Monthly Archives: October 2003

GREAT WRITING ON SALON.COM

Posted on October 9, 2003 by Dave Pollard

I recommend to you this extraordinary article from Salon.com, that describes the fears of a new mother at one level, and the terrors of mental illness at another. It’s short, it’s brilliantly written, and it will change the way you … Continue reading →

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSULTANTS

Posted on October 8, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Last week I suggested that IT and KM (Knowledge Management) departments need to get together and refocus themselves on enhancing individual front line worker effectiveness and productivity. Since then I’ve knocked this around with some IT and KM people both … Continue reading →

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DEPRESSION THERAPIES

Posted on October 7, 2003 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve written before about depression being natural, and tried to convey in a short story what it’s like. There are those that believe it’s a disease that can be treated, and they may be right, though we’re a long, long … Continue reading →

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SKYPE ME

Posted on October 6, 2003 by Dave Pollard

I‘m always up for a new technology toy, especially if it’s free. So I’ve downloaded the latest rage, Skype (rhymes with ‘type’), a tool for free VOIP global telephony using P2P. If you want to try it out, and hear … Continue reading →

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PREVENT JOB EXPORTS: PLEDGE TO BUY LOCAL

Posted on October 5, 2003 by Dave Pollard

You can do something to help the local economy and stop the free-fall of North American employment (real employment, not the fictional government statistics that ignore the severely underemployed, struggling part-time and temporary contract workers with no benefits, and the … Continue reading →

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SALON BLOGS MONTHLY DIRECTORY AND COMBINED POPULARITY RANKING

Posted on October 5, 2003 by Dave Pollard

The following chart shows (a) in red, the ranking among Salon Blogs in number of hits in the past month (to October 4th) and (b) in black, the ranking among Salon Blogs in number of inbound blogs (per Technorati ) … Continue reading →

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POETIC PROSE

Posted on October 4, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Part of writing a book is deciding what you want to say. I’m pretty well there now. Another part is deciding how to say it. I’ve taken Barthelme’s 39 Steps to heart, and also the advice I just found from … Continue reading →

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QUESTIONS THE INTERNET DOESN’T ANSWER

Posted on October 3, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Four things I just don’t understand. I’ve Googled in search of answers, I’ve spent hours in books and bookstores and reading between the lines in movies, and talking to people who are supposed to know, and still I don’t understand. … Continue reading →

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NUGGET IN THE WASTELAND

Posted on October 2, 2003 by Dave Pollard

I don’t watch much network TV. Since the demise of Aaron Sorkin’s Sports Night most of my idiot-box time is spent watching movies, British mysteries on the local BBC feed, and documentaries on PBS and TVOntario. Imagine my surprise, then, … Continue reading →

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BUSH SCANDALS – UPDATE

Posted on October 2, 2003 by Dave Pollard

There are now two Bush Administration scandals brewing. The deliberate and illegal ‘outing’ of CIA operative Valerie Plame by an Admin official as revenge for her husband’s exposing the Niger arms-to-Iraq story as a fraud. I described this scandal, now … Continue reading →

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