Travels Without Charley
People: John and Mary
They were from Massachusetts. This was the start of their fourth month on the road - thousands of miles away from their home.
Mary was stood watching John who was lying on his back under the car.
People: Gina
Gina told me that her husband was a magician. A very good magician.
Turns out that he is also a maths teacher. That’s how he makes is money. He really wants to make his living as a magician. Magic is is his passion.
People: Dan
Dan knew what he was doing. He offered me an Amber Ale from his selection. It was glorious. Arguably one of the best Amber’s I had ever tasted.
People: Candy
I met Candy while she was having dinner with her beau ... Brian. She is a truck driver who operates as far North as Seattle and as far South as San Jose.
People: Caroline and Marcus
Caroline and Marcus had arrived in the US a couple of days earlier, most of their two-week sojourn in front of them.
People: Stevie
Stevie was unsteady on his feet. He walked slowly. He didn’t seem to have much money. He was visiting the area because he had a hospital appointment.
People: Jeff and Emma
Jeff had worked in Somerset for 4 years. Emma's mother was born in England. Now they lived in America. Together.
A People First Update
People First has a big vision and is moving forward on a variety of initiatives. Life is too short to record it all in detail here ... so I am choosing to reference a few (in alphabetical order);
- (The) Business Of Identity
- CH-MRC
- Digital Puerto Rico
- IndieWeb
- Internet Identity Workshop
- Lost Identity
Some are large far-reaching initiatives some are small ideas. Some I am just interested in, others I am helping get established. I believe all are designed to help 'move the can down the road' in different ways. (The can being that which we each need to move forward to create a better world where people and their humanity are not afterthoughts but at the center of thinking, decisions and action.
And that human-centered perspective got me to thinking about people - and their stories.
So, in parallel with these initiatives, we are also pivoting the site, including moving the blog front and center and dropping the 'WhoWhatWhenWhereWhyHow' pages to a supporting role on the site.
We are also announcing the introduction of a new theme of posts categorized as 'Travels Without Charley' - tipping cap, doffing hat, nodding head vigorously towards one John Steinbeck.