Interrelativity

Interrelativity: musings about interrelatedness

  • Contradictory ridges, self and Self

    Continuing with the themes of poetry, inspiration and great friends, another great friend, Dan Oestreich, bought me a book of William Stafford‘s poetry, “The Way It Is“, a few years ago – one of many ways he helped me navigate a dark time filled with shadows.The other night, I picked up the book – which…

  • Direction, by Len Silverston

    The following poem was composed by my great friend, Len Silverston, a spiritual teacher and database guru. I am posting it here with his kind permission … and can't help thinking "When the reader is ready, the poet appears". Direction (Where I go, matters less than where I come from)by Kensho Len Silverston It matters…

  • Jackson Browne: a cool, crisp concert at the Chateau

    We saw Jackson Browne in concert at Chateau Ste. Michelle last night. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and his fellow musicians gave a crisp, clean performance of many familiar songs on an unseasonably cool evening at the winery. Of all the concerts I've seen at the winery – nearly all of which are…

  • At least we have our health … or do we?

    A friend was recently recounting some challenges he's been facing, concluding with the observation that "at least I have my health." His challenges include a recent layoff, and I found myself wondering how secure this consolation would prove to be for him … or for the nearly 50 million other Americans who do not have…

  • Dave Mason concert @ Chateau Ste. Michelle

    Dave Mason has lost some hair and gained some weight, but he still sounds strong after all these years. Chateau Ste. Michelle hosts a lot of concerts by older rockers, and some of them are aging better than others. I've been disappointed with a few of the concerts I've seen there over the years (e.g.,…

  • Semi-reciprocal Transparency in Social Networks

    I'm put off by the offers I see on various social networking sites for seeing "who's viewed my profile". While this feature may be attractive to some profile owners, it has a dampening effect on my use of these networks – I am less likely to look at someone's profile if I know that they…

  • Communities, Technologies and Participation: Notes from C&T 2009

    Participation was the overriding theme at the 4th International Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T 2009) last week. We can design and deploy technology to support a community, but how do we truly engage that community and motivate its members to participate? One way I was personally trying to promote engagement via technology within the C&T…

  • Digital Cities 6

    I finally got a chance to attend a workshop in the Digital Cities series last week at the 4th International Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T 2009) at Penn State University. Digital Cities 6, organized by Marcus Foth, Laura Forlano and Hiromitsu Hattori, focused on the theme of "Concepts, Methods and Systems of Urban Informatics".…

  • Twitter: a witness projection program

    Twitter has become the ultimate (or at least current favorite) tool for addressing the fundamental human need to matter, to have a witness. The increasingly popular web service "for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?" is, more…

  • The Past, Present and Future of Green

    My wife and I attended the Seattle Green Festival last weekend. Amy spent most of her time in the exhibit area while I spent most of my time in presentation sessions, seeking and finding inspiration from Amy Goodman, Lawrence Lessig, Brett Horvath and Gabriel Scheer. Amy (my wife) spent part of her time helping out…