Broadcast live to the web from a phone call

I’d like to invite you to join me in TWO (count ‘em) TWO social media events…the first is a GLOBAL tasting of the 2012 Beaujolais nouveau, a red wine made of the Gamay varietal that is the world wide indicator for the vintage of the year we are in. ALSO; I’d like to have a REAL conversation with YOU on Intervals. Listen to this episode, and I’ll try to explain my ideas for two social media projects that I’d like to invite you to be a part of.

With attribution to Douglas Adams; today is my last day working on the project that I’ve been working on for the past couple of years; and likely the last time I’ll work in the office that I’ve been working at for the past twenty-one. Today I’m talking personal career “gobbly goop” with you, and I must warn you it’s a long winded ramble. I’m going to be cutting back on the frequency of my Intervals podcasts (at least for awhile) and I move on to the next chapter in my professional life!

It’s a potpourri of podcasting today, with the near fatal catastrophe that I experienced during this recording and I’ll read some listener mail to describe my past experience with an ailment of one of my favorite tendons.

My laptop’s hard drive died, and of course I had NO backup…thus my podcast production enters a new “Thoreauvian Era” of simplicity. Hear now, this first recording “un-produced” from my newly risen laptop computer.

It’s election day here in the United States, and I really feel that it’s important to vote. Don’t do it for yourself, but do it because you can and should. At the end we visit with my young niece, Emma…who apparently has plans to take over my show!

A brief note turns into a rambling diatribe about my job search, new projects and NOT about what I had intended to talk about (my use of social networks); I finish up with a tip on how to contact me through my website.

Since the storm, podcasting has been a low priority item for me…but with the day off from work I’m here to talk about the weird place that I’m “in” career wise. Today I talk about jobs, looking for a job and the hardest part of finding the RIGHT job.

Taking a walk around my property to see the “BEFORE” visual imagines before my house blows down! It’s going to be a rough night, but we’ll get through it. If you’re on the east coast: PLEASE stay safe. It’s going to be ugly, but as the old song goes: “The Sun Will Come Out, Tomorrow” (well, maybe Friday!)

The winds are starting to pick up here in Central Massachusetts. Right now we’re seeing winds of about 35 mph and gusts of 50 mph are already hitting us (the wind wasn’t supposed to get this bad until after dark!). BUT we still have power…although the lights have been flickering. If you don’t hear from me: look for me on twitter.steverunner.com or facebook.steverunner.com. If you’re getting hit with this STAY SAFE, DON’T GO OUTSIDE! It’s getting bad out there.

From Central Massachusetts where the force of Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit us with 50 mph winds and, in total, up to 3 inches of rain: we’re ready. Although (from what I’ve read) I don’t expect Sandy to cause too much destruction for us; I do get the sense that it’s going to be bad. I hope my “gut feeling” is wrong. This is the first of a few updates I’ll publish through the day.