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Switching to WordPress blogging

2008-05-19T09:20:00.001-07:00

The new header for the WordPress blog

Remember I mentioned a few days ago that I would be switching my blogging activities over to WordPress? Well, I have just started the new page and you can see it here.

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Lists for Happinesss and Prosperity

2008-05-17T09:12:00.000-07:00

Everybody seems so busy these days, flying around to this meeting or that conference, running from one appointment to the next, career-building, lining the nest, trying to make ends meet.

How many times have you heard someone close to you say with a note of rising desperation in their voice,"There aren't enough hours in the day!"?

Have you ever found yourself rushing from one task to the next, engaged in a manic race to check as many things off your to-do list for that day? Or do you even keep a list?

Hopefully you do not attempt to get through each day by the seat of your pants and operate with the assumption that you can keep a list in your head. Because if that's what you do, then you are wasting a lot of your valuable mental energy just warehousing the list and that is bound to create an additional load on your already over-loaded brain.

So don't do it!

It's a lot easier on your whole system to take a few minutes before the mad rush to sit down and write your list of the most pressing things that you really need (or want to) accomplish in the next day, next week and even next month.

Seriously.

Once you get it down on paper you can basically forget about it. More specifically, you can just concentrate on one item on your list at a time without stewing and brewing over the remaining tasks. Because really, multi-tasking is not all it's cracked up to be. When you try to do more than one thing at a time, you are risking the very real possibility that you will dilute your efforts so that nothing gets that well attended to. This will lead to dissatisfaction and a feeling that you are not accomplishing what you set out to do.

Just imagine the great feeling of putting all your energy, enthusiasm and desire into doing just one thing incredibly well. So what if a couple of things on your list fall by the way-side for that day. There's always tomorrow. You can just pick up where you left off after a good night's rest, knowing that you did your very best in the time you were given for that day. You will sleep like a baby knowing that you gave it your best shot and that tomorrow's another day.

I realize of course that this is quite elementary and almost everybody that reads this will probably think "Tell me something I don't already know!" but let me tell you, I happen to know several people off the top of my head who have not got it through their heads (and these are professional people with massive workloads...) that they can free themselves of some major stressers simply by taking the time on a religiously regular basis to put down in writing their short, medium and long-term priorities.

From my own experience as a very busy designer, artist and inventor who juggles quite a variety of tasks on a daily and weekly basis I can attest to the idea that a simple to-do list is my most powerful business and personal tool, period. Without belaboring the point, I can say this because once I have items on a list a certain feeling of personal power and calm settles into my day. I free myself to focus all of my creative energy on ONE THING at a TIME. Sounds simple enough but if you fail to do this, you will miss out on the deep satisfaction of concentration on the issue at hand as well as the knowing that your handy list will still be there once you are ready to strike off your current task and move on to the next thing.

The coolest thing about making a list is that you do not have to restrict the size or ambition of the items. You might knock two or three things off in one day, or it could take a month or more to slowly whittle away at a biggie. Just keep advancing your cause(s) and you can't go very far wrong.

Might sound trivial and obvious but not so much when you read the statistics on burn-out, job dis-satisfaction and most important of all, personal happiness.

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REPOSTING Photo Montage of DIY deuce

2008-05-17T07:49:00.001-07:00

Someone once said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's 7000 words about the DIY 'deuce'...

Remember that I am 1st and foremost an artist...a visual artist...so I am showing you these images because I think they are pretty neat just as images. The Skyaak DIY 'deuce' design is actually quite intricate and complex, considering it starts off as two sheets of flat paper.

Don't you think it has a cool sculptural look? Not to mention that this little unit glides through the air like a dream...call it 'kinetic art'.

I built a new DIY 'deuce' last night, shown above.

I used 'Canada flag' celophane tape to cover the wings and shaft with to give it extra strength. Also looks kinda cool. The good ol' patriotic look!

It glides really well, but I have found now (no big surprise really) that when I put a bit more ballast weight (along w the 3 large paper-clips) in the nose it glides quite a bit further and also tracks a much neater trajectory. I actually just stuck a stick of gum in its paper wrapper right into the front of the 3-sided shaft. Probably weighs about .05 of a gram or so.

Basically, I'd suggest as heavy a ballast as possible in the nose to maximize the performance...keep adding extra weight until just before it starts to nose-dive and you will get a much better glide.The Skyaak design really likes carrying some extra weight in its nose. A harbinger of a future power-pack?

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Checking out ScribeFire to cross-pollinate SEO

2008-05-15T20:57:00.001-07:00

My buddy Fred Schechter mentioned that I ought to check out FireFox's cool feature called "Scribe-Fire". Well here I am trying it out. Just one of the many things you can do with Scribe-Fire is blog about any website that you visit and so I thought it would be interesting to try it out with the new website we are developing called "www.SpiritofManitou.ca"

So let's fire this thing up and watch the fireworks.

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Spirit of Manitou Studio Trail

2008-05-15T13:25:00.000-07:00

My design was chosen as the official logo for our new group.

Hi all! Just popping in to let you know that a group of local artists/artisans are firing up the first- ever "Spirit of Manitou Studio Trail". My site is here.

And you can see the first fold at www.SpiritofManitou.ca

It's kinda cool with Google Map installed.

My exact co-ordinates are now known to the entire planet.

Better get baking cookies to serve up to our visitors on the Studio Trail!

The Studio Trail kicks off on this coming July 12th and 13th. 2008.

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DIY 'deuce' Banner Mock-up

2008-05-12T22:17:00.000-07:00

Here’s a working draft of the banner that is coming soon, once we cross all the t’s and dot all the i’s. You can get a sneak peek at the animated version but just remember, it’s not an active link quite yet. Let us know how you like it so far...any feedback would be taken seriously.

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Reader Alert

2008-05-01T20:02:00.000-07:00

In the next little while we are changing to a Wordpress format, just ramping up as we speak. You will see a prompter here that will zing you to the new blog.

For all you archive buffs rest assured that this blog can get archived in its entirety at the Wordpress site.

