It never ceases to amaze me how generous bloggers are. When I published my post on Timothy L. Johnson’s ” best no-comment posts”, I never expected so many comments on those lonely posts of mine.

But Robert Hruzek, Jeanne Dininni, and Karen Swim went way out of their way to leave comments, and, as usual, the ensuing conversation was far more interesting than the post on its own. Thank you, especially Robert, who must have taken a vacation day to plow through all my material and compose those detailed comments.

On a separate note, I want to thank Stephen Smith, who has been helping me patiently (and brilliantly) with a software issue. To him, it was probably a no-brainer, but for me, the issue was frustrating and (seemingly) insoluble.

Bloggers are a charitable and generous lot. For me it’s a welcome change from the “old days”, when standard operating procedure in business was secrecy and self-preservation. Not that people were worse then, it was just the nature of the environment. People held on to information because it was leverage. Information wasn’t easily accessible. Now, it’s the opposite. Information is everywhere. People who can find it and distribute it have the leverage. Does that make sense?