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No wonder Frances no showed Courtney looked like a mess.
KISS just such wunnerful buds. They looked ridiculous should have worn the makeupReplyCancel
I adored Cat Stevens back in the day – I have all his albums in my record collection. I thought he'd given up on all this 'showbiz' malarkey. (o/t I was watching The Taste the other day and there's an actual judge called Malarkey – what were his parents even thinking?)ReplyCancel
Cat Stevens was there?
Did he shout "DEATH TO AMERICA"?ReplyCancel
Ha Sherry, I bet those guys had a Courtney free zone. Still trying to think about how JJ would sound singing their songs, though.
Love Peter Gabriel! Second the "wish I was there" emotion.
Shit, I'd pay to see Joan Jett with the Nirvana boys.
Trying to unseen Peter Gabriel. "That old Mann's not him. That old Mann's not him"ReplyCancel
*sigh* man is. Not Mann's. why you gotta harsh my vaycay, spelchek?ReplyCancel
Agreed, @Sherry, Stipe looks frozen with horror.
I can't stand Cat Stevens.
I thought KISS wasn't attending the induction? Or was that another band?ReplyCancel
Yeah thanks for that Charlie.
Now I have to look up Blinded by the Light so I won't have it stuck in my head all like a runner in the night.
KISS refused to perform or wear their makeup the way the organizers wanted them to @7.ReplyCancel
Daryl Hall will always be a hottie to me and Courtney Love, get your monster claws off Michael Stipe.ReplyCancel
What a group of pics that was. Pretty cool!ReplyCancel
I love Cat Stevens in a completely unironic way. Also Peter GabrielReplyCancel
Cranky garden gnome!!!
Other than that, this lot depresses the fuck out of me.ReplyCancel
@OneEye, that pic of Peter.. I'm traumatized. Seriously, I may have to take to my bed for the weekend. :'(
Hope you're having a fab time!ReplyCancel
STEVIE <3. Joan Jett and Nirvana come in at a close second.ReplyCancel
I love Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam. It's about time they honored him.
About time for Peter Gabriel too.
Gene and Paul clearly hate each other's guts, which is kind of fun.ReplyCancel
I forgot Hall & Oats, those poor guys. Tommy Mottola stole every dime they ever made.ReplyCancel
Actually, Courtney & Stipe have been friends for over 20 years now, although I don't think they're as close as they used to be…and yes, apparently she, Krist and Dave all "hugged it out" last night. (No idea how long that'll last, but at least last night was a civilized occasion.) Joan Jett playing w/Nirvana isn't as weird as it seems; she played with the surviving Gits for a while after Mia Zapata's murder (they found the worthless piece of shit who killed her a few years ago using DNA; he'll never see the outside of a prison again, thank God), so presumably she knew other people in Seattle.
Is it just me, or does John Oates barely seem to have aged? Sorry to hear Tommy ripped them off; karma's going to be a bitch to him someday…
Speaking of civilized behavior, at least all the KISS guys (well, really, Gene) behaved themselves and spoke well of each other, and if I understand correctly, the various other members got a shout-out, even if they weren't allowed to come.
(Fingers crossed that NIN gets into the HoF next year…I wonder who they'd get to induct Trent? Bowie, perhaps?)ReplyCancel
Love me some Peter Gabriel.ReplyCancel
In the 80s Hall and Oates were my guilty pleasure, along with INXS…my little break from harder rock. I didn't know Motolla had ripped them off.
Gene and Paul wanted the current line up of KISS to play and the hall said no, because it was the original lineup that was inducted. They didn't perform but I am glad to see they all showed up for the occasion.
Carrie Underwood needs new hair. That old profile shot of Cat Stevens looks like Dave Navarro! Hot!ReplyCancel
Salman Rushdie had choice words (via Twitter) for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: "Dear Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, this is who you're inducting tonight. Congratulations." He included a link to Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens*' support of Rushdie's fatwa, and cc'ed him, too.
(* It's not clear to me which name he's using these days, sorry.)
