hey, cherry. do you belong to the physics club?

Last week, Tool Man was out of town for work, doing whatever it is Major Tool Company representatives do when they leave their wives at home alone ... gathering for a series of trust-building activities and outdoor games. Before he could finish telling ... out "Team Building Exercise '99!!" directly into his ear. Sadly, my glee at this very appropriately [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 03:15:00

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The Well Played Community

"""""""""""""""""""""" Games from the New Games era presented an interesting element to games that allowed players to not just connect with the game ... of collaboration games are used in trust building exercises in businesses to help form stronger bonds between [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 04:46:54

Theatre For Social Change & Theatre Of The Oppressed Techniques

There are training Workshops developed from the work by Augusto Boal with International practitioners coming up In MARCH and APRIL in Melbourne ... , sculpting, games, group building exercises, trust exercises, intro to FORUM theater and the role of “ [more...]

Date: 2009-02-04 11:11:17

I really need to quit…

Yeah, I do need to quit! Smoking that is. I know, I’ve been posting about this shit many times… And I agreed with myself that I would quit smoking ... on the game you play, but trust me, the games I play need two hands. I know, it sound like ridiculous ... of building an addiction. That is not something you can set aside very easily. Apparently… Anyway [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 11:01:39

Improv Course Information

Here, as promised, is all the information you'll need to register for the 8 week course I'll be co-facilitating this winter at the Elora Centre for ... 8 weeks of theatre games, team building exercises and trust exercises, as well as, situational [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 05:00:00

Why Is There Always Such Outrage Over "Touch-Feely"? Maybe You Aren't Doing It Right.

Please enjoy some flava from the folks who wanted to talk about Quest University and their community-building:Oh God ... and each other. Trust exercises and games and rap session - oh my! A veritable thrum of love [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 17:24:00

Summer workshops with New Voice Company, Gantimpala Theater

1. New Voice Company , one of the country’s most progressive theater companies and founded by artistic director Monique Wilson, ... and psychological actions, animal work, relationship exercises, and learning how to build a character. Work will also include theater games by Viola Spolin, which encourages trust, being part of a team [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 16:00:00

A Spine of Trust

I first got the idea for the web game I’ll be working on when I was at a company that was an unhealthy environment : ... ?) Daydreaming about building the awesomest web game EVAR was, of course, escapism. I wasn’t happy at work [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 14:41:14

Teamwork Building is not Leadership

In the last couple of weeks, I have run across a number of articles about teamwork and how to build teams ... team building exercises on their followers. A leader encourages a climate where people can grow and learn. A leader doesn't need to rely on exercises like rappelling, hot coal walking, and trust games [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:25:17

House Cleaning

1. As promised, I did check out the show on TNT, Trust Me. So far so good ... now. I have some movie reviews building up. 3. Baseball season is around the corner, so that talk ... Series took my edge off. Maybe with the first spring training game tomorrow I will whip back into shape [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 07:40:00

Social Media Games Are Not For the Office? Says Who?

Shel Holtz has commented recently on yet another report which negates the popular belief that employees can’t be trusted to use social media in ... to think of the overseas conference. Or the team-building day. Or the company dinners, events or Friday drinks. Many employers see these as useful learning and team building exercises. In fact, a lot [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 13:40:33

Ask Auntie BubboPants

Right now Chester is sleeping in a pile of felted sweaters that I am planning on using in projects. Normally I'd kick him off the sweaters but he just looks so so comfortable! I'm pretty sure this is the best thing he's ever had. He didn't even get up when I went to the kitchen to get my coffee and he NEVER lets a kitchen trip happen without him [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 02:13:05

Time To Stick a Fork in Reagan's Ass

by Ed Encho The Bastard's Dead! Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. --Imperial Grand Prophet Ronald Reagan (mystically foreseeing TARP) With the passage of the massive economic stimulus plan set to be signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday in Denver the dying squeals of Republican piggies grown fat on the [more...]

Date: 2009-02-17 11:44:00

Blink, part III

In the World It would be an obvious conclusion to draw that I was now finished with both Kenny and Robert as friends, ... of my foolish trust and remained there until I was about twelve. Then, one afternoon, Robert, Frank ... of the apartment building arguing the merits of a comparison that had enthralled New York sports fans [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 18:56:43

Why Is The Michael Phelps Scandal Still Smoking?

