Monthly Archives: January 2009

Why success can make for lousy work

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Bill Wren

This post is actually a re-post from March of 2005. But this subject came up recently. I thought, “Why write something that repeats what I wrote when I can just repeat what I wrote?” It makes sense in a strange … Continue reading →

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How intelligent are we in New Brunswick?

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Bill Wren

As usual, I’m just asking questions because I really don’t know.  Both Fredericton and Moncton have been named to the top seven list of intelligent communities by the ICF (Intelligent Community Forum). It sounds great. It’s one of the reasons … Continue reading →

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Words and voice and eloquence

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Bill Wren

Here’s how I figure it: if any politician can get me to not only listen but be engaged with an 18 minute speech, there must be something to it as far as quality goes. That is to say, it must … Continue reading →

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Names, writing and the Obama inauguration

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Bill Wren

No one likes being left out so this is my Barack Obama post on the day of his inauguration as President of the United States. But what to write that hasn’t been written about already? At the risk of being … Continue reading →

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Social networks, tools, utility and noise

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Bill Wren

There is some irony in this post about social tools, like Twitter, in that I’ll probably tweet this (is that the correct terminology?) and maybe even post it as a note on Facebook. This is about social tools and noise … Continue reading →

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