We lose nothing.

Stay posted for progress reports on the DIY 'deuce'...

We are slogging away at it every spare minute we can.

Making exTREMEly rapid advances...the Dream Team is surely coming to life.

REMEMBER the contest to WIN a *FREE* Skyaak Pro Model 3 Shipped *FREE* anywhere on the planet is STILL UP and RUNNING!
Watch for the counter to tip into a new grand (ie:8001) If you land on the tip # you automatically WIN.

Copy and Paste the counter into an email and send it to mrgaudet@gmail.com to make immediate arrangements to have your Pro Model 3 rushed to you to try out!

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Trying out the DIY deuce

2008-04-28T07:13:00.000-07:00

My good buddy Dylan Cooke and his girlfriend Cassie dropped in yesterday afternoon for a visit. I've been telling Dylan about the DIY 'deuce' and he was pretty excited to see it.

We tossed it around for a while and concluded that YES it replicates the flight characteristics of the Model 3 exactly!

When you give it that last-second flick it cuts a nice clean trajectory and executes that cool spinning motion. We noticed that the nose of the little unit almost always stays up above the horizon in flight...that 'positive incidence' thing.

Dylan is heading off to Vegas next week with his company 1-800-GOTLITE? which is a custom-design LED sign company making big waves on the Saskatoon scene as well as on the national stage here in Canada. Evidently, they are breaking into the States as we speak!

This is all very good for Skyaak, because Dylan is an original enthusiast who is just as determined as ever that he will help find a way to advance the Skyaak cause as inspiration strikes.

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7000 words about Skyaak

2008-04-26T08:49:00.000-07:00

Someone once said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's 7000 words about the DIY 'deuce'...

I built a new DIY 'deuce' last night, shown above.

I used 'Canada flag' celophane tape to cover the wings and shaft with to give it extra strength. Also looks kinda cool. The good ol' patriotic look!

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Still Working on the DIY 'deuce'

2008-04-25T06:49:00.000-07:00

Work (read: play) progresses very nicely on the Skyaak DIY ‘deuce’ front.

Fred Schechter and I are plugging away at all the various details to pull this baby together on a daily basis. It is very cool to be working with a guy of Fred’s caliber. You know the old expression “you learn something new every day”? Well my friends, it fits, big time!

Working with Fred has been an amazing journey of discovery as we get deeper and deeper into this project.

I actually feel honored and privileged to be teamed up with such a talented guy.

I haven’t dropped in to post a blog entry for quite some time now, simply because every spare minute has been gobbled up with the DIY ‘deuce’ project.

And I am just lovin' it!

Thought I would post one of my current favorite photos of the DIY unit:

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Working on the Skyaak DIY 'deuce'

2008-04-21T06:32:00.000-07:00

Picture shows scale of the Skyaak DIY 'deuce' ready to be hand-launched using the 'Finger-Flicker'...

This launching technique is mechanically similar to the 'atlatl' concept and adds real zest to the power of your toss.

The closed (ring) wing system creates amazing stability, allowing a precise throw that will surprise you with its accuracy. The DIY 'deuce' is a true feather-weight glider. Basically, you are tossing the weight of four paper-clips and a sheet of paper!

The DIY 'deuce' can handle very high scale speeds with ease, remaining extremely stable throughout its trajectory. This makes it ideal for co-ordinated target practice. And because it's so lightweight, you can toss it around safely in-doors.

When you reinforce the paper parts with a layer of cellophane tape, the DIY'deuce' becomes a rugged little model that will stand up to endless throws. Whatever, you can always photocopy the download and make another one ... or a whole fleet if you want!

Skyaak DIY 'deuce'... NEW for the glider model enthusiast.

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How does Skyaak fly?

2008-04-21T06:10:00.000-07:00

Early Mock-Up of Affiliate Banner for the Skyaak DIY 'deuce'. Coming soon to a website near you!

This unlikely-looking flying craft seems to create its own vortex as it glides through the air. It self-corrects its trajectory, especially when it spins on its axis in flight. With a certain amount of expertise, you can create an energetic spinning motion when you throw it that increases both the stability and velocity of your flight.

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Order Skyaak Online

2008-04-11T11:56:00.001-07:00

Order your very own Skyaak Model 3 today at the cool online Inventor's Boutique based out of Long Island, NY called NewDaVincis.com

NewDaVincis...Great People, Great Ideas, Great Products, Great Service!

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Skyaak Action Video

2008-04-11T11:54:00.001-07:00

SKYAAK ACTION DEMO

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Live Video Shows Skyaak Package, Contents, etc.

2008-04-11T11:53:00.001-07:00

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Virtual Skyaak soon to be a Reality

2008-04-07T06:56:00.000-07:00

The concept of a down-loadable Skyaak model (‘deuce’) is really taking shape and form. I have started designing a mini-series of customized graphics for the shaft and wings and that is crystalizing as we speak.

I’ve been shunting design ideas back and forth to Oakland CA for about the past week or so and Fred’s been coming up with brilliant suggestions. Man, this guy has a real knack of shooting straight from the hip and getting right to the crux of the issue(s) around putting this idea together piece by piece in a very dynamic way.

Right now we are trying to figure out a way to get the Skyaak to tell people how to build itself, just like every good model kit ought to. We don’t want separate instruction sheets (for assembly and flight tips)...we want the download to be as economical as possible. Economical in the sense of efficient and elegant vs. one less sheet of paper. We’re thinking of including a sort of ‘prompter’ schematic that will graphically assist you in building the shaft and wings. I visualize this system of symbols to be a skeletal overlay that is positioned at all the dynamic points ( eg: the parts that get folded or rolled or inserted or taped or clipped or cut...) so your Skyaak ‘deuce’ literally tells you how it wants to get built.

Fred’s idea.

Pretty neat, eh?

The Skyaak ‘deuce’ will be interactive on two levels:
1) after you print your model it will tell you how to build itself,
2) after you build it you get to toss it around to witness the cool spinning motion and see how it glides in a nice gentle arc-shaped trajectory.