Let's revisit what we expect from our Olympic athletes and whether we should be getting all prudish about this in the first place ... they can swim fast and run fast and excel at all those other activities that are pretty much pointless in modern society where we have easy access to boats and cars. And as role models, we trust [more...]

Date: 2009-02-06 08:00:58

Streaming Movie Downloads For The Web

by Neal Turner With a shop near every neighborhood, video stores have been the most convenient way to get movies for years ... at a Japanese corporate building. The murder investigation becomes very complex and intriguing ... of seconds, the Manhattan Trust Bank has been taken over. Everyone inside is held hostage. The robbers [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 11:20:26

Wade and Watkins: A study in contrasts

  Crain Watkins                                 Henry Wade I was a bit nervous when I learned that the Dallas-based D-Magazine had just published a feature length article on Craig Watkins the Dallas County District Attorney.   D-Magazine made a valiant attempt to flip the Tulia script  while the City of Amarillo was paying out $4 [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 15:19:39

Minutes Madness Continues

A Daily Babble Production If yesterday's game didn't provide the right opportunity for Doc Rivers to rest his star swingmen at the benefit of his ... , outscoring the Celtics 17-2 over a 6:30 span en route to building a 22-point lead that was cut to 18 before ... the team made a concerted push to get back in the game. All that is arguable.  Especially [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:00:10

Game Notes: Cavs at Lakers

by John Krolik So there I was, your humble young reporter intrepidly going to what was sure to be an epic showdown between the League’s two marquee stars at the heads of two of the League’s best teams going head-to-head on national television in a playoff-atmosphere packed house at the Staples Center. How did it all go down? Read on to find out [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:22:05

Living Paycheck to Paycheck

One of the traps people fall into, especially during an economic recession, is the trap of living paycheck to paycheck. You can’t afford to switch jobs or get laid off because you’re just barely making enough to squeak by. Erin and I were in a situation like this about 10 years ago. We would sometimes end the month with less than $100 total [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 00:09:55

Immediately return to your apartment, pack your epilepsy medication, and go home...

It was just clear that Isabella wasn't performing. And by "wasn't performing" I mean "wasn't having seizures." Whatever. She was cast for a reason, you know? Picking right up from yesterday... 17. Tahlia   Ugh, this bitch. Look, no one's saying that burns make you less of a person or even disallow beauty. You can be pretty with burns [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 19:42:19

Steve Powers aka Espo interview @ THE GLOB

Steve Powers is a legendary east coast hustler, a word smith , he plays a major role in the art of getting over when he was younger, now he is a father and a fine artist with a style like no other, he is very good on snapping on people and has a big hand with fingers like sausages , know for his looks with clothing and a very high flat top  do [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 19:36:09

Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Thursday, March 5, 2009

Michael and Teresa Jacobs of Bellevue, OH are suing Hamot Medical Center for $5 million saying that the hospital intentionally killed their son ... holds their first soccer tournament this weekend. GaREAT is a 110 acre indoor and outdoor sports ... the people of Erie and return to a line of Fiscal Responsibility. Dan has coordinated his election team [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 12:06:00

Eric Schmidt Tells Charlie Rose Google Is “Unlikely” To Buy Twitter And Wants To Turn Phones Into TVs

It must be Google Week on Charlie Rose. Thursday, Rose interviewed product chief Marissa Mayer , and last night he had an hour-long conversation with CEO Eric Schmidt (embedded here, with a full transcript below). The wide-ranging interview touches upon everything from Google’s origins and how it fell upon its advertising business model by [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:01:47

Eric Schmidt Tells Charlie Rose Google Is ?Unlikely? To Buy Twitter And Wants To Turn Phones Into TVs

It must be Google Week on Charlie Rose. Thursday, Rose interviewed product chief Marissa Mayer , and last night he had an hour-long conversation with CEO Eric Schmidt (embedded here, with a full transcript below). The wide-ranging interview touches upon everything from Google’s origins and how it fell upon its advertising business model by [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 20:37:59

