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Puzzling

June 26th, 2004 David Rosam No comments

No problems that time.

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Can I bother you again with a test?

June 26th, 2004 David Rosam No comments

You see, something just caused a soft reset.
Let’s see what happens this time.

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A test

June 26th, 2004 David Rosam No comments

sorry about this. but i need to try out mo:blog

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Hi there!

March 14th, 2004 David Rosam No comments

No I haven’t died.

I’ve just been very, very busy – and still am – but this morning I made the decision that, as I enjoy writing this blog, it’s about time I found some slots in my schedule to say something on it!

I’m also going to see which of the many entries that didn’t make it past Draft stage over the past few weeks are worth resurrecting.

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Highlighting the value in social networking

March 3rd, 2004 David Rosam No comments

It seems there’s little value in the technologies that run online networking communities any more. You can now buy the nuts and bolts conveniently off the shelf.

I wonder if the VCs that have been investing in such businesses have a clear idea of where the true value lies? (That’s in the community, BTW).

AlstraSoft E-Friends – Run your own online social networking community just like Friendster. Members create their own personal friends network, meet new friends, dating and join groups

[This Dangerous Thinking entry was started, but not published on the 'Authored On' date].

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…and two more junk faxes today

January 28th, 2004 David Rosam No comments

Can I extrapolate that the trend is levelling out? :-)

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Help Support The Starlight Foundation

January 10th, 2004 David Rosam 1 comment

My e-mail and IM Buddy (I’ve never talked to him, let alone met him), Martin Avis, is selling an e-book to raise money for The Starlight Foundation.

I’ll let Martin tell the story:

My young daughter’s best friend has got cancer.

How parents of seriously sick children cope, I have no idea. We have offered any help that we can give, and are all devastated by the news, but even we are removed from the full force of the horror.

Imagine living with the knowledge that your child has a life-threatening illness and all you can do is hope.

Or worse, imagine that there is no longer any hope.

Over the last few weeks I have been working on a new ebook about the power of creating your own Mastermind group. I had planned to launch it this week at $9.99 as the first in a series of short, to-the-point eBooklets.

But now I’ve had a change of heart.

I’ve watched from a distance as ‘L’ has endured sickness and tiredness from the chemotherapy. I’ve listened to my daughter talk about how ‘L’ wakes up every morning and expects to see her hair left behind on the pillow. I’ve even joked with ‘L’ about the bubble that doctors have implanted in her chest to make giving her frequent injections a little easier.

In my feelings of absolute frustration at being unable to help a funny, happy, crazy, and loving little girl who is brave beyond words, I’ve reached an acceptance and a decision.

I’ve accepted that I can’t help her. She is responding to treatment, thank the Lord, and despite her serious condition, is probably better off than many children who are not.

My decision is that I, with your help, can do some small thing for the many thousands of other children who are without hope of recovery or survival.

What I am doing is to sell my ebook ‘How to Build Your Own Mastermind Group to Catapult Your Success’ entirely on behalf of the Starlight Foundation charity. 100% of the money I receive for this book, after bank or Paypal fees, will be donated.

The Starlight Foundation does not try to find the cures for the many diseases that children succumb to. They are not a medical charity. These wonderful people, who are mostly volunteers, try to bring a little happiness into the lives of children whose lives have little joy left.

They grant wishes. They provide entertainment in hospitals and hospices. They organize outings and activities for those children who are able. They help over 100,000 children every month in over 1,000 hospitals worldwide.

So what can we do to help?

I’ve reduced the price of my book to just $7.50 so pretty much everyone can afford it.

Down below you will find two simple Paypal buttons. One will let you buy the book at $7.50. The other button is a Paypal ‘donate’ button. Please use this one if $7.50 is too much for you, or you would like to donate more. You will set the price.

I will keep nothing. Every penny, cent, dollar and pound I receive will go to the Starlight Foundation.

Note to newsletter publishers: If you have a mailing list, here is the worst JV offer you will receive this year: offer this book to your list and receive absolutely nothing in return!

Except, of course, the knowledge that you’ve helped some very sick kids to smile.

I make no apologies for the blatant attempt to pull on your heart-strings. My aim is to raise as much money for this wonderful cause as I can.

Please help me to help the Starlight Foundation to help critically and terminally ill children.

And along the way, get an ebook that may catapult your success.

They say that generosity has to come before prosperity. Now is your chance to prove it.

Thank you.

I urge you to buy Martin’s e-book, and help very sick children. The book’s just $7.50.

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What a nice day

January 7th, 2004 David Rosam 3 comments

Today is my birthday (somewhere between 5 and 207, now that you should ask), the sun is shining, and I’ve been bought two Robert Wyatt albums.

Blissful – even if I am working.

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Happy New Year to Dangerous Thinkers everywhere

January 2nd, 2004 David Rosam No comments

Wishing you a happy and prosperous 2004.

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Today I saw an astonishing act of kindness

December 5th, 2003 David Rosam No comments

Today, I went to Slough again, a trip that involves travelling on a chunk of London’s Circle line.

Somewhere between Victoria and Paddington a very large, old, scabby, dirty and smelly tramp got on. He spent his time sat down, bent double, scratching.

We all looked on, appalled, leaving as much of a moat between us and him as the overcrowded carriage would allow.

As I got off, however, a young woman, anonymous in her bleached blonde bob, designer handbag and high street business suit, pressed a £10 note into his filthy hand.

As I followed her on to the platform, the tramp stirred, confused by the money.

I hope he realised what he had in his hand, and he exchanged it for something that brought some joy into his day.

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