PostBop » Change http://postbop.com ergo propter bop Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:39:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Lunch with MM http://postbop.com/2009/01/lunch-with-mm/ http://postbop.com/2009/01/lunch-with-mm/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:40:28 +0000 Bill http://postbop.com/?p=418 Channeling my inner Mario Batali! Let’s just say lunch at Cacciucco in Sausalito was excellent!

Lunch with MM: Salsicce e Fagioli

Of course, the conversation was even better. It’s funny how we argue about things, then I go home, think, think some more, and benefit from it all. If only there were no calories involved!!

Today we considered the merits of Twitter and the like. One way to think of Twitter is drinking through a firehose. All that information, all that noise, right there, right now. And now. And now. It’s always there. Like, right NOW! Is that good for the drinker? Now. Is that good for society? And, you know, now.

Another view: don’t drink from the firehose. Surf on top of it. Scan as if reading the newspaper. Take what you need. Twitter’s running 24/7, but you can turn it on and off when you want.

There are other views, of course. The bottom line is things are changing and we all get to choose what to use and how to use it.

Did I mention I love brussels sprouts?? Teeny, tiny cabbages. Excellent!

]]> http://postbop.com/2009/01/lunch-with-mm/feed/ 0 Martin Luther King, Jr. http://postbop.com/2006/04/martin-luther-king-jr/ http://postbop.com/2006/04/martin-luther-king-jr/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:59:12 +0000 Bill http://postbop.com/2006/04/martin-luther-king-jr/ Thirty-eight years ago tonight, my family gathered to celebrate my brother’s tenth birthday. The party never happened. Martin Luther King was killed in Memphis earlier that day. Instead of celebrating, we sat quietly watching the news of his death and riots in some cities around the country.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I’ve spent the last couple of days thinking about change and change agents. Why change is so hard to achieve and what happens to change agents. In that context, these words of MLK have such great meaning:

Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land! So I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord! (MP3)

He spoke those words, without notes, less than 24 hours earlier in a speech he was not intending to give. He wasn’t feeling well, but his friend, Dr. Ralph Abernathy, asked him to speak just a few words to the crowd. I’m so glad he did!

MLK was a change agent. He took on a great struggle, gave his life in that struggle.

Thank you, Martin Luther King! — (full speech and narrative)

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