Monthly Archives: October 2009

Challenge Conventional Assumptions

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Derek Neighbors

I have been reading “ThinkerToys” by Michael Michalko.  I am going to try to do one Thinkertoy exercise per day (or at least a few per week).  The goal is to help get my brain to be in a creative [...]

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National Novel Writing Month and Prag Pro Wri Mo

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Derek Neighbors

I admit it. I’m addicted to books.  I love to read.  I have my father to blame for this addiction.  I have talked about reading a lot in the past, but today it’s about something different.  It’s about WRITING.  You [...]

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Make Use of Your Library and Read For Free!!!

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Derek Neighbors

I have recently rediscovered the awesomeness of the Maricopa County Public Library system.  My family has started going there again and when the kids asked recently, I took them instead of the wife.  I picked up a book or two [...]

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Does Phoenix Need To Change?

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Derek Neighbors

Last night, had some great conversation at Gangplank Hacknight with Remi Taylor, Chuck Reynolds, Ed Nusbaum, Mark Ng, Steve Swedler, Byron Bowerman, Ryan Gasparini, Mike Benner and William Bradley about how we can stop making excuses about the environment we [...]

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Can We Get Over It?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Derek Neighbors

This morning I was getting bummed that I haven’t taken the family for an RV road trip in a while.  To compensate I went to the RV road mix on the iPod.  My mind was wandering and I found myself [...]

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How Do We Fix Phoenix? Solutions Are Out There!

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Derek Neighbors

A blog I started reading recently and suggested by Chuck Reynolds called Rogue Columnist, is pretty interesting. It highlights a lot of the problems in Phoenix from someone that was raised here pre 1970 and has since moved to [...]

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