Three T's that will Affect your Business

I found an interesting article in a web directory that I wanted to share and review with you. Since I'm in business, I'm always checking out information about business trends and technology. I like to study the market and other people's insight about the latest in the business world. I'm a firm believer that opinions matter and that the opinions of our fellow business entrepreneurs directly affects our behavior and mindset in how we conduct business.

That's why it is so important to monitor the trends. Social Sites are a great indicator of the potential success or failure of trends in business. I found this article of particular interest.

Taste, Trends and Technology: How Will the Future Affect Your Business

The article author evaluated all three elements mentioned in the title to determine the soundness of a future business plan. I found the article to be very insightful. It's application could be applied in generic form to evaluate any business proposal. Bookmark this one for a little intelligent viewpoint analysis and study its pros and cons. If you are in the business strategy department, you could use this article to develop and implement a platform to analyze your company's future investments.

The author studied the aspects of culture and how people adopt trends or fads from one generation to another, or even year to year. Then he made a comparison across generations and decades to show how tastes change as culture changes. It's a socialistic viewpoint that demonstrates how people make buying decisions and how the economy affects the trends, tastes and technology. It's basically back to the money but the road there is enlightening. It's a good read.

In the same article directory, I found another gem that provides insight. This one focuses on banking.
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Since we're discussing trends and business investments, I felt its mention was appropriate to reinforce my statement about the importance of money in economics and investments based on cultural trends. Enjoy the late night musings of a wandering mind. I hope these articles provide you with some value for your internet time.

Original Intent of this Site was to Record Free Assembly Files

About five years ago I was heavily involved with mediation and activism surrounding the rights to free assembly on public lands. Over the course of five or more years, I attended many assemblies that consisted of thousands of people gathering on National Forest Lands. In that time, I was called to task as a witness and defender of this right, both on the land and in the court room.

I was cited in the National Forest by Forest Service federal agents for not having a permit to assemble. I took my claim to this most sacred basic right to Federal court where the trials that ensued took three years of my life.

The quest for justice consumed much of my time and energy. It became my life. I worked with lawyers, judges, individuals, activists, journalists and all sorts of people during this time - including government workers who believed in this inherent right.

During this time, I kept many records which have yet to be published in one place. This blog began as an attempt to keep a record, so if you visit the archives, you will find emails and court records. It's a fascinating ensemble that I wanted to call to your attention.

This blog's archives is a book about the making of a walking, and hence, it's name.

Paying Post Blog Advertising is Growing

About eight months ago, I wrote a review about blog advertising with a new company. Today, I am writing a follow up on Paying Post.

A review on Paying Post's blog reveals a hard truth :" blogging is not as easy as it seems". I share that sentiment and strive to provide information about advertising on your blog. In that light, I search for companies that show promise both to the advertisers and the bloggers. Paying Post has such promise. In the past eight months, I have watched this company develop and grow into the successful business it is today.

A successful blogging company means work for bloggers. That is my interest. I'm a freelance writer who really enjoys writing blog reviews. It is not as easy to find good companies who respect bloggers and advertisers. It is equally as difficult to find a reputable company with business etiquette, blogging savvy, and intelligent advertising practices. Paying Post has all those qualities. That is why I write for them and I'm very excited about their growth.

I write for Paying Post because I enjoy the look of their site and the content opportunities that they provide. The opportunity to review this company is a pleasure that doubles at the prospect of their success. This is good news for them, for me and for all potential writers out there who want to find another good company to sign up with as a paid blogger.

Buzz is surging around the internet concerning this rising blog company. Others who have experienced the task of seeking reputable blog advertising companies appreciate a good find. So they talk about it on their blogs. You see, bloggers are a curious lot. Fierce competition exists in the blog review world but when a new source for writing appears, bloggers share it with the world. That is what makes this type of advertising so unique. It operates like a collective effort. Resembling a co-op, bloggers help to lift one another up through the ranks by sharing relevant information.

I wanted to share my excitement at finding opportunities available to me. It's been awhile waiting for their business to pick up but that slow progression is common when starting out. Sometimes a slower pace means a business is taking time to lay the groundwork. As a blog network, I understand how important this foundation is to success. Paying Post is putting together a really nice opportunity for bloggers. I look forward to writing for them in the years to come.



The Midnight Writer

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Memorial Fund for Gabriel

It is with a heavy heart that I write this today because I miss a little boy named Gabriel. Watching his brother Raven and his father Woodstock, a/k/a Loren David O'Connor, suffer through the pain of their loss while trying to make arrangements for his burial, memorial and wake is really hard. Gabriel Jaden Coates was with us for a short 3 years, 2 months and 2 days, yet he has made a profound impression on the hearts of people that will last forever. He left this earth to enter the spirit world on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at about 11 am. Gabriel fell into the water of the Antelope Creek, which was fast moving and deep. His body was recovered by very compassionate rescue workers about two hours later.

