samwise the brave

its just that simple. it will be the best time you can invest. watch this video…check out the web…have a question about it? leave a comment.

been thinking a lot lately…because of many issues…about adolescence…fatherhood…maturity…and then this popped into my reader…an astute observation…amazing challenge…and looks like an equally good book.

not sure exactly what to do with it…but there’s something here.  i’ve not thought enough about it yet.  many stranded thoughts and ponderings.  darrin patrick’s challenge that we need better men and that what follows from that is better pastors is a really interesting statement.

Mentoring is a huge tool to impact the life of student. The folks at NNYM (National Network of Youth Ministries) are huge proponents of empowering the idea of local mentoring.

In 2003, the Department of Justice established a cooperative arrangement with NNYM to lead a nationwide effort to recruit adult mentors. Through this partnership, they launched MentorYouth.com, which was/is very successful. Now, federal funds have expired. Their resources are excellent…and they could use our help click this link and give them your support as part of the Pepsi Refresh Project.

most that know me, know that i’m a geek of sorts when it comes to technology.  from my days in  fund development and non-profit management, i’ve always had a concern about what they call the digital divide..a concern that we have to be intentional in how we develop the digital world so as not to leave anyone out.    in that vein the idea of the net being neutral…meaning we all enter it at the same level and have the opportunity to leverage our voices…is underscored by this editorial in the washington post written by OK Go band member >Damian Kulash…here’s a clip:

Let me tell you why I take this so seriously, and so personally. I’ve spent a decade working in the music industry, a business in which the big guys block out the rest of us. Creativity and innovation take a distant back seat to money, and everyone loses, even the big guys themselves. They have insulated themselves from change for so long, they’ve dug their own grave.

Both as a musician and as a music fan, I’ve always wanted to see the best and most exciting musical ideas rise to the top. But we all know the story of the music business: Success is bought more often than earned. Smart money looks for low risks, so the safest, blandest music attracts the most investment, and only the safest, blandest music makes it to the airwaves and the shelves at Wal-Mart. Creative, innovative artists toil in obscurity, the public is fed rubbish, and, for decades, the industry contentedly made its way to the bank.

the web is a powerful tool…the free market rewards those who can leverage things virally on the net…and for those can’t they get the proverbial boot.

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