My vision has always been to share the unique ‘Ring-Wing’ aeronautical design with as many people as possible and we all have Fred Schechter to thank for first suggesting this delivery technology. For 2 bucks everybody can try it out. Now our job is to pack a positive, interactive experience into this little bundle and then deliver it to you!

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$2 SKYAAK Download Coming Soon! - Find That Money - Helping Entrepreneurs Grow - Zimbio

2008-04-01T19:13:00.000-07:00

$2 SKYAAK Download Coming Soon! - Find That Money - Helping Entrepreneurs Grow - Zimbio

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Skyaak Dream Team Cometh

2008-03-31T11:45:00.000-07:00

Skyaak 'Deuce' early prototype shows detail of nose w 3 paper-clips doing double duty as both fasteners and ballast. "Appropriate-Scale Technology" at it's best!

It always amazes and delights me when a high-power professional designer/product developer expresses an interest in my Skyaak project and its R&D. Fred Schechter is a prime example of someone who knows the R&D business inside out and is a person who is expressing a very lively interest in the Skyaak project.

That is so cool!

I have always thought that the only way we are going to see the R&D progress successfully is to attract fellow professional developers into a 'Dream Team' working environment where everyone has equal opportunity to benefit as a result of their input and level of involvement.

Well, Mr, Schechter is a wonderful example of this philosophy in action, as we are working away behind the scenes as you are reading this post on creating a very cool new concept: providing an on-demand .pdf down-load that will give you a printer-friendly template so you can build your very own working model Skyaak 'Deuce' .

Check out Fred's musings here as a product developer and package designer out of Oakland, CA. But don't take my word for it. Check out what self-proclaimed "Investigative Designer" David Sea h has to say about this guy. Here's a taste of David's latest blog entry to set the scene:

I had a long coffee meeting with Fred Schechter yesterday, an industrial designer based in northern California that I've been talking to on-and-off for the past couple of years. Industrial Design is one of those majors I wish I'd known about when I was applying to college; not knowing any better, I had gone into Electrical Engineering. Fred himself had originally started in Mechanical Engineering, but thanks to a chance conversation with a friend ("they have a MAJOR for making cool stuff???") he made an early exit and jumped to the world of product design. Anyway, we've been chatting about our mutual interest in making and selling our own products, and Fred's perspective on it from the industrial design / manufacturing side has been invaluable in fleshing out my next steps. He's an enthusiastic guy too, so if you're looking for someone to talk to about early-stage concept and prototyping for manufacturing, it's worth dropping him an email. Anyway, the conversation has helped solidify some thoughts on my personal career direction, so I thought I'd share them...

Fred has been an incredible (and credible) mentor and adviser on this latest Skyaak endeavor and I want to refer his talents to anybody who has an idea for the next 'big thing' but maybe lacks the expertise to take it to the next level.

The thing I am really enjoying most about our friendship and working relationship is Fred's unflagging optimistic spirit and his ability to 'cut to the chase' to distill the essence of an idea and take serious steps to work it out! I am very happy and excited about all of the progress we have made on our .pdf download project.

Just wait, this is gonna be lots of good clean fun!

BTW, I see that visitor #7001 has come and gone without claiming his *FREE* Skyaak Model 3.

Oh well, no biggie. We shall see what happens with visitor #8001, #9001, #10,001 and so on...

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Air-Foil Primer

2008-03-30T08:16:00.000-07:00

Anybody interested in the endlessly fascinating art and science of "Air-Foil" design and engineering can check out this excellent primer by aeronautical engineer John Dreese:

http://www.designfoil.com

This is a very informative, well-written and concise overview of air-foil methodology that I highly recommend to anybody considering a DIY airplane or glider project.

BTW, I see that the visitor counter at the bottom of this page is now at 6997. This means, of course, that the fourth-next visitor will trip the counter over to 7001 to instantly qualify to receive a FREE Skyaak Model 3 shipped FREE anywhere on the planet.

No pressure, folks...I am merely drawing your attention to this because I want the lucky person who lands here as visitor #7001 to be 1) aware that you are a winner, and 2) take advantage of the opportunity to accept your prize. It's that simple.

Remember, just send me your copy of the counter pasted in a note to mrgaudet@gmail.com along with your surface address and we will fix you up!

In the meantime, work is progressing nicely on the latest Skyaak joint project, the R&D of the 1st "Skyaak on demand" to be available soon as a down-loadable scale-model working Skyaak, dubbed the "Deuce".

Watch for the Widget coming soon that will give you immediate access to your very own DIY Skyaak model.

Flies this way >>>>>>>>>>>>

One of the 1st Deuce prototypes, made entirely of regular 8.5" x 11" printer paper tricked out with packing tape and a few paper-clips. This model executes the trademark spinning (on its axis) motion in flight shortly after being launched and tends to keep its nose up for a nice arc-shaped trajectory. Very promising!

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Working on the Skyaak .pdf Download

2008-03-27T08:24:00.000-07:00

Who knew how much fun it would be to pull together all of the elements needed to make the dream of a 'download-able' Skyaak a reality? Yup. Fun and challenging. But I am getting tons of help from my buddy Fred Schechter of DS4 Design out of Oakland, CA. Among a host of innovative ideas that Mr. Schechter has dreamt up, one that stands out is his VUF (very user-friendly) "Bumper Sticker Holder". Huh? Check the link to see how very cool this is and how useful it could be for you!

Fred has been super helpful since the inception of the idea to beam the Skyaak design to the masses in a RRC (really, really cheap) download-able .pdf format that everyone can simply print out on their PC. Sounds pretty innovative to me!

Heck, Fred came up with the idea in the first place! We were just innocently talking about the Skyaak design and BLAM!, he announces that it would be a really cool idea to make the design available to everyone for, like, 2 bucks. We figure that once people get the configuration into their hands as a 3-D mini-replica ( that actually flies...of course!) that suddenly a blazing light of comprehension will spark in their imaginations and they will feel an undeniable urge to find out more...to step up to the full-scale Expert Model 3...

