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Networked: How to Leverage Your Connections in the 21st Century

The Internet isn’t hurting communication and deconstructing social ties. In fact, two authors and researchers argue that the Internet is enhancing them. Not surprisingly, Networked authors Lee Rainie and Barry Wellman suggest that the Internet, social networking and mobile devices – the underlying triumvirate that underlies what they call the Triple Revolution – have enhanced… Continue reading Networked: How to Leverage Your Connections in the 21st Century

Richard Clear Brings His Tai Chi to Peoria

In what turned out to be a fantastic early birthday present to myself, I attended Mr. Richard Clear’s free tai chi seminar in Peoria last Friday night. While I did not attend his paid sessions due to other commitments, I found the free session enlightening. I was asked if I’d learned anything during the session,… Continue reading Richard Clear Brings His Tai Chi to Peoria

Andrew Keen on Social Media: “What We Once Saw as a Prison Is Now Considered a Playground”

This past week, I read an advance e-book version of Andrew Keen’s new title, “Digital Vertigo: How Today’s Online Social Revolution Is Dividing, Diminishing, and Disorienting Us,” and wanted to share what I believed were important points from the book. Keen, in a much more thorough way than I do here, explains that social media… Continue reading Andrew Keen on Social Media: “What We Once Saw as a Prison Is Now Considered a Playground”

Review: Yang Tai Chi for Beginners DVD by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

Any martial artist interested in the Chinese martial arts should get their hands on Yang Tai Chi for Beginners. Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming takes the viewer through each step of the tai chi chuan form for Yang style. Each step is clearly labeled with English, Chinese, and the Chinese ideograms. At each new movement, he explains… Continue reading Review: Yang Tai Chi for Beginners DVD by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming