Today's song is Woodstock by Ian Matthews, released in 1970.

This weekend is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, an American cultural event that closed out the decade of the 1960's.

I didn't attend Woodstock and never visited that place. The music of that festival represented a different mindset to me. If the Vietnam War had not been a part of the American Experience, I wonder if Woodstock would have ever happened?

The clothes I wore at the time were bell-bottom jeans and sandals. My adult neighbors took issue with me because of my clothes. I was accused of being a hippie. Maybe they thought I was bringing Woodstock to close to home? How mistaken they were if they did.

To be a young adult at that time was to bear a lot of mistrust by adults. No wonder so many young people flocked to Woodstock in 1969...

In the spirit of Woodstock's anniversary celebration, I watched a YouTube video I discovered on Shannon's Facebook page. It helps explain the Eastern Indian concept of Chakrah:

My Facebook friend, Gary, published two more leadership articles this week:

• 21 Statements of Highly Ineffective Leaders
• 21 Statements of Highly Effective Leaders

Do redheads really feel more pain? The jury's still out.

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection - 2.0.1 for those that need to VPN into a secure Windows Server environment. I previously used this method several years ago and it worked fine.

Found on the web links for August 13, 2009

Don