Eric Schmidt Tells Charlie Rose Google Is “Unlikely” To Buy Twitter And Wants To Turn Phones Into TVs

It must be Google Week on Charlie Rose. Thursday, Rose interviewed product chief Marissa Mayer , and last night he had an hour-long conversation with CEO Eric Schmidt (embedded here, with a full transcript below). The wide-ranging interview touches upon everything from Google’s origins and how it fell upon its advertising business model by [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 23:00:20

Non-Hierarchical Management

You want to get something done. But it’s too big to do it by yourself, so you bring in some friends to help out ... team to succeed, they need someone helping them all stay on track — someone who we will call a “ ... who want their team to be as effective as possible. (Hi, startup founders!) So herewith, a guide [more...]

Date: 2009-02-17 00:28:48

Cleaning house

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar kicked off the daily press briefing today with his plans for cleaning out a department that has become famous for scandal. "Over the last eight years, the Department of Interior has been tarnished by ethical lapses, of criminal behavior that has extended to the very highest levels of government," he said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-29 02:53:00

a bad day to be damage

I’m in trouble. I have a dilemma, so to say. Those who know me know how I have new project ideas every five minute while I’m drenching my face in ... else or - according to the laws of synchronicity I believe in (and trust me, there’s not much ... something that’s about building a community. (December [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 22:48:08

Eric Schmidt Tells Charlie Rose Google Is “Unlikely” To Buy Twitter And Wants To Turn Phones Into TVs

It must be Google Week on Charlie Rose. Thursday, Rose interviewed product chief Marissa Mayer, and last night he had an hour-long conversation with CEO Eric Schmidt (embedded here, with a full transcript below). The wide-ranging interview touches upon everything from Google’s origins and how it fell upon its advertising business model by [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 20:37:59

Wireless in the Classroom

My campus is planning the construction of a building dedicated to instruction; state of the art classroom technology, lots of computers, ... about whether or not to put wireless access into the building. Many instructors dislike the idea ... all. The internet is fun and games, and learning is meant to be work. No, that’s harsh, isn’t it. Being online [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 18:51:04

Hocus Pocus Fokus with Steve Powers

Steve Powers is a legendary East coast hustler, a word smith , he plays a major role in the art of getting over when he was younger, now he is a father and a fine artist with a style like no other, he is very good on snapping on people and has a big hand with fingers like sausages , known for his looks with clothing and a very high flat top doo [more...]

Date: 2009-02-26 19:40:35

4 Highly Engaged Brands on Facebook

It’s no secret that an increasing number of companies are jumping on the social media bandwagon. Brands ranging from New York Times to American Eagle have Facebook fan pages. A recent study released by independent interactive agency Rosetta revealed that 59 of the top 100 leading US retailers have a presence on Facebook [more...]

Date: 2009-02-18 20:40:17

bad news all around

More bleak news on the academic job front, via the NY Times.Fulltime faculty jobs have not been easy to come by in recent decades, but this year the new crop of Ph.D. candidates is finding the prospects worse than ever. Public universities are bracing for severe cuts as state legislatures grapple with yawning deficits [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 22:13:08

Community Service: A Street Fighter Retrospective

There was an unexpected notion that occurred to me during the early stages of my newfound Street Fighter IV addiction. You see, somewhere in the midst of being slapped hard in the face by the initial nostalgic sensation that the game exudes, my mind raced, regurgitating memories concerning my discovery of Street Fighter 2 back in 1991 [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 17:49:05

Week 1 at Ecovillage Training, the Findhorn Foundation, Scotland

The first week of our course is focused on the concept of People Care.  A successful community has to have “glue” to keep the people together ... has the presence of a good group facilitator.   The first two days of the course were devoted to building group trust. We danced together in a circle to traditional Mediterranean folk music. Then we [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 03:53:06

Homeboy

by Matt Caputo Charlie Villanueva never forgot where he came from. Though his basketball career has kept the Queens, N.Y ... : Did you see a lot of games at The Garden growing up? Charlie Villanueva: I’ve seen a lot of games ... s the world’s most famous arena. I always have a lot of family members at the games that I do play here [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 19:41:45

