At the beginning of each new calendar year, many people make “resolutions. What they are attempting to “re-solve”, I don’t know – especially if they already did or did not “solve” it the year before. Setting “goals” is all well and good, but is best done when one FIRST considers the “role” a person is/will be in – as this has a tremendous influence on if/how goals are accomplished.

Size may or may not always really matter, but one size seldom fits all. When it comes to communication and connection, the medium sometimes IS the message. MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn,, Squidoo, Tumblr, Digg, StumbleUpon, and all the other social networking and internet dating sites are a great way to meet or stay in touch with people (all over the world), BUT facing a computer and typing is NOT the same as talking face to face with people in person – or having an “offline” relationship. Perhaps like most Meetup members, we need to remember that connecting in a virtual world is not a substitute for meeting in the real one.

There is a lot of talk today about “deficits” (and what is perceived and proclaimed as “lacking”, or “not enough”, in some way). Most people are aware of a growing “budget deficit” and increasing “attention deficit”. But, is there really a deficit (problem) at all – or just a difficulty in our default definition, distribution, and allocation of assets and resources?