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I recently had the pleasure of chatting to a government official who talked about celebrating a curious mind. He was an audience member who believed that it was imperative that his department go down this philosophical road in order to solve some of the issues that his area of responsibility faced. Immediately I grabbed my journal and jotted down the line celebrate a curious mind.
The once dominant coffee brand Starbucks has just announced that it's customers will shortly be able to access free Wi-Fi in all it's US stores. Up until recently you had to register with Starbucks to receive a card to access their Wi-Fi network and even then time limits were imposed on your ability to surf the net.
During a visit to the Florence some years ago my wife took me to see the statue of David. Although I am not an arty sort of guy, I must say that seeing the statue of David was profound and left me in awe. It stimulated my creativity, challenged me to do more with and of my work and life, and I was truly humbled by the beauty of Michaelangelo's work.
There was a time twenty years ago when you weren't able to fill your time by looking at the palm of your hand. There was a time where waiting for a bus meant just that, waiting. There was a time where waiting for a train meant just that, waiting. There was a time when Mum was late to pick you up from the footy and you had to wait, and do just that, wait .
I had a coffee last week with best selling author Marty Wilson at the Dymocks store in George Street and we discussed the upcoming release of Marty's new book entitled What I Wish I Knew About Motherhood due for release in 2011. Marty said that the process of interviewing many, many mothers to research the book had undoubtedly made him a better parent.