A buycott is the opposite of a boycott;

Who do you plan to reward?

What companies do you see blazing that trail away from our dependance on oil?

Proving the power of the Mind, thought and belief "The Placebo Effect" sugar pills, injections of nothing studies show that, more often than you'd expect, placebos really work...

Would you rather have $100,000 today or would you rather have a penny that doubles everyday for a month? - Robert Scoble

Today as we look forward to "Health Care Reform" we take the time to look back to 1948.

Forum from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forum

3.
a. used to mean a public meeting, a lecture involving audience discussion
b. a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usually by several authorities

The Southern California Transit Forum was held Friday, February 5, 2010 an all day affair live streamed from Chapman University in Orange. The topic "Seeking Solutions To Address The State Transit Crisis."

For Transit Forum Update Click Here

We were invited to participate in the forum, to Tweet out to our followers information on the event and invite them to join in the conversation.

I was invited to a forum.
I was invited to be part of an audience and was asked use a #hashtag.
I was asked to have my followers join the conversation by using the same #hashtag.
But I wasn't represented.
My Tweets didn't show up in the Forum.
To me this was not a Transparent Forum

What is Transparent?

If you are going to use a #Hashtag ... then don't filter it at the forum, especially don't filter invited representatives from Social Media.

#Hashtags are an online convention that everyone might not be familiar with. At conferences and events when Twitter Streams are projected onto the screen by hashtags it is the audience being allowed to participate and share in the event without interrupting the event.

Hashtags can be abused and it is not unusual for Tweets to be monitored. Threats, foul language and inappropriate items are often siphoned off. But when it goes any farther in this it starts to look like censorship at worse and manipulation at best. Neither would be described as "Transparent."

From my observations the Twitter stream shown in the Forum and the one online differed tremendously and profoundly. New posts were streaming into Twitter while the stream within the Forum repeated and looped the same Tweets.

Audience Participation

If you are going to take questions from YouTube.com I want to see where they are posted? Where are these questions you are drawing from? I want the urls. I want to see it FROM YOUTUBE.COM.

Twitter, same thing, if you are taking questions from the Twitter stream I want to see where they are coming from. What are the questions from your constituents? I want the urls. I want to see it FROM TWITTER.COM.

SHOW ME YOUR TRANSPARENCY
Show me your Transparency. Show me it's not a plant. Show me I am being represented in this media and not just getting "Transparency-Washed" like "Green-Washing" when public places set out recycling receptacles just to dump it all in the same bin behind closed doors.

All that is required:
1. url of the YouTube Video
2. url of the Twitter question

Why?
Because its important. This is OUR Forum. Our chance to be heard. This is my chance to tell Sacramento I don't like how they spend my money.

In the afternoon I heard the moderator shut down the questions from participants.

Think I am whining now?

Punxsutawney Phil prognosticator of prognosticators is only right 40% of the time.

Are you ready for the thaw?

If Punxsutawney Phil exits his Gobbler's Knob burrow on Feb 2 & fails to see his shadow, He will leave it & winter will soon end. If he sees his shadow, Phill will retreat into his burrow, and winter will continue for six more weeks...

Winter is hell here in San Clemente...

In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff.

Don't Ignore this Purple Cow...

Seth Godin visits Orange County for one night only to share: How to be Indispensable

The Spirit of the Times,

& what G and M both paid big bux for to add to their SERPs,

It's the Sign Of Our Time, and it's happening all around us,

Conversational Media, The Zeitgeist of Our time... Two Way.

There is no reason why the average individual should not be fully empowered.

Be Powerful, Beutiful and Extraordinary.

Together, We are changing world.

Pos:
3
That's the magic number
Yes it is
It's the magic number
Somewhere in this hip-hop soul community
Was born 3 mase, dove and me
And that's the magic number

(what does it all mean? )

Difficult preaching is posdnuos' pleasure
Pleasure and preaching starts in the heart
Something that stimulates the music in my measure
Measure in my music, raised in three parts
Casually see but don't do like the soul
'cause seein' and doin' are actions for monkeys
Doin' hip hop hustle, no rock and roll
Unless your name's brewster, 'cause brewster's a punky
Parents let go 'cause there's magic in the air
Criticising rap shows you're out of order
Stop look and listen to the phrasin' fred astaires
And don't get offended while mase do-se-do's your daughter
A tri-camera rolls since our music's now set
Fly rhymes are stored on a d.a.i.s.y. production
It stands for "da inner sound y'all" and y'all can bet
That the action's not a trick, but showing the function

