Christina, welcome back! Its so great to have your kinetic vision and zip-zapping enthusiasm around here :)

And what a plan you've got! The work with your Ashoka Fellow colleague sounds vital, creating spaces for learning and health while you provide critcal mechanisms for sustainability.

I am curious to know how Monica fits into the picture? What kinds of plans do you have for ensuring the longevity of the P&R factory? The sister of a friend and colleague of mine works in the government's micro-lending and micro-enterprise office -- perhaps you would like an introduction?

So wonderful always to see how the peace tiles are being used to stimulate awareness of indivual capacity to build peace while creating opportunities for income generation. Wishing you good shoes, a stout stick, and plenty of water on your journey! I look forward to supporting you however i can :)

So nice to see you back and popping up online. Other than launching the Spread the Good! software and website, I've been spending the bulk of my time on o/net either helping enterprises in lost in the FOOD CHAIN and noodling around with the ned << philanthropic franchise agenda. Also waiting for you to return so we could begin working on the Tiered Micro-Financing Investment (TMFI) program as well.

Looking at some things I have on my watch list you may find interesting:

Well, that's probably more than you needed (it's more than I need ;-), but that's the most recent action oriented stuff I've got my peepers on. Let me know when you want to start hammering out TMFI in a FOOD CHAIN workspace.

From my perspective, a lot has shifted. Julie and I had been working for over a year together on two parallel tracks. One, to replicate the personal/social dynamic of the Humanist Movement, but in words that people in the west could embrace. Two, uplifting a global commons. Since the conference, both have really taken off. /hearts/building a commons and /hearts/Breathing in Breathing out

Christina, it's lovely hearing your voice again. No need for me to point you in more directions -- you've got enough reading as it is. But I am looking forward to sharing your vision and working together this coming year. Your energy is infectious!

Hi Christina,

Welcome back. It's good to see you. I also took a break and reappeared -- welcome! welcome! :-)

Oops, I forgot some. I'm working with Brandon now on Open Onet and with Arthur and Mickki on Targeted Currencies. Lots of stuff moving!

Hi Christina! Welcome back! I too have been away in chunks this summer without internet at all. Recently came back esp. reading rose's dealing with katrina chronicles - did you know that o-net is matching donations $1 to $1?

Otherwise, was going to ask you regarding o-net infrastructure: i was noodling around with the idea of a trail map for o-net, and later stumbled onto a discussion where you and julie were discussing the community bulletin board. Any updates on that one?

Thanks to ted, here's the current look of the map-bar:

Hi Christina et al. I've been away for about a month too - getting married. I'll try to post a few photos soon. It was so much fun! (we had a full-out roller disco with everyone roller skating). I’m just now trying to sort through all the stuff that piled up while I was gone.

In the mean time, Mark "the wonderful" Grimes kept the wdydwyd? thread going. Thanks Mark!. And, I see that you put your photo up Christina. Cool!

My O.net highlight from this year so far is the Chicago conference. Such good people there!

kinetic vision and zip-zapping enthusiasm

I feel like a kismet comet lately. Lots of people in my life are infusing me with the energy of their visions.

And what a plan you've got!

Trevor and I are both pretty excited about it. We're meeting with a lawyer on Tuesday to hammer out some bits and pieces. The bracelet contract is also underway with Invisible Children, so we're on our way to formalizing that. Their guy here is very excited about how this works with taking the bracelet production up North.

I am curious to know how Monica fits into the picture?

We're actually planning to open up to identical centers in Kampala and Gulu. The WE Center lease is up at the end of this year, so we need to change location of the Kampala office anyway. This is all welcome news for Monica and any who will be staying in Kampala. We've got two land opportunities in Kampala, both adjacent to International Schools, which brings up all sorts of other potential for the centers.

What kinds of plans do you have for ensuring the longevity of the P&R factory?

Products, Marketing, creative Financing, and setting kids footprints in stone. Stay tuned for details.

The sister of a friend and colleague of mine works in the government's micro-lending and micro-enterprise office -- perhaps you would like an introduction?

If you think she'd like to know more about what we're doing, there will be material you can send to her forthcoming soon.

So wonderful always to see how the peace tiles are being used to stimulate awareness of indivual capacity to build peace while creating opportunities for income generation.

I have more to tell you about Peace Tiles. Check this out!

http://www.newvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=9&newsCategoryId=35&newsId=450522

Also lots of ideas about the income generating piece that I still need to write down.

This is so wonderful to read, thanks Christina (Tony, Ted, and others too!).

Niny, I love the trail map idea and hope you'll continue to make this space easier to navigate for visitors.

We just returned to LA and are focusing on launching MM and Toyshoppe. PeaceTilesLA is happening tomorrow and I've got a new groom by my side to help share the load. I can't believe Tony went for the rollerskating.....I had wanted to do that for my wedding years ago! We're off to the Tennessee woods instead for caving and swimming with the united families next spring.

I second Mark's watchlist and have also been taking folks to http://www.katrinalist.net for the open source Katrina watchspace.

Hi Christina,

Thanks for the update. I second the WOW. Very exciting.

I have actually had less time for Onet, spending more time with my three year old son, finishing a book on working with teens based on work I did with incarcerated youth in NYC, also developing a proposal for a website, WiseTeens.com, to empower teens in making wise life and purchasing decisions.

Trying to get outside and exercise more, play with my dog, enjoy the Fall coming on.

On another note, I am writing the lyrics for my first rap song. Lots of fun.

Welcome back Christina! It seems that my watch list is pretty much the same as Ted's watch list right now :)

I've had a bright idea for tagging which should work quite well if people decide to go for it. So far, two "vocabulary sets" are available: interests and skills. I've also set up a couple pages in the jobs group, but that is entirely experimental. The "master list" (tag) is expected to be permanently in flux. ;D

Of course, tagging will only work if people use it -- and perhaps the most momentous insight I have had is that there seems to be more interest in taxonomic approaches (I am less interested in this).

Norbert, might be strange to have this question coming from me, since I've been following your work on tags, but is there a how-to on tagging somewhere?

Good idea, Ted

I'll add something to the vocabulary pages that people can cut/paste tags from.

I would also welcome for someone to write up something, since if I do everything there is probably a high risk of the whole system being about as intelligable as most of my other posts. ;D

There's a new group called Local/Global with a thread that's looking at how to engage 200 Askoha African fellows in replicating with CAT COM. You met Theresa in Chicago. We are having a Next Steps Meeting that you might want to participate in.

Great to have you back at O.net.