Comments on: If I had… http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/08/02/if-i-had/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Ahlness http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/08/02/if-i-had/comment-page-1/#comment-8286 Mark Ahlness Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:07:40 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1218#comment-8286 Wesley, thanks for temporarily lifting me out of the dopa doldrums! Hey, come on out here and teach in Seattle - that way there would be TWO teachers blogging with their kids! Gosh, it's so easy to sink back into being cynical, sorry... But to send back a little lifting of spirits your way perhaps... have you seen this? http://youtube.com/watch?v=V6Kki_WJJRA Wesley, thanks for temporarily lifting me out of the dopa doldrums! Hey, come on out here and teach in Seattle – that way there would be TWO teachers blogging with their kids! Gosh, it’s so easy to sink back into being cynical, sorry…

But to send back a little lifting of spirits your way perhaps… have you seen this?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=V6Kki_WJJRA

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/08/02/if-i-had/comment-page-1/#comment-8256 D'Arcy Norman Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:43:49 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1218#comment-8256 so... you'd buy your own kids iBooks, but everyone else would have to settle for OLPC rigs? ;-) so… you’d buy your own kids iBooks, but everyone else would have to settle for OLPC rigs? ;-)

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/08/02/if-i-had/comment-page-1/#comment-8253 Wesley Fryer Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:19:45 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1218#comment-8253 Yes I've given Congress and the Presidency some thought-- and even the local school board when I was still living in Texas, but I would need to make a lot more money first-- and I have started to think that positional authority is not necessary the most powerful type. It is the most visible and what we think of powerful, but I think many of the solutions we need require grass-roots organization and advocacy, and helping promote those types of changes doesn't necessarily require an elected or appointed position. Enjoy your Toyotas! :-) Yes I’ve given Congress and the Presidency some thought– and even the local school board when I was still living in Texas, but I would need to make a lot more money first– and I have started to think that positional authority is not necessary the most powerful type. It is the most visible and what we think of powerful, but I think many of the solutions we need require grass-roots organization and advocacy, and helping promote those types of changes doesn’t necessarily require an elected or appointed position.

Enjoy your Toyotas! :-)

]]> By: Casting Out Nines»Blog Archive » Good ideas… http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/08/02/if-i-had/comment-page-1/#comment-8247 Casting Out Nines»Blog Archive » Good ideas… Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:03:33 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1218#comment-8247 [...] Amen to all that. Whole thing here. I suggested to Wes that he run for Congress or Senate sometime. [...] [...] Amen to all that. Whole thing here. I suggested to Wes that he run for Congress or Senate sometime. [...]

]]> By: Robert http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/08/02/if-i-had/comment-page-1/#comment-8245 Robert Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:56:09 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1218#comment-8245 Re: having money for cars -- My wife and I just bought a Toyota Corolla and Matrix (respectively) a couple of days ago, trading in our clunky Pontiac minivan and deathtrap Chevy Aveo. We love both the Toyotas -- fun to drive, good gas mileage, will last for 20 years. We looked at the Prius and Highlander -- $47K for the Highlander, so no way that was going to happen for us! But the Prius actually seems doable on a normal budget, priced at $23K, and you would save a lot of money on gas. And the technology in that car is really impressive. Re: having the power -- Have you ever considered running for Congress or Senate, Wes? :) Re: having money for cars — My wife and I just bought a Toyota Corolla and Matrix (respectively) a couple of days ago, trading in our clunky Pontiac minivan and deathtrap Chevy Aveo. We love both the Toyotas — fun to drive, good gas mileage, will last for 20 years. We looked at the Prius and Highlander — $47K for the Highlander, so no way that was going to happen for us! But the Prius actually seems doable on a normal budget, priced at $23K, and you would save a lot of money on gas. And the technology in that car is really impressive.

Re: having the power — Have you ever considered running for Congress or Senate, Wes? :)

]]> By: David jakes http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/08/02/if-i-had/comment-page-1/#comment-8244 David jakes Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:34:30 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1218#comment-8244 Impressive... Impressive…

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