#vlomo11 5 Seaford

Thomas eyes Barack Father teaches Liberty Cherry Blossom Time   I sat for a while on the steps of the memorial to Thomas Jefferson on Sunday, following the line of sight of his statue across the tidal basin, the Washington Monument and the White House in the distance.  Next to me a young girl was…

Groovy event corner: look out for the Blogs & Social Media Forum organised by VNU in London on May 17th. Check out the programme and you’ll see the reason I’m talking about it. I’m facilitating an Open Space session with m’colleague Johnnie Moore during the day as an antidote to powerpoint pain and panel proliferation….

I think, both for my own peace of mind and to avoid that pained look when people ask, today's the day to book my flights. Here's my thinking, based on looking at Virgin Atlantic's site which (unusually) is quite cool with the concept that people might not fly back from the city they fly to:…

Just heard another pitch for a hamster-wheel business. “We want to let people organise their stuff” translates to “We want to sell advertising space to brands and a ‘service’ to people who want to sign up for ‘information’ about a bunch of brands while organising their stuff”. Confusion still reigns about who the real customer…

I didn't get any immediate and obvious answer to what to do about the next stage of the trip.  I made some efforts to continue trying to get a lift.  NOLA friends made some suggestions and I followed them all up, but no-one was keen on taking an unknown English guy on a 10-hour road…