Dennis Camplin
Thursday, January 29, 2004
And then I read this article...
"Blogging is About Making and Changing Minds."
Weblogging is an inconclusive act-- which is different from having no conclusions or firm conclusions.
Doc Searls said something important in his weblog the other day. He spoke of three approaches:
One is the "cool" approach of traditional journalism... One is the "hot" approach of talk radio, which has since expanded to TV sports networks and now Fox TV. The third is the engaged approach of weblogging. What we're doing here may be partisan in many cases, but it is also inconclusive.
And so, for me, the challenge continues. ¶ 9:55 AM 0 comments
"Blogging is About Making and Changing Minds."
Weblogging is an inconclusive act-- which is different from having no conclusions or firm conclusions.
Doc Searls said something important in his weblog the other day. He spoke of three approaches:
One is the "cool" approach of traditional journalism... One is the "hot" approach of talk radio, which has since expanded to TV sports networks and now Fox TV. The third is the engaged approach of weblogging. What we're doing here may be partisan in many cases, but it is also inconclusive.
And so, for me, the challenge continues. ¶ 9:55 AM 0 comments
Sometimes I wonder why I got into this blogging thing.
Most people in my age category have no idea what the word means – even those a lot younger!
Definitely I was influenced by Jordon Cooper and according to his recent posts, he is struggling with blogging as well – though for totally different reasons.
For me, it is a matter of creatively producing something that is worthwhile posting. If you have been checking into my blog you see evidence of that struggle.
I am an introvert so I don’t use the blog to ‘think out loud.’ Sometimes I wish I was more free to be like that. Then I read blogs of those who do process their thoughts via the blog – only to find that those thoughts that are just developing are often taken seriously as if they were an established opinion.
Checking into blogs as they appear on the list when I go on Blogger – there is quite a sub-culture among some. There is a language that I have no interest in using and have difficulty in understanding.
Then, what about the audience?
Other than a few comments that I receive I have no idea who or how many people even check into my posts. (I don’t have a tracking system on this page.)
All that being said, the blog does provide an opportunity to discipline some thoughts that may be of interest to others. So, I will continue to post – hopefully not out of guilt of not doing so – but with an idea that I need to consider and share.
¶ 8:17 AM 0 comments
Most people in my age category have no idea what the word means – even those a lot younger!
Definitely I was influenced by Jordon Cooper and according to his recent posts, he is struggling with blogging as well – though for totally different reasons.
For me, it is a matter of creatively producing something that is worthwhile posting. If you have been checking into my blog you see evidence of that struggle.
I am an introvert so I don’t use the blog to ‘think out loud.’ Sometimes I wish I was more free to be like that. Then I read blogs of those who do process their thoughts via the blog – only to find that those thoughts that are just developing are often taken seriously as if they were an established opinion.
Checking into blogs as they appear on the list when I go on Blogger – there is quite a sub-culture among some. There is a language that I have no interest in using and have difficulty in understanding.
Then, what about the audience?
Other than a few comments that I receive I have no idea who or how many people even check into my posts. (I don’t have a tracking system on this page.)
All that being said, the blog does provide an opportunity to discipline some thoughts that may be of interest to others. So, I will continue to post – hopefully not out of guilt of not doing so – but with an idea that I need to consider and share.
¶ 8:17 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Even with Wilda and me moving to Arlington Beach, we have not changed the configuration of this map.
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Saturday, January 24, 2004
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Don't be confused by the new name for this blog!
By the way, I was glad to read this report. I always appreciate this kind of information as it justifies my habit. ¶ 9:22 AM 0 comments
By the way, I was glad to read this report. I always appreciate this kind of information as it justifies my habit. ¶ 9:22 AM 0 comments
Monday, January 19, 2004
Someone sent me this with the question:- How can you tell if your cat has seen you naked?
Be sure to have the sound turned up! ¶ 3:56 PM 0 comments
Be sure to have the sound turned up! ¶ 3:56 PM 0 comments
'Excess eating of sweet and fatty foods, lack of exercise and excess of sleep causes obesity. There is impaired tissue metabolism leading to weakness and degeneration of tissues. There is a coating and obstruction of different channels in the body resulting in decreased supply of nutrients to tissues leading to death. [...]