So we are working away in our Top Secret R&D lab behind the scenes to pull out all the stops to create a fully down-loadable package that includes the basic die-line graphics that have been custom-tweaked specifically for this application as well as all of the assembly instructions and performance tips. The paper version that you can download on demand and print will function as a scaffold that you can build on...but more on that later.

You will have to provide a few paper clips out of your own stash.

Can't you feel the excitement growing?

Hang on, stay posted. We oughta be ready to launch this thing in the next couple of weeks!

Oh yeah, don't forget to scroll down to check out the visitor counter at the bottom of this page. Remember, if you are the lucky person who trips the counter over from 7000 to 7001 you can notify me at
mrgaudet@gmail.com and I will personally arrange for you to receive a *FREE* Skyaak Model 3 shipped *FREE* anywhere on the planet.

Over and out...

Michael.

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Att'n: VISITOR # 7001 INCOMING!

2008-03-22T17:43:00.000-07:00

Not to be repetitive, but I want to remind everyone that EVERY TIME the VISITOR COUNTER clicks over to a fresh grand, the reader that trips into the next thousand ( IE: VISITOR # 7001) immediately qualifies for a *FREE* SKYAAK MODEL 3 Shipped *FREE* ANYWHERE on EARTH!

Seriously: no joke, sans blague.

Just right click on #7001, select 'copy image' to copy the counter, then click on my email addie :

mrgaudet@gmail.com

Press Ctrl + v to paste the counter into a pm to me. Then you're away. YOU WIN.

SO PAY ATTENTION to the COUNTER at the BOTTOM of the PAGE, Y'ALL!

Over and out,

Michael.

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$2 SKYAAK Download Coming Soon!

2008-03-17T13:28:00.000-07:00

Now here's something really innovative. A buddy of mine has come up with the idea to create a Skyaak Ring-Wing "Die-Line" graphic that you can download right to your printer as a .pdf file! So for a couple of bucks you can build your very own working miniature Skyaak, that you can toss around with your buddies for some good clean aeronautical fun!

You just supply an X-Acto knife, a rollof clear packing tape, a specified paper type available at your local office supply store, a few paper clips and a true-blue DIY attitude.

You will have immediate access through our latest Widget via PayPal to the...wait for it...Mykro-Skyaak 'Deuce'.

"Mykro-Skyaak" rigged out with clear lexan wings and PET shaft.

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Skyaak in Mississauga, ONT.

2008-03-05T08:40:00.000-08:00

Here's a note I rec'd from my buddy Dan in Mississauga, ONT this morning:

"Hi Michael,

Got the package yesterday, thanks.

The packaging looks great, I like the sketches on the box amd the product looks great in real life.
I can't wait for the weather to get better so we can test this baby out.

Lets see if we can beat the 65' record.
Got a lot of big tall athletic guys in my family, lets see if we can develop the proper style of throwing the Skyaak and beat 65 feet.

I will keep you updated,

Take care,

Dan."

Woo-Hoo! Another great Skyaak connection takes shape.
I will certainly keep YOU updated on this front...

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SKYAAK poised for JVC

2008-03-01T06:30:00.000-08:00

Shrink-Wrapping 50 Skyaak units at Cosmo Industries, Saskatoon, SK.

It's been quite a while since I 've written anything here. I've been sucked into the FaceBook vortex, though I'm not complaining. The main reason I like FB is that it really is a simple and direct way to connect with specific people. Basically, you can seek out pretty much anybody that you want to talk with, such as various experts that relate to your field and even potential investors. THAT's where this is going! I have put together a Skyaak photo album there called "Adventures with Skyaak" that is creating a bit of a buzz.

This album is posted on my FaceBook site and I can also send the link to whoever I want. A very cool feature. Long story short, I'd be the first to admit that the Skyaak Model 3 still needs a couple of major tweaks to really maximize its functionality. I have met a gentleman on FB who is the owner of a prominent Canadian company. He is in the final stages of launching a new website that will showcase promising (read AMAZING) inventions that require JVC for one reason or another to take them to the next level. Just to prove his sincerity, this guy has gone ahead and ordered a unit through our NewDaVincis.com Skyaak vendor account and, I'm happy to say, his package is flying out to him as we speak!

Here's the format: select inventors are invited to shoot a 3-4 minute video that explains the stage they are at with R&D, marketing, packaging, etc. of their brain-child. In the process they explain exactly why JVC is required and how much is desired. The videos are posted for viewing by potential investors who pay a fee for access. I have been granted a sneak preview of the work-in-progress and the inventions posted there to date are simply amazing. It will be great to be a part of this exciting new team. When the new site is officially launched I will be back to reveal all.

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WATCH for VISITOR # 7001!

2007-08-31T21:24:00.000-07:00

Please Note: Regular readers of this blog will remember that this post was 1st published a while ago. I am bringing it back as a reminder that this Contest is ongoing!

*FREE* SKYAAK Model 3 CONTEST

This is the real deal, folks! A little while ago I noticed that the visitor counter here was quickly approaching 5000. I made a mental note that this was kinda cool. Then I thought, why not offer the latest, greatest Skyaak model (the amazing new Skyaak Model 3!) as a *FREE* prize to visitor # 5001? It's a nice milestone, no?

The problem is, early this morning I went ahead to post this idea to make it official and discovered that the visitor count had zoomed right past 5000 and now it's 5033. Oops!

One thing I can say for sure is that I WAS NOT visitor #5001. Another certainty is that someone out there WAS. SO...here's what we'll do. All YOU have to do is pop me a note and tell me that you were indeed visitor # 5001. Convince me. Then we will happily pack up a Skyaak Model 3 and send it to you absolutely *FREE*, shipped *FREE* anywhere on Earth.

This IS NOT A HOAX or an EVIL PLAN whatsoever. Simply our way of thanking our faithful readers. Or more specifically, ONE CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL who feels they were visitor #5001.

