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The Joy of Not Knowing What Time It Is

Written off-line aboard British Airways 323 33, Heathrow to Johannesburg: The very idea of a 10-hour plane flight can be daunting and oppressive in the abstract, when you’re back home planning your trip. But up here in the air, in … Continue reading

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London Calling

We won’t be seeing much of London this trip, except for a nice hotel for about seven hours before we depart Heathrow tomorrow morning for Johannesburg. Six hours on the American flight from Boston went remarkably fast.  The three of … Continue reading

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This is Only a Test…

This is Only a Test…, originally uploaded by LenEdgerly. Getting ready for tomorrow’s iPhone 4 launch, I’m trying out Flickr as an easy way to post to my blog from the iPad. The plan is to upload a photo from … Continue reading

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Travel Rx: iPad AND Kindle on Flight to Denver

 I’m on a Southwest flight, half way from Boston to Denver. In my “Life Is Good” cloth bag, I’m toting a Kindle 6-inch and the iPad on which I’m drafting this post in the Pages app.  I told Bryan … Continue reading

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The Joy of Getting Seen

As we settle in for our seasonal relocation to Cambridge, Mass., I’m thinking of how many great things have come into my life over the past few months because of the Internet.  I’m taking as my text for this rumination … Continue reading

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Entering the Gates of iPad-mania

I arrived at the Cherry Creek Mall garage this morning at 4:30, which was early enough to put me first in the line of those who had reserved iPods at the Apple Store. The blue-shirted team was pumped up and … Continue reading

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First in Line for an iPad

I hadn’t planned to be here this early.  But when I woke up at 3:20 a.m. I knew there was no point in trying to sleep. So I arrived at the mall parking garage at 4:30 a.m. and saw someone … Continue reading

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South by Who Cares?

Ten nights ago, when I was listening to cool jazz by Mitch Watkins and friends at The Elephant Room in Austin, someone not wearing a South by Southwest Interactive nametag and lanyard made a comment to a friend about “South … Continue reading

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K4K Launched to Provide Kindles for Troops

Yesterday I launched a project to provide free Kindles for U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan.  I chose Kandahar because of the letter K, but also because it’s the general region where Army Sgt. Andre B. Corbin will serve when he … Continue reading

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Seth Godin and the Way Forward

I’ve begun several days of immersion in the work of Internet marketing thinker Seth Godin, as I prepare to interview him on Wednesday for the Reading Edge podcast. Last night I took notes while watching his presentation a year ago … Continue reading

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