Let it snow, Daniel, and we are all skaters!  I love how snow equalizes us.  We slow down.  Cars magically disappear from the streets and you have to decide to love it or lock your self up in the house. 

Last night, I watched boys in the neighborhood take a cardboard box and skate and slide down the street.  Fearless fun.  The stuff of memories under the street lights in the City.

Do we have a smarter media as John Etorre queries in 2004??

FINALLY, AND CRUCIALLY, if this more sensible, more sustainable and more democratic regional landscape has any chance at all of taking root and flourishing, we'll need a smarter, more knowing local media. A media better able to take the community's pulse because of its closer, more authentic connections to average people and to grassroots movements. A media with a better grasp of the region's history, and thus with a better sense of its future possibilities. A media that can somehow treat its audience as citizens at least as much as mere consumers. 

Hey Daniel - saw you zipping down Detroit Sunday a la Santa - definitely brightened the day for us. I like karmic hockey

Disrupt IT

Norm;

       Moved to Decatur Il cause my folks are aging. Though, I will always be back to help out with the St. Patrick's Day Parade. I still keep my Cleveland area code phone number.

     Anyhow, after a couple years of not being visable I've concluded my spirit needs the public interaction I recieved on the streets of Cleveland. It gave me a chance to meet the curious minds. So often, would be asked to meet at the next parking lot. Total strangers to me, but to them I was this unusual guy, to do what he does why..  asked questions they might not asked with coworkers . But being safe to ask the question once might be the opening of the door to ask others closer to home.

Questions of gardens in the city, what would it take to end welfare as we know it,

why ... why.... and more whys  at times I felt wise.

Anyhow wanting to prusue the same vision but with actors, dancers, cell phone camera and a crew of techs. If you describe your experience of my skating contribution to Cleveland ,I could use the help. I have a profile at Linkedin, seeking recommendations to IMY?!. productions.