Finishing the Race

Mark 8:31-38 At the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, a runner named John Stephen ... as a way of life and trust Jesus as our God and our only hope, our eternal destinies are assured [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 21:04:00

Limits to Growth: A View from Planet Talos

This guest post first ran over 2 years ago, in November 2006. How time flies...It's intent is not prescriptive but as a thought experiment to think what our situation might look like from a different (alien) perspective. This is a guest post from First Talosian, the senior member of the planetary expedition force from Talos [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 17:37:49

A Wrinkle in London Time

Posted by randfish WARNING: The following post is long, personal and rambles quite a bit. It contains very little SEO advice, so if this isn't your kind of thing, you might want to skip it. It was written over the course of 20ish hours and hops back and forth between days and times during my recent trip to London [more...]

Date: 2009-02-21 10:41:40

Baseball’s Parity Myth and the Need For a Salary Cap

Some have said that the Major League Baseball Player’s Association is the most powerful union in the United States ... that creates the most deserving champions. After 162 games, the best teams usually make the playoffs, but five and seven-game series are not the best way to crown “the best team” in baseball. It’s just too [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 18:00:23

I debated Noam Chomsky, through email exchange, about his false statements, misrepresentations and insults against the 9/11 truth movement, which I called him out on because he never addresses the claims but just calls us names

Chomsky, you are starting to look like the people you were speaking against 35-40 years ago.  You are now the old, bigoted man who isn’t interested in engaging dialogue of fact. I started by emailing Chomsky, and inviting him to the April 5th premiere of Core of Corruption: Noam- …I have a documentary film series coming out this year, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 10:21:42

Falcons Off-Season -- Topic Two: Strengths and Weaknesses

The Falcons exited the 2008 season with an inglorious loss to the now Super Bowl bound Arizona Cardinals, ... back-to-back winning seasons. The team will return a rookie quarter back in Matt Ryan, who has taken ... by the team, the highest honor he's achieved, according to head coach Mike Smith. Additionally, surprise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:53:55

Why Golf Is Sacred to Wall Streeters

Last week, members of Congress turned on Northern Trust for sponsoring a golf tournament, while Morgan Stanley said it would suspend most of its activities at a popular professional golf ... : The Art of Building Relationships Through Golf ,” with Pat Summerall, John Creighton [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 21:08:21

(blank) Heads

For those of you who were around for last night's game, it was probably most notable for the number of Blazers' fans who took the time to stop by and opine about their favorite team.  It was, to say the least, interesting.   We here in Minnesota are experts in the field of sports psychology [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 15:08:34

Have They No Shame? A Power Grab at the Census

The White House is taking control of the census — and the GOP is sounding the alarm. February 9, 2009 - by Jennifer RubinAmidst the high-profile fight over the stimulus plan and the embarrassing tumult over the batch of Obama administration appointees with  tax cheating problems there hasn’t been much attention paid to the most naked power grab [more...]

Date: 2009-02-09 08:51:44

Accountability Sunday #26

Greetings Blog Family, It’s another Sunday and I am back with my accountability report ... together, but please don’t neglect the discipline. It is essential to building character in them ... at the bowling alley. It was cool. They got a little frustrated with their games cause they didn’t break 100 [more...]

Date: 2009-03-01 23:00:31

The Banker’s Manifesto: Then and Now

February 27, 2009 in Economy, Jewish Supremacy, New World Order | Tags: agenda, Banking, Charles Lindbergh, Conspiracy, Culture, Federal Reserve, Manipulation, master plans, Rothschilds, Society J. P. Morgan going off at some heckler or paparazzi. Morgan had a bulbous, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 04:35:26

An Interview with ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt

Everyone’s familiar with ESPN Sportscenter anchor Scott Van Pelt, so let’s do away with the formality of introducing him ... building has a banner on the fence around the construction with my face on it, considering I couldn’ ... open afterward? Are you a diner at 1 am guy, followed by video games (wii bowling?) until [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:45:33

Spin Moves

by Matt Caputo Cedric Ceballos spends a lot of time managing his two passions—basketball and music. The one-time All-Star had serious hip-hop dreams before the NBA got in the way. Though he shifted gears to pursue his hoop potential, Ceballos never totally abandoned his love for music [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 02:53:30

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