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March 7th, 2007 — travel
If you hadn’t noticed, internettime.com is evolving into a blog of personal reflection. My professional energy is flowing into the Informal Learning Blog and the Uncommunity wiki.
Miami Beach. The architecture makes me feel like I’m in CSI. Or maybe Miami Vice.
Pals.
Nighttime was magic. Full moon over the ocean. I stressed the camera, shooting in near darkness to get arty shots.
Here’s what the headquarters of The World Bank looked like yesterday.
I visited the Bank to discuss opportunities for informal learning, not politics.
It was cold in Northern Virginia this morning. Snowed last night. Brrrr.
And a special treat for those with high bandwidth and low entertainment requirements: Driving to Dulles early this afternoon.
December 8th, 2006 — Informal Learning, travel
Harold Jarche, Judy Brown, and I — the entire Unworkshop faculty — will be attending ASTD TechKnowledge in Las Vegas January 30 - February 2.
Next week we’ll have a special announcement about what we’ll be doing at the show.
I just reserved my room at the Riviera. The ASTD Special rate is $89/night. My usual discount travel sites tell me the hotel is sold out. On Expedia I found a deal for $67/night, tax included. These days I hardly ever pay the conference rate for a hotel room.
The Riviera is old Vegas. Over 50. I looks like a hotel, not a foreign city. The Rat Pack hung out here. The hotel seems to hope that a flashy website will divert your attention from its 1950s ambiance. If you’re coming to the Conference, be sure to print out a coupon for a free bottle of wine.
December 6th, 2006 — Just Jay, travel
I was going to open my keynote at Online Educa by asking:
Wenn jemand zwei Sprachen spricht, ist er zweisprachig. Wenn jemand drei spreachen sprict, ist er dreisprachig. Wie würden sie jemanden nenner, der eine Sprache spricht? … Amerikaner.**
At the last minute, I chose to say something else. This Sprachen-spricht combination was beginning to sound like She sells seashells, and I know I would never make it through.
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November 18th, 2006 — Informal Learning, The Future, travel
Last night I read George Siemens‘ provocative new book-in-progress, Knowing Knowledge. (I highly recommend you do the same if you’d like to savor how what we know ain’t what it used to be.) Mid-morning today, I was reading Gmail and noticed in the margin that George was on-line. We exchanged a few lines of text in GoogleTalk and switched over to GoogeTalk audio.
I suggested the two of discuss what we are thinking of talking about at Online Educa Berlin, which comes up in a couple of weeks. Unlike American conferences, Educa attracts academics, government officials, and business executives: it’s a great mixing bowl. George has the first session Thursday; I’m in the same slot the next day.
Here’s our our impromptu twenty-minute conversation.
October 29th, 2006 — travel
Northern Californians have the same opinion of El Lay as Bostonians have of, say, Selma, Alabama. Nonetheless, Uta and I decided to make an expedition down South. Note smog hanging over downtown LA (left) and Century City (right).
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October 21st, 2006 — Just Jay, The Learning Business, travel
Saratoga Springs is a lovely old town by any measure.
I’m going to continue my tour of The Masie Center after the fold.
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July 15th, 2006 — Just Jay, travel
Plop a map of Israel over a map of Northern California, and this is what you’d see.
If Jerusalem is at San Jose, Tel Aviv would be in San Francisco. Caesarea, where I stayed at the Sdot Yam kibbutz would be in Napa.
The Lebanese border would run through Yuba City. Hezbollah rockets could hit Davis, about 25 miles from the kibbutz.
It’s easy to forget how small a country Israel is. My hosts at the kibbutz asked me to remind you.
May 12th, 2006 — Just Jay, travel
The Great Wave in the photo is in a concourse at SFO. I’ve been in Montreal and Ottawa this week.
The Great Wave was the logo for the Workflow Institute. The world is so chaotic these days, perhaps I should adopt the wave for Internet Time Group. Or the Unworkshops.
When I am on a plane, I generally experience the opposite of the Great Wave. No phones. No appointments. Time to read. Time to reflect. I keep a file on my laptop entitled Aloft. It’s only thoughts that come to me in flight.
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