On the Grid w/Some Brief Personal Thoughts....

It has been quite a challenging and tragic week.   As such, I refrained from sharing some personal thoughts on the one year anniversary of the Daily Outsider Twitter Channel.     It truly blew me away as I helped to launch the Daily Outsider Twitter Channel that has been at it for a year--to do what can be done to give back, to encourage and to empower as much as possible.     What a journey it has been so far!!!

I will be "taking it easy" for a few days over my own Twitter Feed for some personal introspection as I also work away on some pressing projects.     The #Outsider team will be continuing with the Daily Twitter Curation as it prepares for the Friday Musical Interlude.     We also had some excitement here in South Orange County as a fire was going on south of Laguna Niguel.    A helicopter just flew over me as it went down to get water from Laguna Niguel Lake to fight the fire.      

As I go dark here in these pages over the ensuing days,   I hope all enjoy the periodic #quote on my Personal Twitter Feed and the Latest that is published for me by the team at Paper Li, I saw this that truly spoke to me:

A mid-wk "view of the wk" hope all enjoy as I wish all a grt rest of the wk https://t.co/toRcJsiQ3B

— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) June 15, 2016

Being thankful, taking care of oneself, working hard  and giving back is resonating ever more.    It has been the driving force behind #outsiders--it has been a challenging journey and doubts have persisted as I have seen the at times what I'm up against.    But if the great Diane Nyad at the age of 64 was able to overcome the challenges as she did, so can I!!

Onward!!!!

On the Prowl For the Day w/Thoughts on our World, The US Campaign & Staying Hopeful....

I had the pleasure to attend a lecture at the Soka University of America last night on the final day of a summit held at Soka to fulfill a vision that the founder of Soka, Dr. Ikeda, had on being Global Citizens and how there needed to be a sense of transformation vital to our future.   This is as I saw this during my morning review from the Fortune's Alan Murray on his CEO Daily newsletter this morning: 

Underlying these trends is a general revolt against the elite - with business leaders as well as political leaders included in that tent. That's the real lesson of the Brexit vote, as well as the rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in the U.S. And it's probably the biggest challenge leaders of large global companies face in the years ahead. They need to find a way to restore the public's trust in their businesses and in the global economic system, or see that system continue to erode. No small task.

I was on the prowl last night as I was trying to understand Donald Trump's "ban" on the Washington Post after a speech he gave yesterday that was just absolutely beyond the pale in terms of conspiracy theories.     The blame game and even having the nerve to implicate the President was mind-boggling especially as his misstatements continue--Joe Scarborough called it lies--and I for one was grateful to hin as an ordinary face.    One reality in the United States was brought to bear in this Sydney Morning Herald Column which I made it a point of tagging the GOP on.     The last 24 hours underscores a simple fact I have underscored:   unless something drastic happens, Hillary Clinton will be the next President of the United States.

 As I have been assessing our World and supporting the work on #Outsiders over the ensuing days, there is a very interesting news about how the Democratic National Committee having been hacked by Russians and supposedly having had data on Donald Trump stolen.      There are two very interesting developments  in Technology that the #Outsiders Team team will be assessing:  the Microsoft/LinkedIn Purchase and how a Federal Appeals Court has upheld the Obama Administration's net neutrality rules--that I personally view as  hopeful for startups like the Daily Outsider.

As I finish off these thoughts, I took comfort in this thought: 

15 Uplifting Quotes for Positive Vibes Positive mind. Positive life. Read more →

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Onward.....

Quite A Day: Working Away @DailyOutsider w/Thoughts on #Orlando & the Campaign....

It has been a busy Monday @ #Outsiders as we have beeen busy w/the Daily Twitter Curation (and I have also been a bit busy on my Personal Twitter Feed).    It was gratifying to see how the World has come together as epitomized by Paris tonight remembering the fallen in Orlando:  

#ParisStandsWithOrlando #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/2OISfTuKxB

— La tour Eiffel (@LaTourEiffel) June 13, 2016

The political battles though have already begun as Mr. Trump made his major speech calling for a ban and being tough.    He also went on an extended attack against Mrs. Clinton as he also came out yet again strongly in favor of his view of the 2nd Amendment.   As he on the one hand said that the "muslims have to cooperate", he also noted how he would support all.

It was also interesting how he came out with this as reported by the Washington Examiner:    

News from WashingtonExaminer.com

Trump revokes Washington Post's access to his campaign June 13, 2016 04:51 PM By Gabby Morrongiello Donald Trump has blocked Washington Post reporters from receiving press credentials to his campaign events, citing the publication's "incredibly inaccurate coverage." "Based on the incredibly inaccurate coverage and reporting of the record setting Trump campaign, we are hereby revoking the press credentials of the phony and dishonest Washington Post ," the presumptive Republican presidential nominee wrote on his Facebook page Monday. Read the full story here >. I made it a point of sending  a quick tweet to Jeff Bezos to note how I hope The Washington Post team wore this revocation as a badge of honor.    I suppose +USA TODAY and +The New York Times are next especially after their stories about how Mr. Trump's business dealings have left such a trail of destruction for   many small businesses.   I wonder if and when their turn will come as the Washington Post did its' job: Truly interesting times....