I get that Cobain's dead but why did the other members of Nirvana get to chose who performed with them when Gene and Paul couldn't choose the members of KISS in the band right now to perform? Would I rather see Ace and Peter up there with them performing? Hell yes, but I can see why Gene and Paul feel that the current lineup is the one that performed and when told they couldn't said "Fuck it, we'll show up but not play". There have been many, many iterations of KISS over the last 40 years, every person is a piece of the puzzle that gave them the staying power they had and all of them should've been honored. For God's sake, they inducted all 942 members of Bruce Springsteen's backup band (ironically including a person who played on more KISS albums if you count solo albums than Peter Criss did in Anton Fig) why not let the other living members of KISS perform along with the original four?ReplyCancel
Back in the mid seventies Cat Stevens was hot ! He has aged horribly.ReplyCancel
Come on, it is KISS. They weren't giving the R n R HOF the rights to one of their performances. Gene and the other guy probably asked for an exorbitant fee.ReplyCancel
@baconranch or else you'll be wrapped up like a doucheReplyCancel
KISS is famous only for what the original 4 did; nobody would've bought a damn one of their albums in the 80's if they hadn't already been big. That is the lineup deserving induction.
I have nothing against Thayer and Singer, but to what original stuff have they contributed? Nothing HoF worthy.
Ace and Peter have issues, and Gene has his own (the worst I've heard about Paul is that he may wear a wig), but they used to be really really good.ReplyCancel

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Project Winkie takes on a special significance when you deal with two children. After Thambi was born, I had decided that I would be a no-stress mother this time around. No worrying about spoiling him or holding him too much or nursing him to sleep etc etc etc. And it really worked well for those first few newborn weeks. Sathya stayed close to me and it felt like the only way to be. When he woke up hungry, it was so easy to pull him close and nurse him, and snooze thru it all. And when he was done, he'd just fall back to sleep and so would I.
And since Winkie was particular about sleeping next to me as well, I'd start off the night with both my sons on either side of me. Once Winkie was asleep, his father would take him to his room, where they would sleep the rest of the night together. I enjoyed the closeness I had to both of them and felt like a mother in every sense of the word, and there was nothing sweeter and purer than two needy souls lapping up my warmth and closeness.
But after a while, the novelty of it wore off and the discomforts became the focus. Even though I never did, I always worried about sleeping too close to Sathya and crushing any part of his tiny self. As a result, I'd either sleep with him in the crook of my arm, which made my arms go to sleep before I did. Or, I'd sleep very stiffly with my arms to my sides and think a 100 times before turning to a side, because that would make a dent in the bed and Sathya would promptly come rolling into that little spot I had just vacated.
And in the first part of the night, having Winkie also on the bed made it a little too crowded for comfort. I'd wake up in the morning, after those several awakenings at night, feeling even more raw and achy than before. And I'd be crabby for the rest of the day! Which is just not the way to be when you have to tend to another's needs!!
So things came to a head as usual. And I concluded that the boys will just have to sleep in their own little places, by their own little selves. With Winkie, I thought I could talk to him and prepare him slowly and gently nudge his habits into that direction, but what do I do about Thambi? I did not want him to cry it out at any rate. Firstly, he was too young for that and secondly, there had to be an easier and gentler way. I didn't want to ruin his sleep habits with my own interference and then wait for 6 months to train him to sleep on his own. When I was battling with all these thoughts, a timely email from a friend, the words of the Baby Whisperer and some music came to my rescue. Praba's email helped me believe that my baby could sleep by himself without my help, Tracy Hogg showed me how and the rudram tape became the sounds of sleep.
I read the book, and was won over by her gentle, sensible, no-nonsense approach which really helped me understand Sathya's needs better. Some of the things she says are extremely commonsense. Start as you mean to go on...i.e., whatever you do now, project it for the future and work out its feasibility for the long run. For instance, its okay to rock a sweet, innocent 6 lb newborn to sleep. Its that early time when the novelty of baby is upon you and you want to care for it in every way you can. But 8 months and a good 15lbs later, its not going to be so much of fun for those achy arms of yours.
