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HeroTown
Secret Origin
A young couple driving from the East coast to California to start a family and anew life. The woman is in the third tri-mester of her pregnancy and after many hours on the road the car brakes down near Zanesville, Ohio. They use their last coins to fix the car and the man drops his pregnant girlfriend in Columbus to receive proper medical care and support while he sets up a home in California.

The women has a healthy red-haired son she names Christopher and moves in with family through Catholic Social Services. The women waits to be contacted by her betrothed and waits and waits...

With a heavy heart, the woman puts the infant for adoption because she feels that she does not have the means to provide for the child. After a short time in foster care the boy is adopted by a couple who live in Columbus, Ohio.

SuperPowers
The boy named Christopher grows up to be Community Action Hero David Yorka who attends school in Columbus at The Ohio State University. David spends the next two decades working in homeless shelters, housing projects, and developing a fascination with Career Formation and a passion for innovative solutions to eradicating poverty.

David unwraps his gift with the help of many wise mentors and associates. David utilizes his superpowers of vision, insight, compassion and creativity to work with others seeking to unwrap their gift. "SUPER POWERS ACTIVATE"

HeroTown is alive and well

Way back in March of 2006 I posted my first HeroTown story. I decided to hop in the get back machine and pick up the trail , it was the first day of Spring three years back and I will deliver an installment once a week until I stop.

I am re- posting the original story and include two more this week because as De La Soul says "three is a magic number, yes it is... it's a magic number."

Making Time to Make: The Job You Think You Have:
The cool-creative 43 Signals web-company offers a meaty article on organization of time for "create class workers" The link above is the second installment of a three part series.

Why Facebook Is Even Bigger than You Think
Fast Company recently featured this article with a "look under the hood", psycho-social analysis of the innovative social networking site Facebook.

Boring Meetings Suck
Few of us can argue that this idea is valid and true. That being said please click in the title to visit BMS.com and a post that offers a treasure trove of things that don't suck.

Young Gamers Mission
I first saw this "smart" video game referenced in Fast Company Magazine. UNICEF - Voices of Youth: Explore The game is part of the UNICEF sponsored homepage for young people and the game speaks for itself.

Seven Stages of Creativity
I remember discovering that creativity or the creative process is a discipline rather than a couple of good A-HA moments followed by the flow of creation.
I like the form and content in David Ulriche's' brief overview of the stages of creativity.-- (Click red above for more)

Time Waits for No One
Fast Company is running the "good feel" piece ; Careers: Personal Branding and The New Rules .

David Meermen Scott is featured as a real work/lifestyle success.

Boring Meetings Suck
What other way is there to say it with conviction. I am remiss in not posting on the new book by local creatives Don "The IDEA Guy" and Jon Petz. Click on the title link to learn more about this gem of a book and while you are there stop into Don and Jon's remarkable websites.

Support local talent! It has never been this easy --the book is a steal and a gift for anyone who reads it and utilizes ideas that stop boredom dead in its tracks. Boring Meeting Suck is funny, fascinating and functional.

Transit Arts - Young Artists on the Move...Transforming our Community
Local Hip-Hops, beat drops and mic spots (if you care to share your spoken art.)
This is the only group of young artists in Columbus that offer this scene.

COME OUT and enjoy!!!