misc.joy – explorations by kenley
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When Ready, the Position Will Appear
I loved the brilliant blog post by Meredith Farkas over at Information Wants To Be Free. She explores the theme of management, upward mobility and sticking with honesty and candor. It’s important to see our strengths and where we might apply them in our work environment. I’m posting my thoughts here as well as on…
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Lego League Team
My son is working on this year’s Lego league contest. The theme this year is body forward.
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Mixing Routine
I’m pretty fixed in my routine – variations occur very infrequently. I like it that way because it keeps me more stable; more sane. Today was different. Normally the morning routine goes something like the following: 4:00am Alarm 4:20am Out of Bed 4:30am In the Zendo doing Yoga 4:50am In the Zendo meditating 5:30am Shower 5:50am…
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Punk Still Exists
Saw this flyer on the light poll in an Ojai parking lot. Seemed pretty cool, especially with Char-Man – a legendary ghost from Ojai’s Creek Rd. The flyer is for the long awaited opening of the Ojai Skate Park.
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Making Things Right
This year we launched a revised web site for the library and I decided to incorporate new elements that I thought would be beneficial to students. Other library staff were challenged by one of new elements and made their case for not moving ahead. I felt strongly about the element and decided to move forward…
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Leaves, Waves, Stars
Leaves, Waves, Stars Download now or listen on posterous Leaves, Waves, Stars.mp3 (2583 KB) A lovely practice song from the International Plum Village Sangha. We are all the leaves of one tree. We are all the stars of one sky. We are all the leaves of one tree. The time has come for all to…
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Web Redesign Efforts: Luria Library
Web site redesign efforts are important for any organization if you want your www presence to remain fresh, creative, and functional. This past August, we launched a new web site for the Luria Library at Santa Barbara City College. We don’t have a large staff to create, implement, and manage the library web infrastructure. In…