I have done this with Winkie. I have rocked him, walked him, talked him and sung him to sleep, only to have him awaken 2 hours later and start it all again. So I knew only too well what she meant when she said...start as you mean to go on. This is a wonderful line to remember, with all the things that can get habit forming with our children, and which we'll eventually have to wean them out of.
Babies are the best self soothers....they are born with this ability.
I started off with watching Sathya's sleeping and eating pattern over 3 days. It was enough time to help me understand that he did have a routine of his own and there was a certain predictability to it. So, with that as a starting point, I was able to judge his cries better. You definitely know a hungry cry from a tired cry and an I'm bored cry from a stop-the-stimulation wail!
So whenever he started yawning, rubbing his eyes, and showing any other signs of tiredness, I'd take him upstairs and lay him down in the bassinet, still awake. Then I'd switch on the CD. I've listened to the chants on the CD a few times during the pregnancy, and hoped it was the most familiar thing he could have to wind down to. The first few times I did that, he was quite fussy. And I'd jump into the picture without giving him much of a chance and pat him to sleep.
Then I think it was about the 3rd or 4th night...when I realised something. That deep down, I did not really believe that he could do it. I was a little shocked to realise it. No wonder Sathya could not sleep on his own, what with all those anxious vibes hovering over him. So I said a prayer. A quiet one. Dear God...stay with this child and grace him with the comfort of sleep. Take my fears, and make me believe. And when I put him down after that, I did it calmly. I patted him for 2 minutes to get him to stop writhing about, and when he stilled, I gently walked out of the room. I listened outside the door for a few minutes. He had began to fuss. I was so afraid he'd become more and more awake and I had to control the urge to walk in and pat.
So I went downstairs. I didn't switch on the monitor for a few minutes. Let him have his try in peace. 5 minutes later, I switched it on. The sound of the chants came thru. There was no other sound. I listened more closely. Quiet. I looked at my mom in wonder. And relief. And pride. He'd put himself to sleep.
Once that huge first step was taken by both of us, I tried to remain consistent with this everytime. I also had to remind my Mom to put him down when he was sleepy. Grandmas have the natural tendency to hold and cuddle without a thought. Fortunately for me, she let me have my way with my fabcy notions and supported the process with her actions.
Now, its a way of life. Sathya sleeps on his own, for the most part. *knock on wood and coal and fire and whatever else it takes to not jinx myself for the said words*. Of course, not everytime is as smooth. There are days when he prefers being held a little longer. Or nursed some more. And I always let him lead the way. And once I know I have satisfied all his needs and he is well and truly sleepy, I put him down again. And have faith. And walk out.
Now for all the predictability of his night-time, his daytimes go for a bit of a toss. And just when I start to stress on it, I remind myself, that this IS his 4th trimester. And he can get homesick too, every once in a while. And that's when we enjoy the maximum cuddles and holding.
So while Sathya goes to sleep by himself, Winkie does not. I tried talking to him. The big boy talk. Look at your brother compare talk. The remember your friend in school peer talk. But he still wants me to stay with him as he falls asleep. I tried leaving the lights on in the passage and leaving the door open, saying I would come to him whenever he needed me. But nope. He knows what he wants and that is his Mom laying down next to him. So, I cut out his afternoon nap. It was a tough call to make, for I have always cherished his naps for the time I could have for myself. But if he were to sleep early at night, it had to go!
He welcomed it cheerily. He played games on the computer and watched some TV while I took a nap. He didn't disturb me if I told him not to. And he'd be nice and tired by the early evening, that the 8 PM bedtime was something he didn't resist. So once Sathya was down for the night, I'd tackle Winkie. After brushing, it was book time. A small book for the night, not a big one. My rules. :) Then lights off, before Wee Willie Winkie peeped in thru the window. A few minutes of cuddling, praying and I love you Amma's and he was off 15 minutes later to dreamland.
And once the task of the two sleepers was complete, I'd go downstairs flashing a victorious smile to my Mom and husband, and we'd all catch the last serial of our day on Sun TV.
Now I now we all agonise over co-sleeping vs separate quarters vs anything in between. I know I have. And right now, it feels like some balance has been struck. While Sathya sleeps on his own, his bassinet is still in my room, close to my bed. That feels good and comforting. And while Winkie still needs my presence, I now love those 15 minutes with him, as a relaxed time of just me and him. Where his Mom is not stressed, feels calm and loving, and that's the last thing he remembers before he falls asleep. And THAT feels good and comforting.
I have always believed that a well rested mother IS a better mother, than a harried one. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with encouraging/helping your child do something that he is very much capable of doing in that age. It improves his confidence and self-esteem. And which parent does not delight in watching her child grow more independent? Well, at least in the early years. ;)
And a child DOES sleep better when he sleeps on his own without depending on our help at the end of each sleep cycle. Looking back, I feel that the 1 and 1/2 years of sleeping independence that Winkie underwent, helps him even today to sleep better, even if I am involved in that first stage of it. So purely from my experience alone, I can say that children need to be guided towards independence, at the age appropriate times. Sure, you have to follow thier cues on everything, but you also have to take the lead sometimes and pave the way. I've found that doing something for my child who knows very well how to do things by himself tends towards over-indulgence on my part. Doing it once in a while makes it special and sweet. Doing it each and everytime makes it a chore.
At the end of the day, it is upto us to skilfully wean them from the crutches of dependence and help them to grow good strong wings to soar and fly!!
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- swapna said...
Hi tarini
this is a wonderful post.At first i thought with two children it will be very hard to find time for ourselves but u proved that it is also very easy if we perfectly plan and followed it.
Thanks dear!!
- Sheela said...
tharini, came here through DMC... beautifully summarized post - and it works! doesn't it?
this is a topic I've been meaning to write at length about, and as you so rightly noted, time has become a scarce commodity.
I got pointers from my mum-in-law (raised 2 lovely kids, one of which is my husband, of course) and sis-in-law (who has 3 kids) and from reading and educating myself before Ana arrived. They were just theories to me, until I had to deal with a light-sleeping newborn and head back to full-time job after 30 days of her arrival...
my reasons and circumstances may not match another's but, thought i'd share a few here anyway (might be a while before i get to that post on sleeping i've been meaning to):
1. i knew i had to send her to daycare, and i could not be there to hold her and nurse her, so, i tried to not associate nursing with sleeping
2. Rocking is not something I can follow through at 15 lbs as you pointed out, so, I resorted to music - either i would sing slokas (she doesn't know i am a bad singer yet) or play some soothing lullaby instrumental, leave her crib mobile on to get her focused on something and maybe feel hypnotized to sleep...
3. we set up bedtime routine very early on – at 4-5 months – bath, milk, winding down with gentle music…
4. as to co-sleeping vs. the other way, I didn't care too much about making a decision – do whatever works, whatever feels right for you and your kid especially as they grow up
5. as to let them cry themselves to sleep theory, I said pfft! No way… i don't see the point – I go back, reassure her, pat her down, don't get her off the crib, sing to her and tell her it is time to go to sleep and walk away— I hear a plaintive "amma? Amma?" sometimes, and when I look back in, she is just calm, not agitated, just prattling…
6. making sure she learns to fall asleep on her own is a valuable skill worth making the effort to teach, imho
Despite all this, teething lasted from 3 months to 10 months - giving me about 4 hours of broken sleep every night for all those months... so, even if I get her to stay in her crib for about 2 hours at a stretch, I felt some sense of calm…
- Ranjani said...
now that my daughter is 3 , she is pretty stubborn & wants to sleep only with us ..if only i had started sleep training sooner..oh well , as u said , i am not going to fret & just take it one day at a time:)
- Praba said...
baby whisperer, eh? it's funny -
Great to know thambi sleeps on his own...
