Wisdom is the thoughtful interplay of purpose and virtue in our lives. It is the ability to discern what is true, right, important or lasting and to act in keeping with this knowledge.

In many traditions, wisdom is seen as a blend of compassion and knowledge which are shaped into tangible action through the practice of other virtues. Together, knowledge and compassion give us the ability to perceive things as they really are, to care deeply, and to act in ways that serve the well-being of that which we cherish.

We grow toward wisdom only with patience and practice. Wisdom takes a lifetime of cultivation. If we seek wisdom, insights emerge that guide our day to day actions. Over time, these small particulars accumulate as our unique contribution to the world.

(And oh by the way don’t you love how artists come up with sexy sounding descriptions for what’s really just funny looking furniture. 

But wait there’s more, one of several reasons I’ve begun going to this gym 2-3 times a week is because last summer I really messed up my shoulder (rotator cuff.) Joanne Panzarella to the rescue. (Thanks Joanne!)   Weekly visits:   PT with Joanne and then off to the next room to Listen to Coach D’s amazing direction. A month or so of this and I’m already feeling significant improvement.

Tonight in particular I’m looking forward to seeing Mose Allison at Kilbourn Hall and the Oberg / Petrescu quartet at the Nordic Jazz series (at Lutheran church.) And as many other events as I can slip into.  The great thing about the club passes is that you can hit 4, 5 sometimes 6 events in an evening. If you didn’t get one this year make sure you get one early next year.  Compared with paying at the door they pay for themselves in a couple of evenings, so it’s a really good deal.

On another exciting note  there are two new venues this year,  I’m amazed at how this festival grows bigger and better every year.  The Rochester Club is right on east avenue and is easy walking distance from most of the other venues.  Also the Abilene – Roots & Americana Stage is new over by liberty pole way, and should easily be worked into an evenings plan as it is a quick walk from Harro East or The Lutheran Church. Confused? just check out the new map, it’s all there. Oh, and there is also a really nice mobile festival guide for your iphone, or other mobile device.

“On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people around the world will come together to call for action on climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. The movement symbolizes that by working together, each of us can make a positive impact in this fight, protecting our future and that of future generations. Learn more about how Earth Hour began, what we’ve accomplished, and what is in store for 2010.

Participation is easy. By flipping off your lights on March 27th at 8:30 p.m. local time you will be making the switch to a cleaner, more secure nation and prosperous America.”

“Within days of the earthquake in Haiti, Pictometry captured more than 45,000 aerial oblique images of the damage in the capital city of Port au Prince and its surrounding area. The imagery was then donated to URISA’s volunteer GIS Corps to assist with the recovery efforts.”

• Restricted vs. freedom to publish content with content metadata.
• Restricted vs. freedom to identify audience and method of notifications.
• Restricted vs. freedom to connect with people via groups, relationships, followers and so on.

Think of these as continuous dimensions on an X, Y and Z axis.  Where do you see your intranet tools in this space?  Where would you like them to be?  These are some of the questions I’ll be exploring next week.  Hope you’ll join me.

” We were given an imperative from our business leaders to provide a friendlier and more collaborative front end on our metadata…

… This in turn led us to MediaWiki and the rich and diverse array of add-ons developed by the Open Source community, particularly its semantic extensions.”

I was happy to play a small part in this project last summer.   I suppose I was more of kibitzer than anything else, but It was enjoyable to solve a few problems for the team as well as get an inside look into this very interesting project.