Sick of reading boring news feeds?  Try Google’s new Fast Flip.  With an interface closer to that of an ebook reader, it makes looking at articles on the computer screen seem more natural.

It seems as though by cleaning yourself every morning under a stream of warm water, you might just be exposing yourself to bacteria that can make you sick.  Good to know, but I think I’ll chalk that one up to improving my immune system!

This graphic novel about a traumatic childhood seems like a touching tale with expressive visuals as accompaniment.  It might be worth taking a look at.

‘Tis all I have for today… make it a lovely one!

So it’s 4:30 AM and I just finished The Beautiful Miscellaneous by Dominic Smith.  I would like to think that Mr. Smith has at least stayed in Wisconsin for short periods of time (a weekend here or there?) due to his descriptions of the state.  It seems he has caught the feeling that WI can give a person, but without all the bitterness that I feel as a trapped resident.  Don’t get me wrong, compared to other places, I’ll defend Wisconsin to the grave.  But I’d like to get out a little sometimes. 

Anyway, Smith’s story of a boy growing up here in the shadows of his genius father is gripping and almost magical.  It illustrates how all aspects of life run into each other to form a whole.  It deals with the grief of disappointment and loss.  It brings into focus the great humanist belief that life is quite what you make of it.  And it throws in some of the quirkiest and most real characters I have read in a long while. 

 I love the feeling of finishing a good story.

 This is a very interesting book.  I picked it up out of the Managment & Leadership section of the Barnes & Noble where I used to work because it was going to be sent back to the publisher and it looked very interesting.  I knew if I sent it back I would be stuck trying to order it or waiting until the paperback came out.  It seems the paperback still hasn’t come out.

I expected this to be a guidebook for implementing/executing organizational change, but what I found was much more complex.  This book shows how seemingly unconnected systems connect and rely on each other.  It explores how the individual relates to the groups of which it is a part, and how those relationships (and their health) are essential to the well-being of the groups.  It explores how to begin to see things from other perspectives and how to help others come to that ability. 

I’m very glad I read this – and I know I need to read it again for better understanding.  Anyone looking to create change will find this book valuable.