Furthermore, I had a meeting with some of my partners last night and we collectively decided that we are going to automatically qualify every visitor who trips the counter past even thousand increments for a *FREE* Skyaak Model 3 unit, shipped to you *FREE* ! For example, visitor #6001, #7001, #8001, #9001, #10,001, etc.

THIS PRIZE OFFER WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE so PAY ATTENTION to the VISITOR COUNTER. Simply COPY and PASTE (right click on the visitor counter. Select 'copy'. Open up your e-mail new message. Click on the body of the letter. Press Ctrl with v. This action will paste the WINNING VISITOR COUNTER into your note.) Send this along with your contact info to us via e-mail and YOU WIN!

Look forward to hearing from you.

Michael Gaudet
President, Skyaak Enterprises
Ph: 306-946-3676
e-mail: mrgaudet@gmail.com

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Back-Lit Skyaak

2007-08-25T11:47:00.001-07:00

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Cool New Skyaak Action (Video Clip!)

2007-08-14T15:55:00.000-07:00

These guys are summer neighbors of ours. You can plainly see that something is going on here with the flight characteristics of Skyaak. The 'Ring-Wings' come to life in the hands of a young Skyaak Master, who can cause the ring-wing flier to rapidly spin on its axis.

This spinning action greatly enhances both the loft and stability of the craft in flight.

It is very cool to see this aeronautical principle in practice, out of the lab and in the field!

It bodes well for the positive incidence trajectory of the project.

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Gumbee Smokes Skyaak!

2007-08-07T08:43:00.000-07:00

Gumbee posing with his Skyaak.
Are you gonna question his ability?

My buddy Gumbee dropped over on the wkend with his brand new Martguerita maker to share some of the delicious, refreshing concoction. He had just gotten back from a quick trip down to Mexico and had bought a large jug of Tequila that he was now pouring liberally into the mix.

After a few deep slurps we went up to the grassy field just south of here and tossed one of my Skyaak units around. Gumbee informed me beforehand with a chuckle that he loved throwing stuff around. He had been a formidable force in college football down in the states and is built like a pro wrestler. A very nice, good-natured guy but you wouldn't want to screw around with him, if you know what I mean.

You could get crushed like a bug.

Holy mackerel, we soon found out that he is an absolute NATURAL Skyaak Champion! After only about 4 or 5 throws, Gumbee was smokin' hot. He was tossing his Skyaak around like like a seasoned pro. Which leads me to believe that a certain skill set combined with enthusiasm results in very rapid mastery of the Skyaak method.

This big guy has a reach of prolly 10-12 feet. He is 6 ft tall with great long arms to match. Very athletic and powerful to boot.

We have agreed that he next time I am in the city (Saskatoon) I am gonna call him up and we are getting together with some of his buddies to take a few Skyaak units through their paces.

This is exciting for me, as I have had the experience of trying to get some action out of other people over the summer who are not really that talented. Some of them were actually real pussies. They couldn't smoke a Skyaak with any conviction if their lives depended on it.

But not so with Gumbee. He was tossing his unit at airspeeds easily exceeding 45 ks per hr without even breaking a sweat. This guy has CHAMPION written all over him. A rare combination of great form, power and agility that has the potential to dominate!

Mind you, I have run into several other people (even of the female persuasion) who got their licks in, big time.

So I am now in the process of organizing another SKYAAK MEET that will be announced soon with all the details upcoming so watch this space.

Not one of Gumbee's best throws by any stretch, this clip shows one of his seemingly effortless techniques, one of several distinctly different types of throw. Gumbee has glummed on to the much-touted "Finger Flicker" technique. This killer technique lets you maximize your launch-power with less exertion!

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Solar-Charged Skyaak UltraGlow

2007-07-15T16:14:00.001-07:00

Skyaak Ultra-Glow basks in the Saskatchewan sun, soaking up the rays to charge the Glow-in-the-Dark rods inside the hollow shaft.

BRING on the GREEN-POWERED
Skyaak Ultra-Glow.

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Make a Decision

2007-07-13T16:16:00.000-07:00

I came across this bulletin from one of my myspace friends. It is just a beaut!

Enjoy this little gem...

Can you make a decision right now, without mulling it over, without agonizing, without gathering a stack of research or consulting a room full of advisers? It is a simple decision, perhaps a "no-brainer." It is a decision to live, really live this moment for all it is worth and all it is meant to be. It is a decision to stand up where you are, reach out your hands, and draw them back toward yourself in an embrace of the sacred NOW.

I believe that you can do it, whether physically or symbolically. Do it NOW and then repeat it in the next moment and the next until it becomes a part of the fabric of your day.

All you have to do is put one foot in front of the other until you learn and internalize the pattern of walking a new way of faith and expectancy. In this very moment you will make the crucial choice to live and overcome.

Can you make that decision?

I am cheering for you!

- Tom Sims
The Dream Factory - WWW.PastorTomSims.Com

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7-7-07 : Day of Luck, Day of Alignment, Day of Coming Together

2007-07-08T09:30:00.000-07:00

7-7-07 : Day of Luck, Day of Alignment, Day of Coming Together

To celebrate this auspicious date I am writing to add my voice to the worldwide chorus of voices that has been raised to underline the urgency of the climate change crisis.

I watched quite a bit of the SOS Live Earth concert and was really moved by all of the commitment shown by the organizers, the artists and the huge crowds that attended the live events.

It has been confirmed that SOS Live Earth pulled in the MOST EVER viewers and participants in ALL of RECORDED HISTORY for any event, ever!

This amazing feat tells us all that the time has finally arrived for the entire population of planet Earth to sit up and take notice. This is a wake-up call for polluting industries to realize that there horrible practices are NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE and that they had better take heed and invest in cleaning up their act or they will be faced with massive boycotts, embargoes and total shunning in the marketplace.

This has already started happening and will only increase exponentially as awareness mushrooms on a global scale.

I heard years ago from a person much smarter than me that there really is NO POLLUTION. ONLY a LACK of IMAGINATION to CONVERT WASTE INTO USEFUL ( or at least benign) BY-PRODUCTS.

