back to the seed, that never took root.

First off, no meeting this week. Maegen and I are running a food drive at Higher Ground.

Bare with me on a quick ramble. The GIS has not really taken root yet, we have a good idea, but it's not happening. I believe that's because we are not keeping to the original intention of the society. Basically, less "fluff" meetings, more serious discussion. Our best meetings have been more serious ones. I realize this may turn people off and that's okay. The hope is the GIS will succeed with a core group of dedicated members. As a reminder, here is the charter invitation that I will try to stay true to.

THE GOOD IDEA SOCIETY – charter invitation 10/30/06

Let’s create a place to share good ideas - good ideas that foster good community, good environment, good people, and good times.

To start, this place would be a bi-weekly meeting. A forum to have fun, discuss important/relevant issues, and to discuss problems that we face as a people and a community. This will all be done over a few pints and glasses of wine.

Our ideas will vary widely, from discussions of religion, politics, history, philosophy, and ethics to a dirty joke night or a whiskey tasting. The ideas can and will change from meeting to meeting and hopefully we will hit on some good ideas - good ideas that we’ll put into action and create real results.

But the main idea of the Good Idea Society is to create a “society” of friends where ideas can be safely expressed and explored while having a good time. Not so different from our lives already – just a touch more structure to help bring the ideas to life.

Let’s be serious, but let’s not take ourselves too seriously. Let’s try to do good, but make sure we’re having fun and not getting bogged down in the weight of our ideas.