Keep it simple...

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.“ – Albert Einstein

10 year goals for SCI

need to start by thinking...what will communities be like in 10 years?

-more diverse

-boomers in trad retirement age

-tech innovation> will be even more important for civic & economic participation....danger of a widening gap if not addressed.

Medici's

Just finished Medici book section on Cosimo. He seems to be the one that really launched the family as a cultural catalyst--they already had a pretty big banking business though he also took that to new levels. He had a strong appreciation for the Classics, and was a big backer of the arts. Donatello one example of an artist that he supported in a big way...seems like others didn't appreciate him much, one funny story of a businessperson who wanted to pay Donatello a florin per day or something like that. D. gets upset, knocks the statue off a railing and breaks it.

Not much in this part at least of bringing artists/thinkers together...more "bilateral" support from Cosimo...that comes later?

Pre-Sunrise Haiku

starting in the dark

world yet to be graced by sun

glimpse first fragile light

carnegie on goals

RT @niklasnxt: "If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes." Andrew Carnegie

Stereo Contest Character

Loud stereo passing by reminds me of character Jodi & I met (I think he was driving us back from car dealership), who was bragging about having won "stereo contests". "Yah, buddy, when I get this thing cranked up, I gotta where my earplugs!"

May I have such lofty aspirations, to have a stereo that requires wearing earplugs...

Jefferson on kindness

May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion. - Thomas Jefferson

Concluding quotes from "Good Ideas"

"The natural state of ideas is flow and spillover and connection."

"The more government thinks of itself as an open platform instead of a centralized bureaucracy, the better it will be for all of us."

"Go for a walk, cultivate hunches; write everything down, but keep your folders messy; embrace serendipity..."