Over the past 15 years, many of my volunteer community-benefit projects have ended up with the creation of a new acronym. For example: NERT, CERN, ALERT, and STAR. This drives some of my friends "crazy." They want me to apply the KISS formula: "keep it simple, stupid." (BTW, isn't that an acronym they're using?)
Have you noticed the number of newspaper articles that describe the various natural disasters that have occurred recently? Tornados, floods, cyclones and earthquakes have struck somewhere on our planet and thousands of people have had their lives disrupted in one way or another. Both the human loss and property damage have been unbelievable. Just how ready they were to cope with the aftermath is an appropriate question to ask.
Bill Hammerman's blog shares reflections on how the information and technology world of today impacts Petaluma. In addition, from time to time, the following themes are addressed: "Then & Now," "Web of Life," "Our Community," and "Remembering Bill Soberanes." When he can't concentate on just one topic, look for a "GLOB." Following a 40-year career as an educator, Bill is now a community volunteer who founded Petaluma Electronic Network (PEN) in 1996, the Petaluma CyberCity Roundtable (PCCR) in 1998, the Petalumans of Yesteryear in 1998, and the Petaluma Alliance for Local Emergency Response Teams (ALERT) in 2006.
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