Monthly Archives: June 2011

Google Launches Its Answer to Facebook: Introducing Google+ via @Mashable (& sadly, it’s already a #FAIL for me) CC @google

Google+ launches, and it is already a failure for me:

“Oops… you need a Google profile to use this feature.
Google Profiles is not available for your organization.”

I have my own domain integrated as a Google Apps domain. I love having gmail, docs, etc for my own domain.

What really gets me is how Google continues to treat those of us who have made this choice as secondary. We have trusted them enough, and love their products enough, to go ‘all in’ with Apps, yet continually are locked out from new releases.

Anyone else think this may be a reason why Google’s attempts at “social software” continue to fail? Their users, the ones who have apps accounts, who may arguably be the most inclined to adopt these new offerings, are usually locked out. Google, are you listening?

MOCA – Art in The Streets

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Last week, Dawn surprised me with a trip to MOCA to see the Art in The Streets exhibit. MOCA really went all out on this, from the bus parked out front completely painted, to the entire side of the building painted with a mural, the multiple installations by Space Invader (a favorite of mine), work by Banksy (another favorite), and an area dedicated to Fab 5 Freddy. Fantastic!

If you are in the Los Angeles area, I highly recommend going. I’ll likely go at least once more before it end.

Vesak Celebration – Whittier Narrows Park

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I’ve finally been able to make time to post our pictures from the Vesak celebration. We had a wonderful time and I was very happy Dawn was able to come with us this year. Another highlight of the day was seeing the wonderful, and always smiling Rev. Danny Fisher who immediately asked how our friend Bill in Chicago was doing. Made me smile ear to ear to be able to report the good news about Bill.

In the pictures, you’ll notice a set of beautifully carved statues ‘The 18 Lohans’. (BuddhaNet has a great explanation of each: http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/lohans.htm)

It was a perfect day.

Here is another shot the good Reverend took of Ian and I bathing the Buddha, while Dawn got video. (thanks again for the shot Danny)