Overheard: EQ Dating Advice

Overheard: EQ Dating Advice

Out to dinner on Valentine’s Day, young couple on first (?) date sitting at the next table: Boy:  “This place is pretty good!” Girl: “Yes, I like the food.” Boy: “Oh good, I was worried.  I thought it was like a downscale Olive...
Emotions and the Web

Emotions and the Web

  MediaSnackers are putting together an exciting new project looking at how people (aged 13 – 19)feel online.  Although it is not live yet I am so interested to see how it will work, as emotions, the web, and networks is a particular interest of mine.  I also...
The Power of Validation

The Power of Validation

I just discovered this awesome video on youtube. Watch the first few minutes, even if you don’t have time to watch the entire 16 minute story. It is a fantastic meditation on the power of kindness and how we have the power to validate each other.

5 minutes of fatherhood

Several years ago when Emma and Max were small, I heard that on average, fathers spend 5 minutes per day with their kids.  This seemed impossible. Yet this morning, after being away all last week, while Patty & the kids were having breakfast, I was answering...