Cone?so what kind of a name is that?

once upon a time

I found this presentation

on the Internet

it was this guy

Dick

talking about

identity

specifically digital identity

and I watched this presentation

and then I watched it again

it was not only a great topic

but I was intrigued with the style he used

he credited Lawrence Lessig

so I did a little cybersleuthing

Professor of Law at Harvard

political activist

Creative Commons, Board of Directors

you should check him out too

So, Lessig does these kind of rapid-fire presentations

I found out more about this “Lessig” style

of presenting

it’s fast

with lots of images

gobs of information

so I was hooked

and I started using this method

it works particularly well

So I thought I’d try it

to introduce you to

a different type of preso

to answer the questionI always get

when I introduce myself

Cone?

where does that name come from?

☺

so here’s what happens

I meet someone

and I introduce myself

I say, “Hi my name is Cone.”

sometimes I get apuzzled look

Huh?

Cone.

Cone?

Yep. Cone.

C - O - N - E

like an ice cream cone

like a pine cone

like a traffic cone

so let me get this straight

your first name is Cone?

Yes.

Cone Johnson

it’s a family name

a good Texas name!

Let me explain

you might know my father

he’s a doctor

and musician

and he hosts a jazz radio show

on the NPR station

in Abilene

or maybe you’re into fishing

and you know the lake

Cone Johnson Lake

it’s near Tulia, TX

and where is that?

I have no idea!

maybe you’re into music

specifically punk

this is the most rare of albums

it’s by the Hugh Beaumont Experience

and it’s titled“Cone Johnson”

yeah - Hugh Beaumont

a garage punk band from the early eighties, Fort Worth

weird huh?

it’s worth hundreds of dollars

*if* you can find one!

perhaps you like mysteries

and you know this book

“Murder on the Cone Johnson”

yes. I have a copy.

no. I haven’t read it.

but most likely

you know the name

Cone Johnson

(if it rings a bell)

not because of me

but from the

ferry boat

that used to be down in Galveston

it ran from Galveston island

to the mainland

so the ferry

would shuttle carsback and forth

before they built

the causeway

the ferry was

named in honor of my

(wait for it)

great

- one -

great

- two -

great

- three -

uncle

His name was

Cone Johnson

He was a well-known

lawyer

politician

orator

Texas State Representative

State Senator

plus

the governor appointed him

Commissioner of the Texas State Highway Department

in the 1930’s

so you see...

Texas

Highway Department

cars

roads

ferries

bridges

and

So that’s how his name

Cone Johnson

(my name!)

Cone Johnson

got to be on the

Galveston Island ferry boat

There you go.

It’s Cone.

like

Nice ta meetcha!

conejohnson - at - gmail

@conej

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