Woodstock, Raven, his friends and family are sort of moving in a state of unreal shock. Things need to get done. So we are helping in whatever way we can. Funds are urgently needed to buy the casket and to buy a plot where he will be laid to rest. Please spread the word and help in whatever way you can.

Please visit the dedication site for Gabriel at http://www.angelsforgabriel.org. News and information about his memorial, burial and wake will be posted on this blog. Lots of pictures will be loaded soon that I took of the gathering site where little Gabriel drowned. We took photos of the creek and the campsite where he laughed, played and enjoyed. There is a very spiritual picture on the site now that shows what we believe is Gabriel's spirit that appeared while Woodstock and I were standing by the stream talking about Gabriel, about what happened, about his life, about what to do now. It is then that we both felt his presence and a butterfly landed on Woodstock after that moment. I took a photo in the direction of where they found Gabriel's body in the water and that is where the column of light appeared. It was an intense, sad, happy, etherical time.

We will be assisting Woodstock with transferring of funds to the Funeral home when it is placed on the paypal in the amount we need. The general manager Chris Girdner at the Girdner Funeral Chapel is giving us until Tuesday at closing time to come up with the total for the casket. This is urgent. Other arrangements are being made and other funds are needed very much. Please email angelsforgabriel@gmail.com if you have questions or if you want to help in some way.

The Forest Service, the fire department, the Siskiyou county Sheriff's department, the Fish and Game dept. personnel, and the townspeople volunteers from Tennant were very gentle, kind, compassionate during the entire ordeal. We are all grateful to them for the way they handled this situation.

I have many things to write and memorial signs and brochures to make, and a website to update, so please help us facilitate this link being spread far and wide to get the funds together. Gabriel deserves a decent casket, memorial, burial and wake. Help us give him that much, please. Woodstock should not have to concern himself with money at a time like this. Right now we are all camping in our rigs while this is all taking place, so family please plug into this compassionate service.

Much love and blessings.
Summer Breeze on behalf of Woodstock, Raven, Gabriel & Raven and
Jazzy all his friends and family.

We Stand in the Valley of Decision

This is where we find ourselves as a people on this earth during these times. Are you ready to make a choice?

I am following the prompting of the holy spirit of God today as I'm led to publish these messages and videos on my blogs. Please take time to listen to the messages and to consider what it means to you in your life. Decide where you will stand and what you will do as the earth prepares to greet her Creator.

When Does Scouting for a Rainbow Gathering Begin?

Scouting usually begins in late spring, about mid April to early May, depending on the weather in the area. Snow pack will determine if the scouts who volunteer to travel the sites in the National Forests being considered will be able to get into the area. A lot of National Forests are buried in snow until mid May. So Mark your calendars for the middle of April if you want to adventure into the mountains of New Mexico.

The next step will be to read the groups online, like alt.gathering.rainbow at google groups to follow the online discussions. Find other groups at yahoo by typing in a search for rainbow gathering counsels, discussions, scouts and gatherings. This will produce a good listing from which to choose. Read the unofficial site at www.welcomehome.org for updates that reach consensus by the people who are on site, whether it be at a scout council, spring council, or vision council.

Participate in the councils online, attend gatherings and potluck dinners on a regional level to meet and talk with people who will be part of the scouting process. Write down some emails and contact the people personally if you want to be part of the process.

Please post your questions in the comment section of this blog. Be sure to include your blog link and an email at which I can contact you. I really need the readers feedback so I know what you want to read about here.

Visit mountainspiritpeople at yahoo groups to follow the Mountain Spirit Tribe.

Watch for more updates on the rainbow gathering process for New Mexico in 2009.
Welcome Home.
We Love You.

The Midnight Writer

Preparing for the New Mexico Rainbow Gathering

It is only late January, but time has a way of creeping up on us. June will be here before you know it and I'll be camped at the annual gathering of the tribes of the rainbow family of living light. Now is the time to start dialogue about scouting and councils. Now is the time to move forward on our efforts to change the regulations regarding free assembly on National Forest System lands.

There are a list of things to do, but a few of them take precedence.

Top Priority

Contact the Governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson. New Mexico will be the host state for this year's annual gathering so it is vital to engage the governor in conversations regarding peaceable assembly and the ongoing struggles with law enforcement.