Sure, implementing these technologies may at first appear to be a major expense for corporations, but compare the expense to the alternative of going out of business due to lack of consumer support and suddenly the expense starts looking like an astute investment in ongoing sustain-ability and viability!

For example, who knew ten or twenty years ago that the major automobile manufacturers would be scrambling in the early 21st century to re-invent themselves to come out with much more environmentally friendly products? Well guess what folks? It ain’t their green conscience driving the paradigm shift, it’s their desire to keep on making money by meeting the demands of the consumer. That’s you and me!

Its’ a bit shocking that the North American auto makers are losing this battle against their Asian competition. For some strange reason, it seems that they just don’t get it! I am offended when the domestic auto-makers whine and complain about the huge popularity of the off-shore imports when they have failed so miserably to stay ahead of the wave. It’s not like they don’t have billions of dollars to invest in research and development that would result in green technologies. But no, they prefer flashy, outmoded technology that just regurgitates more of the same. They look great but still cough out deadly emissions.

GET WITH the PROGRAM, you guys. Or face eventual obscurity!

I am looking forward to the day when parking in a shut garage with the engine running results in a glass of clear drinking water. That doesn’t kill you. So this form of suicide is null and void. A joke, actually. Can you imagine this future scenario?

As SOS Live Earth so vividly demonstrates, it will only be through co-operation and rallying around a consciousness of environmental stewardship that we have a whiff of hope for planetary sustain-ability. We all know that we simply cannot carry on this way. Think of what a freakin’ mess our great grandchildren will be stuck with if we do not take this seriously.

While my little efforts to compost bio-degradables, power down my computer, change to energy-efficient light-bulbs, drive less, buy locally produced food , grow a garden, insulate my house well, take military-style showers, etc., etc., etc. are bound to make a difference on a teeny-weeny scale, there’s no question that the really huge challenge ought not to be forgotten. And that is: the HUGE polluting industries have to get it through their pointy little heads that unless they clean up their act they are going down!

So don’t be misled into thinking that if you make some relatively painless little changes in your life-style then everything will be just tickedy-boo. That’s a lie. I believe that everyone gets to vote with their wallet. You can make a HUGE impact by demanding more eco-friendly vehicles, homes, communities. The big stuff. Your major investments. THAT’s where we all have the power to make huge strides forward.

In the meantime, I would encourage everyone who reads this post to pop into www.LiveEarth.org and sign the 7-point pledge that helps focus on specific ways that you can start to make a difference.

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Acrobatic Skyaak

2007-07-06T16:34:00.000-07:00

Ferris Wheel^

High Figure Eight^

Low Figure-Eight^

Concentric Orbits^

Infinity Symbol^ ( My fave!)

IMAGINE what you could do with Skyaak on a souped-up retractable tether. Major ACROBATIC FUN! AMAZING Scale Airspeeds. Flies smokin' fast and highly controllable! Capable of blended acrobatic stunts; from low orbit to far orbit to ferris wheel to halo to figure eight all in one sustained motion!

It is a future dream of ours to build an acrobatic aircraft that will be capable of dancing in the sky. We've extensively tether-tested a certain closed-wing configuration developed over the years and have found it to have remarkable acrobatic abilities.

It is an exceptionally stable craft. When it 's hand-launched, it tends to fly in a gentle, smooth trajectory, like it's being guided along on an invisible wire. It performs very well in tether-testing as well. When tether-flying it performs with surprisingly robust agility (once the center of gravity is exactly established). We want to introduce this idea to a wide audience to show off the amazing aerodynamic properties of the non-planar wing, and to insert the idea into the public consciousness; to pave the way for more acceptance.

You will be really impressed with the capabilities of this little craft, as it flies with a certain lucid responsiveness on the end of a tether, and also in free flight. With a tether, it is possible to reach very high speed (in scale) orbits, while maintaining complete tactile maneuverability.

You can't help but feel that this property bodes very well for the future development of this configuration. For instance, it is possible to execute a blended series of acrobatic maneuvers with subtle coaxing from the wrist and arm movements, with a retractable tether. One can execute a horizontal orbit, leading to a vertical loop, to a clockwise figure eight, and then can one can even stall the craft and snap into a clockwise figure eight. These maneuvers can all be executed in a seamless, blended series, with some practice and effort. This feature illustrates that the configuration exhibits a fine cutting edge with crisp dexterity, when flown on a tether.

We're all aware of how challenging it can be (and is) to generate funding support/investment in the introduction of 'innovative' aeronautical designs. This is why we currently explore the possibility of creating the first generation, basic model of the design as an inexpensive recreational/sports device so that a substantial R&D fund might be created in order to carry on with the development of the idea.

We are investigating having a set of vacuum molds manufactured this coming week by a high-tech firm here in Saskatoon, SK. This will permit us to carry on with the production of limited numbers of the high-fidelity product, that can be introduced as a working prototype. These molds may be tweaked and perfected as we go, but not without incurring major expense. This is an important consideration, as we are working with a fairly restricted budget at the moment.

We will soon thereafter be upgrading to a motorized version, and from there we'll introduce remote-control. We are doing all of this to illustrate the efficacy of the closed-wing design, and to hopefully create interest in the market that will stimulate some robust sales that will ultimately generate revenues that will allow the ongoing R&D to continue.

Our vision for this project would be to carry on with it's development so that it can make it available as a simple, inexpensive model that can be easily operated by hand, tether and/or RC.

We are committed to the notion that it vividly illustrates the tactile experience of acrobatic flight, and could offer an exciting hands-on experience to a wide audience. Think of it as 'ring-wing flight consciousness-raising' exercise that might receive broad acceptance in the public that could potentially create a source of substantial revenues that would allow the larger project to proceed.

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What a Weird Image

2007-07-05T16:51:00.000-07:00

Looks like a stealthy predator, trolling the deeps in search of... what? Where?

The dark 'relief' areas really look like aliens to me. Or at least some strange, anthropomorphic creatures. Which is kinda cool considering that in reality ( if you will) the dark forms are in fact formless. They are cut-out bits, obviously. But in this case the 'negative space' takes on a sentient form. Things that make you go hmmm...

