Neglect…Not Purposeful

learninglagniappe — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:49:57 +0000

How did it become so easy to neglect this blog? In addition to the usual business that the start of the new year brings, I have committed to some new ‘time-eating’ projects (both personal and professional) and have significantly altered my writing:

frequent 140 character snippets in Twitter

daily reflection to accompany my “Photo A Day” in Flickr

formal reports for coursework (does it ever end?) this time via Blackboard, but think I’ve used them all…and

as noted by these few-and-far-between posts, decreased blogging

In these days of exponential change, it is not an alien concept to experience differences such as these. There’s much more thinking going on in my mind than I can produce in written form and I am fairly comfortable in that development, but there’s a constant nagging that I’m missing something…

On to 2008!

learninglagniappe — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:13:59 +0000

Another year, another 365 days, has passed – isn’t it funny how the quality of time becomes so critical when we reflect on how we have (or have not) ‘used’ it? And that essence becomes even more profound as we age – is that why I show less patience for the ever-slowly movement of change?

Though I could enumerate the many reflections that come to mind this time of year, I’ll only note that 2007 was another intense year of learning, living, and networking – with emphasis on the connections among them! I look forward to new insights and engaging communities in 2008. One project that will be challenging, but is important for me to attempt, is the daily photograph. I expect to gain more skill and technique with this experience, naturally. Even more vital is the hope of seeing things differently through both design and play, visually and emotionally.

This first day of the new year started off muggy and relatively warm. I meant to take my camera with me on the early morning beach walk and immediately kicked myself for not doing so as the cloudy skies at dawn were colored with oranges and purples and the water was an incredible aqua hue. First lesson in Project 365 – take your camera with you everywhere!!! For some reason, this lesson may be hard to learn! As the morning progressed, the temperature began to fall rapidly and the clouds meshed together to form an ominous overcast – not the best picture taking weather for the amateur photographer. Today’s photo shows conflict as the palm fronds don’t have their usual blue sky contrast, but did get it off before the rain showers arrived.

Naples, FL 01/01/08

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Neglect…Not Purposeful

On to 2008!