down the avenue: Gnomedex in Seattle Underway

FAVORITE QUOTES

Only Those Who See the Invisible, Can Do The Impossible
The Age of your Heart is the Age of what you Love - Marcel Prévost
Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I'll understand.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one opening before us. -Helen Keller
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. -Leo Tolstoy
Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. -Paul Tournier
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. -Carl W. Buechner
Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The foolish reject what they see, the wise reject what they think
Imagination is more important than knowledge - Albert Einstein
When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you - Lao-tzu
The world surrenders to a quiet mind
It is a funny thing about life: If you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it - Somerset Maugham
"At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to assist you." Goethe

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June 30, 2006

Gnomedex in Seattle Underway

Gnomedex Day 1 is underway on Seattle's waterfront: what a fabulous place to have an event!! I'm here wearing several hats, including 'learning new stuff,' which isn't something I always come home feeling. I'll be posting updates, notes and visuals over the next couple of days from the ground.

Check out a partial list of attendees, most of which link to their blog or a page that captures the essence of who they are. Same thing, no? RSS feed of the list here and OPML version here.

A sweet moment for me was bumping into Chris Pirillo's parents who wore the title: Staff on their badge. We mostly talked about Iowa, which brought back a wonderful memory of an ex-boyfriend's grandfather's 101th birthday many years ago.

Joe Pirillo has a great smile and note the strong family resemblance: