Brief Mid-Week Thoughts On #Outsiders & Other Thoughts....

It has been another busy day throughout #Outsiders and the decision was made to work on releasing a number of pressing notations in development due to the on-going key developments that was going on. I had coined the term, "Virtually breathless' and I don't mind noting it here. The last 24 hours also saw a President of the United States driven to tears as he reflected upon the kids of Sandy Hook and announced a number of measures to deal with the surging Gun Violence. Our team released a notation with the statement by the President and the reaction by the Conservative community.

As the team was busy,  I was away from the network as I was on my personal twitter feed and personal facebook feed sharing comments and thoughts on it. It is a developing story that is bound to continue. An Oregon Federal Wildlife Refugee continues to be occupied by a Militia--and I made it a point of asking some of the leading Presidential Candidates over Twitter whether this would be tolerated--it was a rhetorical question The team will be stepping away to continue on-going research as the "twice a day" social media curation on our watch series will continue and the Daily Update published for us under my name for the network by @Paper-iL will also be available. 

I hope all enjoy this very interesting interaction with Nobel Laureates done earlier today on India's NDTV that is one of our daily network we consult daily:

While on The "Grid"

It has been a rather challenging weekend already as #2016 began here in #outsiders.   In the United States, there has been a take-over of a Federal Facility in Oregon which is troubling with the Oakkeepers playing a huge role.    Half-way around the World, the sectarian conflicts that was underscored by the brutal execution of 47 people in Saudi Arabia was laid bare with demonstrations throughout the Muslim World.     It was frankly ironic that Iran took the lead in criticizing as it is itself one of the leading executioners in the World and continues to detain a number of key opposition figures including Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi.    The team is working on a "Notation" on Iran which is slated to be released sometime on Tuesday.

As I look to a new year here in #Outsiders, I ran across this which I hope can be one of the driving forces despite the profound challenging World we live in:




Onward to 2016 with all its' possibilities

On the Eve of #2016: Some Brief Personal Thoughts.....

It has been quite a year as the #Outsider journey continue and as I have had the privilege to be witness to the evolution of it--a journey that initially began a little over 7 years ago with zero knowledge of blogging, websites, etc etc. and now we have a Virtual Network with Four Channels, a Vibrant and engaging Social Grid presence which I hope to build upon in 2016.

Just like some, I have a few simple New Year Resolutions which I hope to keep and I shared it in response to a call to action from Darren Hardy as I was finishing off rounds on the Social Grid for the year.    They are:

• Ban the Words Hate & Worry
• Forgive
• Read at least a Book a Week 
• Take Up  Music
• Swim

--and yes, I did note that I would be working to continue supporting Daily Outsider to take it to the next level.    I wonder when I am in my "Corner" this time next year--how would I fare?  Would I be part of the 8% who made it or the 92% who did not (Based on what Darren Hardy noted).   It won't be for lack of trying.    

As I look forward to another year of #outsiders starting January 4, I took comfort in this simple thought while I was at the Rose Palace in Pasadena working on the Sikh America Rose Parade Float: 

Onward to 2016 with all the possibilities.