honolulu...

i'm almost all packed as i'm heading to honolulu for a week or so on business and it's going to be terrific, lots of business to be done. i may, over the next few days include a few pictures and comments on the goings on, if i have time...i take off at 6:40am tuesday to seattle (a town i've come to really enjoy and like, nice airport too) for 1.5 hours before heading to the islands.

i've been to oahu and almost all of the islands over the years but haven't been for sometime, so i'm looking forward to it...

Aboriginal Women's Professional Association

today i had a wonderful opportunity to present and speak with a group of women entrepreneurs as part of a conference put on by the Aboriginal Women's Professional Association at Norquest College who wanted to know more about how to leverage the internet for their businesses.

i chose to make it all about them today and answer as many questions as I could in an hour, there simply wasn't enough time for the subject. that said, my hope is that everyone learned something new today and will take on the task of launching a successful website for their business soon. the power point presentation that i had prepared for today is now available for download on our website at fusedlogic.com. good luck to all the women in their future endeavors and please don't hesitate to contact me at any time...

election day is just 5 days away...

the count down continues...

political forum...

this evening i attended the Strathcona County political forum put on by the Sherwood Park and District Chamber,

it's been a long day and i've got to be on the road early tomorrow out of town so i'll make this short tonight and follow-up later on...

i'm supporting Tom Pandos for Ward 1 and Ken Lesniak for Mayor

my second choice for mayor would be Cathy Olesen that said she lost my vote on a few issues but primarily based on how i've been treated by her, (she can't remember my name after several introductions)...so i have to send my support elsewhere...she is articulate and does have experience in the position and it's absolutely time for change. i know that in past entries i communicated that she was not genuine...in some ways i still believe that and i believe this region needs a new voice speaking on our behalf especially at the provincial level to fend off the reckless maniac mandel...our lives might have all been better off if someone of substance ran against him in edmonton...he's probably the least liked politician in this region for some time...

in many ways people from the past council, including Olesen, Jewell and Ken Lesniak are talking about their records and results...for Olesen it'll be business as usual if she wins...that's not a good thing however, we've got problems that should have never been allowed to get as far as they have...snow removal, crime, traffic, transit, affordable housing, lack of business office space, recreational facilities, seniors care...the hospital being too small...i understand by the way that finding people to staff a larger hospital is a critical issue around the province, i wonder what iris evans is doing about that? more of the same i'm sure...

change must happen...so i'll expand on why Tom and Ken in a later entry...further and probably most impressive this evening was Jason Gariepy for Ward 8, followed by Roxanne Carr and i can't find a website for her...both would be strong additions to our council...

local leadership...

while observing and commenting on the local election here in sherwood park - strathcona county, i've decided that the one who gets my vote will be the one who demonstrates emotional intelligence, lateral thinking, is a great communicator and who realizes that just because we're essentially a bedroom community that doesn't mean we have to act like one...

there's a lot of great things about our community and yet there's still work to be done...we need a leader who has charisma and understands that the world is flat...

shift happens...

ken lesniak for mayor...

i just finished meeting with a volunteer who knocked on my door from the ken lesniak for mayor campaign

she was very passionate about communicating that ken has something new to offer the community in addition to "proven leadership". she referenced the strong political network that ken has and how adept he is at building consensus among his peers, a skill that incumbent olesen has been lacking when you track her progress on several issues surrounding regional collaboration. right or wrong this seems to be a clear point of attack for both lesniak and jewell.

i was encouraged by the volunteer to contact ken lesniak directly by email or phone which i have done and we'll see if there is any response and if so what the result of that conversation is...