Pawtucket on my mind

I will be heading 'home' this morning to run the Irish 5K in Pawtucket, RI. Home as Pawtucket  is where I grew up and lived until after college when I began the journey. The journey that made stops in NJ, IL, NJ (again) and back to New England before settling here in Franklin, MA.

Where will the road go from here?
Who knows. Likely not anytime soon.

The journey that I summarized in Sep 2006 with a guest post on Rosa Say's Talking Story blog.

Who will I reconnect with in Pawtucket?

What will it feel like running those streets again?

Stay tuned!

5 for Friday - farm land

Good morning, time for #the5

Do you want to make a point, or make some change? http://bit.ly/eisO0V "Change is about negotiating and inspiring new behavior" #the5

One aspect of conversation I like to model is remaining calm, focusing on the topic and avoiding antagonistic comments. Hard to do in this media aware environment where whoever gets the last word seems to win. Do they really? Is it the last word that matters or the lasting word? The word that will raise an issue to some conscious level of thoughtful discussion - after the initial conversation.

Five Free Tools for Social Media Listening (And How to Start Responding) http://bit.ly/gCv5HD "It’s all about relationship building" #the5

Free has a good starting point for return on investment (ROI). Don't forget to include your time, time of course is the one currency that once spent can not be retrieved, returned or reused.

A Tale of Two Communities Part II – Salesforce.com http://bit.ly/gMUO10 "Open Community Means Participant Defined Engagement" #the5

As the Food Pantry prepares its new website, Facebook page, perhaps even a wiki for food recipes, we want to enable engagement on the level that you want to commit to. You can contribute time (by volunteering), money via online donation (or US Postal mail), or a recipe or modification to one, or by sharing the word about the good works of the Food Pantry. There are so many ways to help. We want to welcome your help not hinder it.

Thanks to Readers of Your Small Kitchen Garden http://bit.ly/dL7uV8 me: the photos remind me of Central PA farmland #the5

I like the concept of sharing the thanks for the comments in this posting. Of course what also caught my eye was the recognition that the photos could have been ones I took when visiting friends in Central PA. Not all farms are alike but many aspects of them are the same. The rolling hills in particular are I think on of the catch points in this posting. Central PA may not be the only location with this type of geography.

Dr Seuss, a nerd? Well, he is actually credited with being the first one to write the word "nerd" - http://shar.es/3AQK3 #the5

How about that? Dr Seuss a nerd. Was surprised to find that out as I did the research for the post when inspired by Dr Seuss's works and how they could be used for the job search. The word gymnastics I normally associated with Dr Seuss should have clued me into what he would come up with.

Do you have a first? Have you made good use of it in your profile or resume? Like farm land lying fallow, you need to be prepared to plant good info so it can be found and nurtured in the right atmosphere.

Making your mark

On the fresh snow fall, rabbit tracks. Who knew how many creatures there were in the neighborhood? These are common and there are dozens of others.

Different birds, squirrels, mice, chipmunks... others undefined?

What mark do you leave when you meet someone?

Too early, too soon?

Saturday, when filling the bird feeders, I caught this photo of new growth in the flower beds. A hopeful sign given the winter we have had. This is about the only bear spot of ground, everything else is still covered in snow.

Alas, it was good to have caught this when I did. Sunday morning it was covered again in a couple of inches of snow.

New England weather teaches one to roll with the punches, to be prepared for anything and above all - patience!

Jordan Road is a recharger

Went running late Sunday afternoon, not my normal time. I prefer to run in the morning before the events of day get rolling. The snow in the morning changed those plans. Made more sense to go in the afternoon when the roads would be clear. I could put my foot down and know it would stay there instead of slip sliding this way and that.

One of my favorite routes is out Chestnut St to Jordan Rd and over to RT 140 back to Chestnut/King and home.

Jordan with its rolling terrain provides a good workout. I did stop for a couple of photos but it was worth it. The photos came out well and I had a good run.

The energy generated by the run, keep me going into the evening. All that fresh air was a good re-charge to the body so I could get things done.

How do you get a re-charge late in the day when you need it?