it's so similar in our household... With S, it is magic to see her fall asleep in her crib with a gleaming smile. With K - like winkie, I still put her to sleep lying next to her - the time varies depending on how tired she is - school days it's a quick ritual - weekends - takes more time...Like you, I enjoy that time with her, and if S needs me longer going forward, I will be flexible of course....But with K, we share a room - 1) we have two bedrooms - made sense to put baby at 6 months alone in her room, and the other room for us...so even if I wake up to nurse her, i tippytoe my way out while the two(k and dad) sleep in peace... I still call it co-sleeping.. She has her own bed, and DH and I have ours on the floor...But I do scoot into K's bed some nights, and sometimes e4ven fall asleep with her.
I totally relate to the sun tv serial when my mom was here... These days hubby and I watch donny deutsch or something - and of course changes every night...But it is a great feeling to come downstairs, and drop myewlf on the couch when both kids are in their dreamworlds...In fact with S, she is down by 6.30, and I get whole couple of hpurs to catch up on with S with some blogging etc in the middle - she sat down with me last night when I did my new post on PB....I am going to try and involve her in the routine - like a diary of mom and daughter...let's see...
- Praba said...
really nice to know you've this fantastic routine for thambi who is just turned 2 months...great! I nursed S to sleep until 5/6 months..I couldn't do the walking, rocking with both...physically demanding..With K, hubby used to do all the walking,rocking - she was tough to put to sleep or may be I wasn't ready for trying the "fall asleep y yourself" method... ... babies thrive in a predictable pattern, don't they? and mamma's milk, of course!I want to write about baby food - I tried something different this time...will email you:-)
- Tharini said...
Sheela : I hope you'll write up your post soon. Wud love to hear your experience on this in detail.
Praba : I read abt K's sleep story in detail on PB. You haven't activated comments yet. Why not? And please please do share the food secrets. You've got me all eager to find out what you are talking abt! :)
- Rohini said...
Thanks for sharing your story. Keep updating on how the Baby Whisperer technique is coming along - it sounds like soemthing that I definitely want to try the next time around.
- Sunita said...
After reading the post on Rohini's blog, probably already late, I realized I had to wean J off and also teach her to sleep on her own. I was also hearing tales about 2 year olds still not weaned. Last week I thought of giving it a try. Bad start, she cried, cried for 5 mins and then it got into a bloody fight me v/s hubby & mom. I do take her for a stroll and walk in the evening, feed her and after an another 30 mins, give her a warm bath and try to put her to sleep. But she simply refuses. She needs to be nursed every time she wakes, I am literally sleeping on just one side. First I think I need to get my mom & hubby on an island before I try again. At one, I have couple of things to put in order, the next being potty training.
Quality time!
- Poppins said...
Wonderful post..Please keep us posted, I do want to try your tips. I'm trying to wean my 18 mth old from being rocked to sleep. Still struggling my way through it.
I like the part where you said a prayer and trusted that Thambi would sleep on his own. I will try that tonight :-)
Thanks much for your beautiful post !
- Sandeepa said...
You really did a great job with Sathya. I had to do it the hard way, rocking, walking around etc. for a loooong time but both me & D would take turns. However now I enjoy her sleeping with me, as I get to talk to her all alone in the dark which is fun but not every day.
Just to apply what all I am learning, I should have a second one I think :)
- Me too said...
I guess, a lot of things are easier(atleast one finds the courage to walk out for the benefit of both) the second time around! A year back I looked in awe at my relatives' kids(6 & 3 yr old) kissing their parents good-night and going straight to bed when we used to spend close to an hour to put our daughter to sleep! And 'earlier the better' mantra, I learnt quite late!!
- Orchid said...
Good post....yes, it is all about the discipline!
- karmickids said...
What a wonderful post Tharini, and as with all moms of two, I am deeply in awe. I remember the nights I struggled to unglue eyelids and feed the one I have, the thought of two to handle seems beyond all human possibility...here's to some rest for you.
- The Mad Momma said...
Tara! You took the words from my mouth.. i am so much calmer wiht the Bean and I am beginning to let her learn to sleep by herself.. the Brat still needs me to lean in over the crib and chat with him... and funnily i dont want it any other way..am completely non stressed out this time...


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Headshots September 17th
Thomas Drance
September 17 2012 05:52PM
Several Canucks skaters continue to skate at UBC.
Note the odd man out in the far right corner. It's the groundskeeper: Willie Mitchell.
Photo Credit: Shannon Paterson.
Headshots are a Canucks Army feature where we link to the day's freshest news, and other assorted Canucks web-goodies. If you've written a blogpost, produced a tribute video or birthed a clever .gif into existence - please e-mail Thom at firstname.lastname@example.com.
One NHLer who isn't sweating a lockout? Andrew Ebbett, because he's smartly poised to take home 300k even if he spends the entire season with the Canucks' AHL affiliate the Chicago Wolves.
According to eliteprospects.com, Jannik Hansen may end up with the Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Danish first league if the lockout extends into October.
Jan Bulis was only recently informed of the existence of Pass it to Bulis. No word on whether or not anyone has told Artem Chubarov about me yet!
Several Canucks players are still in Vancouver, and continue to skate together. However, they have turned their jerseys inside out:
Players on ice at ubc have their #Canucks practice jerseys on, but they are turned inside out— Brad Ziemer (@BradZiemer) September 17, 2012
They're also getting punk'd by "the man."
Mean campus cops giving #Canucks players parking tickets during skate at UBC. Don't they know these guys have no income?— Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) September 17, 2012
Francois Allaire, a close friend of Roberto Luongo's, just quit his post as Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending coach. Could this impact Luongo's willingness to accept a trade to the centre of the universe?
Canucks.com prospect writer Tyson Giurato profiles Darren Archibald on the eve of the former Barrie Colt's second season of professional hockey.
Finally, our pal the Stanchion cut a pretty funny video featuring the President's Trophy banner raising ceremony in NHL2013.
Man, I miss Chubarov. He was an awesome defensive forward! Whatever happened to him? He went to Russia because of the last lockout and never came back, right? I heard that he still owns a car in Vancouver... weird if its true. After the lockout he should come back to get his car and play on our PK and fourth line!


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Dear IDEA Cafe Meetup Member:
If you want a post Thanksgiving boost as you start in a new direction, join us this Friday (Nov 25) for the Denver IDEA Cafe Startup Workshop at Panera Bread, 13th & Grant here in Denver.
Walk-ins are welcome, but if you RSVP here you are guaranteed a seat at the brainstorming table until the start of the meeting at 2 p.m. As I send this we still have 6 seats left, RSVP now to save one for yourself at http://meetup.com/Denver-IDEA-Cafe
Please forward this email along to any of your friends who you think might find the meeting helpful. They will thank you, and so will I if you'll let me know what you have done.
Also, we are looking for volunteer leaders for new IDEA Cafe Startup Workshops we are going to be starting with local chambers of commerce across Colorado and beyond in 2012. Please let me know if you'd be willing to help.
John S. Wren, MBA+
Founder & CEO, Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
If you have friends or relatives who are visiting Colorado in the next few weeks be sure to share this with them. We'd like to give them the gift of "healing through meeting" to take back home with them.
(Healing is not used here as a medical term, these meetings have real value to help people learn more, faster, and to have fun doing it. As a result most feel better after attending, but in no way are they a substitute for the care of a medical or therapy professional.)
CONFIDENTIALITY We ask everyone who attends any of our meetings to keep who attends and what is said confidential, but there is, of course, no way we can be sure of this so protect your own anonymity and privacy at meetings and here online with us.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY No RSVP ever is required and most don't until they decide to be an active member and to be in our published SBCC Denver Membership Directory. We plan to publish a printed membership directory every 3 months starting January, 2017.
