once upon …

Euan Semple has a blog called The Obvious and every now and then he writes something that helps me to articulate stuff that I am thinking about (and grappling with). In his post ‘Why Michael Jackson Smart Mobs made me so Emotonal‘, Euan writes about this video in which Flash Mobs dance to Michael Jackson music. Go and watch it. “Flash mobs start with a few text messages to friends to gather at a public place.  Usually there’s an action planned.  Something simple and direct that would also draw in anyone who just happened to be around.” Euan starts by …

Web enabled phones with cameras and video are becoming ubiquitous and these technologies are driving new behaviours in the way we share information and collaborate with each other. So, armed with my new iPhone 3Gs, I have started My One-Photo-per-Day-Project over at my Posterous Blog. Like my YesAndSpace blog, these photos will tell a story and be my visual journal. Part of my business is to present stuff, so many of these photos will show up in Slideshows that I design. It’s a resource that I and you can use … just take note of my Creative Commons license on …

Re reading the chapters in Presentation Zen and Slide:ology on design and the Rule of Thirds. Viv and I will make use of these pictures in our Insanely Great Slideshow Training me thinks … First a simple picture … And now a noisier version …