Lest you think I have totally lost my mind this time, let me assure you that I am only having fun with the rich mother-lode of imagery that I have stumbled into with the Skyaak project. Please let's not forget that I am 1st and foremost an artist. I get to take some liberties with little tangents. Who knows where they will lead us in the creative thought process?

You will note that there is a method to my madness. I am leading up to something here. The next photo I post will be a fully-loaded Skyaak UltraGlow, complete with glow-in-the-dark front and rear bumper trim!

When you see this, you will get why people are so horny to fly these things around after dark. I intend to post some video of the whole thing in the next little while. That is, several people playing around with Skyaak UltraGlow in the dark. Wearing glow-in-the-dark bracelets so you can get the idea. We are having a blast with this!

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Solar-Charged Skyaak!

2007-07-04T19:05:00.001-07:00

YOWZERS! The intense sunlight shown Solar-Charging the inner Glow-in-the-Dark rods inside the Skyaak shaft.

Please Note: All of Skyaak components are designed at industry-standard measurements as much as possible to allow for really simple hacking in with off-the-shelf technology. EG: the UltraGlow kit is designed to mate with the inside dimension of the shaft.

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Visitor # 6001 Incoming!

2007-07-04T16:33:00.000-07:00

Please Note: Regular readers of this blog will remember that this post was 1st published a while ago. I am bringing it back as a reminder that this Contest is ongoing!

*FREE* SKYAAK ULTRAGLOW CONTEST

This is the real deal, folks! Last night I noticed that the visitor counter here was quickly approaching 5000. I made a mental note that this was kinda cool. Then I thought, why not offer the latest, greatest Skyaak model ( the amazing new Skyaak UltraGlow! ) as a *FREE* prize to visitor # 5001? It's a nice milestone, no?

The problem is, early this morning I went ahead to post this idea to make it official and discovered that the visitor count had zoomed right past 5000 and now it's 5033. Oops!

One thing I can say for sure is that I WAS NOT visitor #5001. Another certainty is that someone out there WAS. SO...here's what we'll do. All YOU have to do is pop me a note and tell me that you were indeed visitor # 5001. Convince me. Then we will happily pack up a Skyaak UltraGlow and send it to you absolutely *FREE*, shipped *FREE* anywhere on Earth.

This IS NOT A HOAX or an EVIL PLAN whatsoever. Simply our way of thanking our faithful readers. Or more specifically, ONE CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL who feels they were visitor #5001.

Furthermore, I had a meeting with some of my partners last night and we collectively decided that we are going to automatically qualify every visitor who trips the counter past even thousand increments for a *FREE* Skyaak UltraGlow unit, shipped to you *FREE* ! For example, visitor # 6001, # 7001, #8001, # 9001, # 10,001, etc.

THIS PRIZE OFFER WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE SO PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR VISITOR COUNTER. Simply COPY and PASTE ( right click on the visitor counter. Select 'copy'. Open up your e-mail new message. Click on the body of the letter. Press Ctrl with v. This action will paste the WINNING VISITOR COUNTER into your note.) Send this along with your contact info to us via e-mail and YOU WIN!

Look forward to hearing from you.

Michael Gaudet
President, Skyaak Enterprises
Ph: 306-946-3676
e-mail: mrgaudet@gmail.com

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‘Weeding an Over-Grown Garden’: From Frustration to Success

2007-07-04T11:52:00.000-07:00

‘Weeding an Over-Grown Garden’
From Frustration to Success

A Contemporary Parable

Once there was a man who said he would help his wife weed the garden.

He was no expert gardener, but knew enough to go ahead on his own. Or so he thought.

He settled down to work, surveying the vast abundance of weeds. There were way more weeds than planted stuff. He had helped his wife sow the garden so he knew where the rows were. They were marked by stakes.

He started the painstaking work of isolating what he figured were pea plants out from all the mess of weeds. Looking around, he could not really see a row of pea plants. He thought that they were a bit thin here and persevered picking out all of the arm-fulls of weeds to reveal the straggly ‘pea’ plants.

A full hour later, he had little to show for his efforts.

“Man!” he thought. “There must be an easier way to do this!”

Just then his farmer friend who owned the property pulled up in his pick-up truck.

His friend joined him in the garden and informed him that he was weeding out a...weed! He was weeding out buck-wheat, which is a weed and NOT what he thought it was. To the inexperienced eye, buck-wheat is a pale imitation of a pea plant. It has spade-shaped leafs that spiral around a vine. Similarly, a pea plant has a heart-shaped leaf and grows on a vine.

Zoinks! He had just spent over an hour in the hot sun weeding out weeds.

On the bright side, his friend’s salient nugget of information provided a rapid answer to his desire to discover a quicker and easier way to weed the garden. His friend, a veteran gardener, knew exactly what to do and was happy to share his experience. Set on a more correct trajectory the man was able to plow through the remainder of the entire garden within only a couple more hours. The farmer’s advice came at just the right time and provided a sure-fire means to succeed at the task at hand. Before this important tip he was pretty much wasting his time in a state of idle.

In much the same way, you as an entrepreneur must recognize the fact that you likely cannot do everything required to launch your fabulous new idea or product. If you are struggling in a state of idle despite your best intentions you might want to ask yourself if you are weeding out the buck-wheat instead of the peas. In other words, is there a critical piece of information that you are lacking? You might not even realize it because you simply lack the experience (say, in marketing...) to isolate and deal with the weak area that is holding you back.

The man who thought he had the ability to weed the pea patch was fooling himself. He needed to consult with someone more expert to maximize his efforts. Failing to realize this, he has set out in vain to achieve an almost impossible task...to weed out the buck-wheat from a daunting mess of overgrown weeds.

You can appreciate in a very real way the contrast between the time when he labored in futility versus the time when he plowed ahead with confidence armed with the appropriate knowledge.

Identify and seek out the expertise that you need in order to launch your own enterprise. You will be delighted and surprised at how rapidly the universe will honor your intention!

