this website

Not another iPod post?

I know, I know... who walks around reading websites on their iPod/iPhone? The phones don't even work here in this dusty burg! My iPod Touch is mostly an MP3 player, either in the car or when I'm out pruning apple trees. When I travel though, it is my connection to email and a few news feeds. Here's a look at my home screen:

Notice that snazzy icon there? You'll need this if you want easy access to this blog (and why wouldn't you?). If you own one of these i-devices, just go to the Dixon Dallies website and hit the "+" button. Then click "Add to Home Screen".... that's it! Now you'll never be more than a finger poke away from all this dallying dizziness!

Don't you love the modern world?

There's a new Website in town

Welcome to the Dixon Dallies

My idea is to enable this unique community to tell the world (as well as its neighbors) what it is up to in a dynamic, entertaining and collaborative way.

dal•ly [dælɪ]

vb -lies, -lying, -lied (intr)

1. to waste time idly; dawdle
2. (usually foll by with) to deal frivolously or lightly with; trifle; toy to dally with someone's affections
[from Anglo-French dalier to gossip, of uncertain origin]
dallier  n

 

Several years ago, I had some visitors from San Francisco. During that visit, we happened to walk down to visit Clark and Steve at their woodworking shop. We began making plans for activities later in the day when someone asked about the time. No one had a watch of course (it being Dixon and all) so we spent a good 5 minutes theorizing on the current time. My visiting friends still marvel at that moment and think that Dixon is a terrific place to be when one wishes to accomplish absolutely nothing.

Those of us who live here however, experience time in a different way, and though we may look idle to the casual viewer, there is actually a tremendous amount of creativity taking place here.

There is so much going on in this little corner of New Mexico that I thought a single website/blog would be a great way to talk about or demonstrate all of these interests and projects in a concentrated way. Users can contribute pretty much whatever they like; text, images and video. We can integrate Facebook and Twitter if we like and we can ignore the whole idea if we are so inclined.... but soon I hope the Dallies will be as necessary as the Town Crier.