http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests Representing Emptying Nests Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:37:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I never really thought there was anything good about a good bye; that is until I googled quotes about good-byes and it made me think otherwise. “Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.” –Washington Iriving If ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/06/18/getting-ready-for-good-byes/ It’s not easy being on the other side of the table, especially when you’re used to being the journalist and asking all the questions and doing the legwork. Now, the ball was in the court of someone else. David Donald with the Daily Commercial put me in a position that I’m not ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/06/16/day-8-clermont-tables-turned/ When it comes to putting your best foot forward -- or in this case your best hoof – maybe the best way to do that is by combing the old with the new. Today we drove 10 miles out of Clermont and spent the evening with Matthew Gonzales; a 17 year ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/06/15/day-7-clermont-it%e2%80%99s-all-for-show/ Today was quite possibly the hottest day since our arrival in Clermont.   Between the humidity, hot weather and buzzing gnats, it was the PERFECT day to stand in the scorching sun and ask fifty random people the same question; “How would use technology to rebuild the world?”.  We posed that ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/06/13/day-5-vines-and-whines/ We all have our muses. For some it comes in the form of song, for others it comes in the form of another person. We quickly learned it was the latter for the groups of people we met today. Our day started out at with an afternoon dance party at Summerville ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/06/12/inspiration-from-a-younger-generation/ There are so many challenges when you live in a city for two weeks. You feel like a stranger to a place who so many call home. Here in Clermont, FL nearly 24,000 people call it home. The continuous line of cars that drive up and down state routes 50 and 27 ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/06/11/bumping-into-luck/ Hello Clermont! Racquel and I spent the day driving around the town in the hopes of getting to know the area and the people better. Clermont is definitely a beautiful place -streets are lined with palm trees and orange groves are scattered throughout the city. One of our stops was at the ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/06/10/getting-a-peek-at-clermont/ When you’re all coming from different parts of time whether past or present, sometimes finding a common ground is the best way to relate. Today, Courtnee and I witnessed it first hand at the Summerville at Oak Park. There we saw what it was like to have the ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/06/09/day-1-clermont-fl-bridging-the-generations/ [caption id="attachment_41" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Donald Tapscott, author of "Grown Up Digital""][/caption] One of the supporters of our project is Don Tapscott, the author of the book Grown Up Digital, has agreed to sponsor a contest with the grand prize being a thousand bucks. Here are the simplified rules: 1. Create a 90-120-second video ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/05/20/win-a-1000/ So it’s not often that you are able to get just about everything you need in one place, but today I just may have. I followed up my phone call with Summerville at Oak Park in Clermont.  It’s an assisted living community with dozens of residents. In speaking with a program director ... http://youngandthewireless.com/emptying-nests/2009/05/08/gold-mine/