Everybody wants to be a deejay
Everybody wants to be an emcee
But being speakers are the best
And you don't have to guess
De la soul posse consists of three
And that's the magic number

Dove:
This here piece of the pie
Is not dessert but the course that we dine
And three out of every darn time
The effect is "mmmm" when a daisy grows in your mind
Showing true position, this here piece is
Kissin' the part of the pie that's missin'
When that negative number fills up the casualty
Maybe you can subtract it
You can call it your lucky partner
Maybe you can call it your adjective
But odd as it may be
Without my 1 and 2 where would there be
My 3
Mase pos and me
And that's the magic number

Focus is formed by flaunts to the soul
Souls who flaunt styles gain praises by pounds
Common are speakers who are never scrolls
Scrolls written daily creates a new sound
Listeners listen 'cause this here is wisdom
Wisdom of a speaker, a dove and a plug
Set aside a legal substance to feed 'em
For now get 'em high off this dialect drug
Time is a factor so it's time to count
Count not the negative actions of one
Speakers of soul say it's time to shout
Three forms the soul to a positive sum
Dance to this fix and flex every muscle
Space can be filled if you rise like my lumber
Advance to the tune but don't do the hustle
Shake, rattle, roll to my magic number

Now you may try to subtract it
But it just won't go away
Three times one?
(what is it? )
(one, two, three!)
And that's the magic number

(yo, what's up? )
(1, 2, 3)
(I say, children, what does it all mean? )
(woah-woah-wo, 1, 2, 3)
(I wouldn't lie to you)
(no more no less, that's the magic number)
(no more no less)
(what it is? )
(no more no less)
(is this the future? )
(no more no less)
(do the shang-a-lang)
(no more no less)
(no one on the subway ever chats to me)
(no more no less)
(anybody in the audience ever get hit by a car? )
(no more no less)
(how high's the water, mama? )
(no more no less)
(how high's the water, mama? )
(no more no less)
(three feet high and rising)
(no more no less)
(three)
(that's the magic number)

One-a these days,
Our school will get the money it needs for smaller classes,
And the Navy will hold a bake sale to build a battleship.
And Johnny will get the money he needs for that operation,
And the Air Force will hold a raffle to buy a bomber.
And every vote will be counted in every election,
And the winners will always keep all of their promises.
And around the world we'll learn each other's languages
And the very first thing we'll learn is how to listen.

"Who knows the word for 'hello' in some other language?"

God only knows what the future will be
But God gave us brains He meant us to use 'em

Think Peace

Today is MLKjr day, yesterday is but a memory, and tomorrow is outside of our reach.

The only place a thinking person can place their fulcrum is in the Now.

Now is the time to make the change you seek.

Do not wait for someone else to make that change for you.

Be The Now.

Practice random acts of kindness and senseless beauty.

It's never to late to start.

Got Love?

The moment when something that was once great has reached a point where it will now decline.

Look to these times to innovate, not stagnate.

Got Innovation?

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Singularity, a point where an otherwise continuous mathematical progression becomes infinite.

The approaching Technological singularity is the idea that technological progress will reach such an infinite or extremely high value at a point in our near future. - Ray Kurzweil

Light and day is more than you'll say

Because all
My feelings are more
Than I can let by
Or not
More than you've got
Just follow the day

Follow the day and reach for the sun!

You don't see me flyin to the red
One more you're done
Just follow the seasons and find the time
Reach for the bright side
You don't see me flyin to the red
One more you're nuts
Just follow the day
Follow the day and reach for the sun

Just follow the day
Follow the day and reach for the sun!

You don't see me flyin to the red
One more you're nuts
Just follow the seasons and find the time
Reach for the bright side
You don't see me flyin to the red
One more you're nuts
Just follow the day
Follow the day and reach for the sun!

Just follow the day
Follow the day and reach for the sun!

Just follow the day
Follow the day and reach for the sun!

WOOT OUT! to SC local Greg Long for winning the 2009 Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational.

Growing up we knew it was time to go home when the Disneyland fireworks went off & all of our friends either worked at the Big A or the House of Mouse...

In the spirit of going back to our roots watch this the very first episode of the Disney anthology television series, AKA Wonderful World of Disney & Premiered on October 27, 1954.