SBCC Startup Method: The 7 Practices: Recover, Imagine, Think, and Learn; to Start, Grow, and Flourish.

 Join John Wren online for the Startup Show each Friday, noon MDT
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To be a guest on the show call John Wren (303)861-1447.
Sponsored by Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Life's short, start now! Also seen on YouTube Live Events and Google+ Hangouts On Air. Mark your calendar, watch this Friday and encourage your friends who are starting in a new direction with their work to do the same!
Topic May 6 was Angela Duckworth's new book Grit. Free Grit Test (lots of others too, just takes a minute to register, see: https://t.co/xUWk0rYH9Q I just scored 4.58/5, how gritty are you?

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We cooperate with local chambers, local community newspapers, service clubs, neighborhood associations and others who want to strengthen the grassroots in business and politics.
Do you long for work that is more soulful? Want to know more about spiritual startup? Are you starting a new career, a new project or campaign, or a new business?
Our SBCC Startup Method-- Four Practices and free meetings to help with each:
1. Imagine. Attend a free IDEA Cafe Startup Workshops.
2. Think. We suggest starting or joining a Socrates Cafe group, we host one each week.
3. Learn. We suggest a peer learning group, Google "How to Start a Franklin Circle." (See below for more information about Franklin Circles."
4. Recover. Root & Branch, Mondays, 4:30 p.m., 1311 York St. 3rd Floor.
Each Friday at noon MDT. we talk about this method on the Startup Show, you can join us via a link emailed to you from our Startup Show if you RSVP here to be in the audience, or go to www.JohnWren.com Fridays at 10 a.m. or any time after that for a recording of our previous show and link to our SBCC YouTube Channel.
In Denver each Friday afternoon we host a free Denver IDEA Café Startup Workshop, we invite real people to share how they really started, and we brainstorm. We also give you a free guide to our SBCC Startup Method and the three practices.
Our Small Business Chamber Purpose: to do Good Work and to help others to do Good Work, too. Good Work provides an adequate income, a useful product or service that delights the customer, and an opportunity for learning and growth. One of the best opportunities for adult learning is to start and manage a new business.

 There are no dues or fees, we are supported through our own contributions. The only requirement for membership is a desire to do Good Work and to help others do more Good Work too.
We cooperate with local chambers of commerce and other groups, local community newspapers, colleges and universities, churches, synagogs, and temples, but we affiliate with no one. Our only purpose is to do Good Work, and to help others to do Good Work too.
Questions? Want to know more about how you can help? Contact JOHN WREN (303)861-1447
Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
From our founder, John S Wren:

Since 1994, I've organized groups to share startup experience, information, and ideas. 5280 Magazine says we've "infused Denver with an entrepreneurial spirit." I've facilitated weekly IDEA Cafe Startup Workshops for nearly 20 years, never charging. Next weekend can be a startup weekend for you when you attend, especially if you bring a friend or two who might want to help you get started.
People ask me, "John, why do you do this?"
Simple. So my grandkids have the opportunity to start a business that Pop had in 1949.
That's why I've formed the Small Business Chamber to strengthen the grassroots in business and politics. For more see www.SmallBizChamber.org or www.COCaucus.org
John S Wren,MBA+ (303)861-1447
Why IDEA? We take our name from a 4-step business creativity model many have found useful here over the past 20 years: I= Inspiration or Identify the Target; D= Develop Alternatives; E= Evaluate the Alternatives; and A= Act! (Developed by John Wren and a consultant from the University of Denver for the local Bell (AT&T) operating company in the late 70s.)

Avatar: "Boone" was designed by Walt Disney for the University of Denver, which used it for decades before they officially abandoned the image in 2013.( On Boone's chest, D=Develop Alternatives in IDEA.) Chancellor Robert Coombe told us it was true that the University had abandoned the logo, that lots of others were using it, so it's not exclusive to us.
Boone is our #1 IDEA Pioneer which is what we call our members.
For nearly 20 years IDEA Cafe Startup Workshops have helped people to start down a new path with a new project or campaign, a new career or new business.
