Details on meeting #17... Tuesday (2/5) at 7pm, location TBD (although it will probably be at Drink because we can never think of a better place, suggestions are welcome).
Topics:
1. Predictions. We get to read the predictions we made at the beginning of 2007 and make new ones for 2008.
2. Follow up from last meeting. We'll bring one of those simple good ideas to life.
Meeting #16 recap:
We had a good idea, we are going to try something small and achievable, complete it, and give ourselves a sense of accomplishment. We were thinking of a Toy drive, and Kimberly did a great job of doing that on her own. So maybe we'll pick up one of the other ideas (cold weather clothes for kids, sport equipment, musical instruments, etc). We can decide at meeting #17. Also, we are going to donate $50 from the GIS treasury through Kiva (Jeff is going to head that up). A next step would be something bigger and more visible like a coffee mug.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Meeting #16 - The good idea meeting
It's time to live up to our name. Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, 12/11 at 7:00pm at TBD (please someone suggest a good spot). The topic will be to come up with a "good idea" that we as a group can implement. Something as good as this...
(thanks Nelia for the video link).
To give you some guidelines... the benefit should be felt locally, should impact people, should be creative and fun (no pressure).
(thanks Nelia for the video link).
To give you some guidelines... the benefit should be felt locally, should impact people, should be creative and fun (no pressure).
Monday, November 19, 2007
#15.5 - meeting recap
Our meeting last Thursday was fun, educations, and had wine...sounds like the prefect GIS meeting. We planned to discuss the politics and fortunately for us the Democrats scheduled a debate for the same night. So we popped open a bunch of bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau and discussed the blow by blow on the debate. With our drawing too many conclusions we decided that Hillary and Obama are the front runners and neither gained nor lost much from the debate. Biden, Dobb, and Kucinch all made great points, but have not chance of winning. And Richardson and Edwards need to just get off the stage.I'm thinking the next meeting should be Tuesday, 12/11. Any thoughts on a topic?
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Meeting #15.5 - LOCATION
Tonight's meeting will be held at Kim's house (280 Maple St. #2). We'll be using some money from the GIS endowment to get a bunch of bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau. Be there at 7pm. We'll talk politics.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Meeting #15.5
Let's try this again (with a little bit of an incentive)...
Meeting #15.5 will be held of Thursday, November 15th at 7pm. It will be at a bar TBD (let me know your suggestions) or at Maegen and my place.
TOPIC: Political Participation. We still have another year to go before the election and I'm already sick of it... but wait, I've done nothing, why am I sick of it? What am I sick of? What would I do if I could change the process? Be introspective, do some research, and come ready to discuss.
INCENTIVE:
Beaujolais Nouveau tasting (per Allan's request).
So some politics and wine, we can't go wrong.
Meeting #15.5 will be held of Thursday, November 15th at 7pm. It will be at a bar TBD (let me know your suggestions) or at Maegen and my place.
TOPIC: Political Participation. We still have another year to go before the election and I'm already sick of it... but wait, I've done nothing, why am I sick of it? What am I sick of? What would I do if I could change the process? Be introspective, do some research, and come ready to discuss.
INCENTIVE:
Beaujolais Nouveau tasting (per Allan's request).
So some politics and wine, we can't go wrong.
I can't be the only one to pick up on this...
Yahoo is getting chastised by the media and congress for giving a customer's info over to the Chinese government. As they should, the journalist ended up with a 10 yr. prison term. What I'm confused about is how our government does the same exact thing to Internet and phone companies and it's not an issue. Sure hippies like the ACLU make a stink about it. But in the same week that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is getting bitched out in congress, FBI chief Robert Mueller is in the same hall defending National Security Letters. I can't be the only one who noticed...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Meeting #15 report
Well, only Benjamin showed up. I was watching a snowboard movie while we were waiting so he go introduced to that whole scene. The good idea of the night was the left over salmon we put into the annie's mac + cheese for dinner. Give it a try.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Political Participation- meeting #15
Meeting #15 will be held of Tuesday, October 23rd at 7pm. It will be at a bar TBD (let me know your suggestions) or at Maegen and my place.
TOPIC: Political Participation. We still have another year to go before the election and I'm already sick of it... but wait, I've done nothing, why am I sick of it? What am I sick of? What would I do if I could change the process? Be introspective, do some research, and come ready to discuss.
TOPIC: Political Participation. We still have another year to go before the election and I'm already sick of it... but wait, I've done nothing, why am I sick of it? What am I sick of? What would I do if I could change the process? Be introspective, do some research, and come ready to discuss.
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.
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.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Meeting #14 & #15 - Slap Shot and Octoberfest
Welcome back.
We'll have our first meetings in a long time in October. The first (#14) will be held on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2nd at 7pm. We will be a screening the film Slap Shot. Allan plays Johnny Upton, so we'll get a bit of a directors cut. As it stands Ross and Jeff's house is the venue, but we'd love to find an alternate location. Suggestions anyone?
great Johnny Upton quote from the movie
The second (#15), to be held on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16th, will be a seasonal Octoberfest party. We'll carve up some pumpkins, tap a keg of GIS Red Ale that Ross and I brewed over the summer, etc. This will be at Ross and Jeff's.
We'll have our first meetings in a long time in October. The first (#14) will be held on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2nd at 7pm. We will be a screening the film Slap Shot. Allan plays Johnny Upton, so we'll get a bit of a directors cut. As it stands Ross and Jeff's house is the venue, but we'd love to find an alternate location. Suggestions anyone?
great Johnny Upton quote from the movie
The second (#15), to be held on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16th, will be a seasonal Octoberfest party. We'll carve up some pumpkins, tap a keg of GIS Red Ale that Ross and I brewed over the summer, etc. This will be at Ross and Jeff's.
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