-exercise may be protective.'
Sushruta Samhita 600 BC
Ctv's W5 and and several current news reports are drawing our attention to this serious problem in our country as indicated by Obesity in Canada Census
¶ 3:27 PM 0 comments
-exercise may be protective.'
Sushruta Samhita 600 BC
Ctv's W5 and and several current news reports are drawing our attention to this serious problem in our country as indicated by Obesity in Canada Census
¶ 3:27 PM 0 comments
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Low Carb Foods Hit Grocery Shelves
Let's see if this will effectively change the obesity problem in our population!
Even the National News is getting into the problem of obesity among all segments of the population. It is amazing that the Atkins Diet and other low carb approaches are having so much publicity just now.
The Atkins plan has been around for a long time. Over the past 20 years there has been a shift from one diet plan to another. Some call for low fat and and higher carbs and others encourage fats and proteins. Once in a while there is an emphasis on the math -- calories in minus calories expended.
Still, the population increases in size -- even to the point where there is an acceptance of this increase.
There are likely a lot of factors involved in the matter of weight gains in a population -- but if we are looking for a common cause -- we must look at activity levels. And, whatever the diet that we follow -- an increase of physical activity would certainly reap benefits that go beyond weight loss. ¶ 11:51 AM 0 comments
Let's see if this will effectively change the obesity problem in our population!
Even the National News is getting into the problem of obesity among all segments of the population. It is amazing that the Atkins Diet and other low carb approaches are having so much publicity just now.
The Atkins plan has been around for a long time. Over the past 20 years there has been a shift from one diet plan to another. Some call for low fat and and higher carbs and others encourage fats and proteins. Once in a while there is an emphasis on the math -- calories in minus calories expended.
Still, the population increases in size -- even to the point where there is an acceptance of this increase.
There are likely a lot of factors involved in the matter of weight gains in a population -- but if we are looking for a common cause -- we must look at activity levels. And, whatever the diet that we follow -- an increase of physical activity would certainly reap benefits that go beyond weight loss. ¶ 11:51 AM 0 comments
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Friday, January 02, 2004
(This is yesterday's blog, but I was unable to get blogger to work.)
January 1, 2004!
Happy New Year to anyone who is reading this blog.
I started the year by participating in a 6K Resolution Run in Regina – along with about 250 other persons. It was a Fun Run and it was a fun way to start the year.
We spent the rest of the day in Regina with James and Maura and the boys, Ben and Joe.
This morning, as I was enjoying the morning coffee I was reading from Stu Mittleman’s book, Slow Burn.
Mittleman writes out of his experience as an ultra – distance runner. The chapter heading from which I was reading this morning was – Stay in the Moment --- the Future Will Take Care of Itself. His words were right on for the run this morning – and for life itself, I think. Certainly for the new year.
This is what he said:
“When I race I never run to the finish line. I immerse myself in the moment I am living. . . My mantra is ‘Manage the moment.’
Success in the thousand mile race of life is no different. Being ‘here’ is the most important thing. The ‘there’ will come; it always does. Make the most of the now. Embrace it. Keep yourself open to the possibilities your immersion into the moment may bring…”
¶ 8:32 AM 0 comments
January 1, 2004!
Happy New Year to anyone who is reading this blog.
I started the year by participating in a 6K Resolution Run in Regina – along with about 250 other persons. It was a Fun Run and it was a fun way to start the year.
We spent the rest of the day in Regina with James and Maura and the boys, Ben and Joe.
This morning, as I was enjoying the morning coffee I was reading from Stu Mittleman’s book, Slow Burn.
Mittleman writes out of his experience as an ultra – distance runner. The chapter heading from which I was reading this morning was – Stay in the Moment --- the Future Will Take Care of Itself. His words were right on for the run this morning – and for life itself, I think. Certainly for the new year.
This is what he said:
“When I race I never run to the finish line. I immerse myself in the moment I am living. . . My mantra is ‘Manage the moment.’
Success in the thousand mile race of life is no different. Being ‘here’ is the most important thing. The ‘there’ will come; it always does. Make the most of the now. Embrace it. Keep yourself open to the possibilities your immersion into the moment may bring…”
¶ 8:32 AM 0 comments