5280 Magazine says we've "infused Denver with an entrepreneurial spirit."
The Friday afternoon Denver IDEA Startup Cafe is led personally by our founder John S Wren, and it serves as a model for new groups. If you are in Denver from out of town attend and we'll help you start an IDEA Cafe in cooperation with your local chamber, local community newspaper, and/or local service club or neighborhood association.
If you'd like to start a group, please let us know and we'll send you some startup tips and make a media release for you announcing your first meeting if you want us to do so, never of course until you've approved the release.
For more information about the Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc. or any of our many activities, contact our founder & CEO John Wren at (303)861-1447 PLEASE CALL BEFORE YOU EMAIL.
It's free to become a member. Introduce you/ your business on our SBCC Facebook Page, then "Like" and "Share" our Page with your Facebook friends. We will announce you as a new member on the next edition of the Startup Show. AMDG+++
"The Franklin Circle has evolved from Ben Franklin's first group, which I think may have been his best invention. Franklin called it "the best school" and he felt it prepared him well for the vital role he played in the founding of the United States of America.
"Franklin had almost no formal education, but he was a reader. But on the job as a printer's helper he saw that reading was not enough. Without discussion and feedback from other people, it's almost impossible for most people to keep up a sustained educational program.
"There are two parts to each meeting.
"After an informal discussion, usually while the companions eat a meal together, the meeting starts with a more structured discussion around the table. Franklin's original group had 24 standing questions that each member answered in turn, Franklin says in the Autobiography, pausing for a round of drinks between each question.
"Most Franklin Circles today shorten the list of standing questions, and they are used like a menu as each member usually has just one turn around the table to pick any of the questions.

"In the second half of the meeting, the members present a paper in turn on any topic of their choice that has been approved by the group. After the paper is presented there is a discussion.
"To start the formal part of the meeting there are introductions around the table, and each member shares something about himself that he thinks no one in the group might know about him, or he shares some other piece of personal information, all in an attempt to help the members become better acquainted.
"Each meeting starts and stops on a strict schedule, and the discussion of the formal paper presented is stopped in time for one more sharing around the table to 1) give feedback on what's been shared, especially what was appreciated that was shared that it's expected will be useful and/or the catalyst for pursuing further inquiry; 2) final appeals for help or offers of assistance that will be followed up upon conclusion of the formal meeting; 3) suggestion for what might be amended about the group that should be considered at the next meeting, the process is continually self-correcting.
"Start a meeting by inviting a friend to sit down with you, then once you've found a willing friend you each invite a second friend, and the process repeated a third week usually fills the group. It is best to limit participation to no more than 12.
"This can be a powerful way to stimulate curiosity and the drive to learn. It is no way in competition for formal education that is required in some professions, and it should not discourage anyone from getting a more formal education who feels the need, on the contrary, it stimulates the desire to know more.
"But there is no question it is a simple, powerful approach to adult education that can help each member learn more faster, about exactly what they need and want to know about now.
"If you'd like to discuss your new group and ask questions, I'd be delighted if you'd call me. Or ask about one of the new groups that I'm continuing to start, always one face-to-face in some major city (your city next if you'll ask me) in in a library or other public space. Call me now (see number below), I'd hate for us to miss this opportunity to work together to get a new group going."
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Registration is currently open. The entry form is available at Talgov.com. Entries can be mailed to or dropped off in person at Hilaman Golf Course, 2737 Blair Stone Road. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Hilaman Golf Course. Credit card entries may be made in person or by calling 891-2560. All registrations must be completed and submitted no later than August 19.
The tournament will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 24. Practice rounds will be available the week prior to the tournament.
For more information on the Tallahassee Open Golf Tournament, please call Jan Auger with Hilaman Golf Course at 891-2563 or email@example.com. You can also learn more about the course by visiting Talgov.com.
Jan Auger, Superintendent of Golf, 891-2563; or Carrie Poole, Communications Department, 891-8533
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