This is a Buck Wheat plant...

...whereas this is a Pea plant. See the similarity? See the difference?

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My More Artistic Side

2007-06-23T21:52:00.000-07:00

In the Zone

OMG, I get so wrapped up in all of this Skyaak business that I forget about my more artistic side sometimes. Mind you, Skyaak stuff is creative to the extreme. It's just not, like, painting on canvas if you know what I mean.

So, decided to do something about it and have fired up a new MySpace page dedicated strictly to my paintings, portraits and murals.

For goodness sake, I ought naughta sell myself short in that department...my first love!

Pop in to see the show at www.myspace.com/michaelrobertgaudet

I know this sounds lame but the above site is under construction at this moment. There are quite a few pictures posted. I've just barely started writing the copy etc for it and I only have one friend so far. Good old Tom. Bless his pointy little head.

I still love MySpace and bet I will meet lots of interesting people through this new page.

So why dontcha pop in to see? How about now?

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Introducing MindMovies!

2007-06-17T12:48:00.000-07:00

Over the past few months I've been hearing about MindMovies. Just this morning I read one of my MySpace bulletins ( yeah, MySpace is still alive and well FYI.) from a gal in Australia about MindMovies...I checked it out and got excited about it all over again!

How many of you have a brilliant idea that is set on simmer?

Do you believe that the missing ingredient may lie within the power of your own mind?

The rocket fuel to launch your idea can be tapped from your own mind.

Skyaak Comes to Life!

All that's missing is the laser FOCUS you need to remind you of a CLEAR, ARTICULATE VISION of your passion project, your life of passion, your ideal circumstances in health, wealth and happiness.

You have likely heard of the 'Vision Board' idea. That is, taking the time to organize as a picture and text collage your favorite wish list items such as "my ideal home", "my ideal mate", "my ideal holiday"... you get the idea.

MindMovies takes the powerful 'Vision Board' idea to a whole new level. It's like the difference between a picture and an object. Much deeper, visceral focus may be accomplished with the MindMovies approach to accomplishing your most cherished desires.

Check out this link to get a taste of a refreshing, dynamic new tool that promises to fast-track your advances in life! You need only decide what the course of your life is; upon deciding, you have already accomplished 90% of your objective! That is the true marvel of the power of decision.

The universe loves speed and will shower your enterprise with abundant assistance once you have firmly committed to yourself. The most amazing thing of all is that you have the power within you to make the decision at any moment. Think of it as your own personal "Aha Experience" .

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What is Really Real?

2007-06-15T09:06:00.000-07:00

Oxymoronic Happy Face
AKA Blue Happy Face

The topic of inspiration is the most important issue in my life right now. How to stay inspired and self-motivated in the face of a deeply troubled world?

Does one have to shut out all of the bad stuff that is happening in the world all around us and just force a cheerful smile?

Can we really embrace the idea that the world is swinging towards a more healthy and wholesome state when all of this bad stuff is swirling around us on the evening news? I would love to be totally persuaded that one's personal state of mind has the power to transform the whole world to a better place and space.

A while back, I heard a gentleman state that his version of reality is this: The morning paper arrives on your doorstep. If the REALITY was reflected in this paper, the first inch or so of pages would be the bad news of the day. Put there in blaring headlines to sell papers. And then the rest of the paper ( ALL of the NEWS of the day!) would be a mile high stack of inspiring, uplifting stories of human triumph, small and large. Stories of the birth of perfectly lovely children; stories of small victories in everyday lives; stories of breakthroughs in scientific technology that hold great promise for the future of (wo)mankind and the planet...you get the idea.

I really like and prefer this vision of what's really REAL!

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The Age of Alienation?

2007-06-15T07:20:00.000-07:00

" Dog Eat Dog " *
* No animals were harmed in the writing of this blurb.

They say it’s lonely at the top. Well, it can also be lonely at the bottom. And everywhere in between. Enough of the stiff upper lip thing and pretending that everything is tickedy-boo. Because it isn’t. While it is very likely preferable to appear strong, focused, motivated and accomplished, the truth is some days I just want to pull my hair out. Another reality dose: it seems to me that the world in general is becoming more and more anti-social. Or non-social. It seems that everybody is out to vacuum a buck out of your wallet, or is suspicious that that’s what you are trying to do to them.

Ha! My cynical, jaded side is coming to the surface even after all of my stoic efforts to plug into the Law of Attraction to meet " all of the right people " and attract all of the things into my life that are my birthright as a thinking, creative spirit.

Sure, I have met some astonishing people both online and in my everyday life. Really. But you know what? I get this funny feeling that I am only one of millions of people that are beginning to get the impression that they are on the outside looking in.

I wonder what percentage of people plying the deep waters of the net actually feel that they have derived any tangible benefit from it? Yeah, there is the obvious feature of pretty much infinite information out there for anybody with a thirst for it. But when it comes to building relationships with real people, I wonder what the reality is.

Is this the age of Enlightenment or the Age of Alienation?

While I appreciate the potential of the internet with its groups, forums, social networking, websites, e-mail and the like to act as an amazing level playing field that can unite people together with common goals and dreams, I also see that this planetary force also has a dark side. It is just too easy to make promises and commitments visa-vis e-mail and then simply abandon them as frivolous.

If I were to stop and think about how many people have ‘promised’ to follow up on an idea over the past few months and have then simply faded away into the obscure muck of virtual anonymity that is just SO easy to do in a wired world, it would get a bit depressing. Whatever happened to the simple value and integrity of a person’s good word? Is this just another argument in favor of my little thesis that the world is getting more anti-social and dog-eat-dog or is it just that people are getting more lazy and less committed to honoring their word?

I would love it if you were to prove me wrong by dropping me a note to pick up my spirits. But I certainly won’t hold my breath. I DO have a real life and keep busy and productive in my own small corner of the world. Nothing earth-shaking. Just a guy trying to make an honest living. With an eye bent towards forging real relationships with real people whose word is worth something. Because mine is.

Any thoughts on this?

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