Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Doing something

Starting a blog, thankfully, differs from beginning some fish-hooks and then switching to making a hat with some leaves from a tree and stopping to look for a spring and then a chicken, but no, better a goat. Each post means progress on the blog. People can learn about Coaccession here, post by post. Still, when you start a blog, you usually have no idea how far you'll go before you wrap it up. So, like the Old Sailor, I'm starting something that I'm not going to finish before rescue arrives.

Nonetheless, I trust the blog will shield me from the charge of doing nothing but bask on a shingle wrapped in a shawl until I'm saved. Perhaps it will even help me organize the system in spite of my inclinations.

We shall see. Here.

Now, with most profound apologies to A.A. Milne... and the reader:


The Old Inventor

There was an old inventor my patent lawyer knew
Who had so many things which he wanted to do
That, whenever he thought it was time to begin,
He couldn't because of the state he was in.

Inspired, he developed his method for weeks,
And he wanted a patent, and he wanted no leaks;
And he wanted some lawyers, without any hooks,
to counsel pro bono like you read of in books.

And, thinking of this, he remembered a thing
Which he wanted (for money) which is licensing;
And he thought that to talk to he'd look for, and keep
(If he found one) an employee whose thinking was deep.

Then, because of the looting, he wanted to start
A non-profit agency that would do its part
To help museums fund scientific expeditions,
Rescuing much knowledge from risky conditions.

He began on the patent, and when he'd begun
He quickly switched gears because he must run
A retail store raising funds from fossils and art,
With catalogs, photos -- one-click shopping carts.

He was making the cart with some software that's free,
When he thought, "I'm as scared as a body can be,
And I've nothing to cover my terrible risk;
So I'll look for insurance that won't stretch my fisc."

Then he thought as he started, "Oh, dear and oh, dear!
I'll be lonely tomorrow with nobody here!"
So he made in his note-book a couple of notes:
"I must first find some clerks" -- "Who aren't total dolts."

He had just found a lawyer (through Lawyers for Arts)
When he thought, "But I must have domains for the carts.
But websites need hosts, and developers too;
So I'd best sit right down and figure out who."

He began on a website, but thought as he worked,
That, without supervision his workers could shirk,
With experienced managers he'd have nothing to fear,
Whereas now clerks might spend all day drinking beer!

So he thought of his agency ... and he thought of his clerks,
And his website and cart... Oh, might managers shirk?
And the license (for his money) and the coverage (for his risk) ...
But he never could think which would most help his fisc.

And so in the end he did nothing at all,
But research the issues that might cause a fall.
And I think it was dreadful the way he did dither -
Paralyzed, he let opportunity wither!

Insight

Since this blog will capture my progress in real time as I develop the Coaccession system to implement the Coaccession method, it seems worthwhile to repeat here A.A. Milne's wonderful take on my personality type:


The Old Sailor

There was once an old sailor my grandfather knew
Who had so many things which he wanted to do
That, whenever he thought it was time to begin,
He couldn't because of the state he was in.

He was shipwrecked, and lived on a island for weeks,
And he wanted a hat, and he wanted some breeks;
And he wanted some nets, or a line and some hooks
For the turtles and things which you read of in books.

And, thinking of this, he remembered a thing
Which he wanted (for water) and that was a spring;
And he thought that to talk to he'd look for, and keep
(If he found it) a goat, or some chickens and sheep.

Then, because of the weather, he wanted a hut
With a door (to come in by) which opened and shut
(With a jerk, which was useful if snakes were about),
And a very strong lock to keep savages out.

He began on the fish-hooks, and when he'd begun
He decided he couldn't because of the sun.
So he knew what he ought to begin with, and that
Was to find, or to make, a large sun-stopping hat.

He was making the hat with some leaves from a tree,
When he thought, "I'm as hot as a body can be,
And I've nothing to take for my terrible thirst;
So I'll look for a spring, and I'll look for it first."

Then he thought as he started, "Oh, dear and oh, dear!
I'll be lonely tomorrow with nobody here!"
So he made in his note-book a couple of notes:
"I must first find some chickens" and "No, I mean goats."

He had just seen a goat (which he knew by the shape)
When he thought, "But I must have boat for escape.
But a boat means a sail, which means needles and thread;
So I'd better sit down and make needles instead."

He began on a needle, but thought as he worked,
That, if this was an island where savages lurked,
Sitting safe in his hut he'd have nothing to fear,
Whereas now they might suddenly breathe in his ear!

So he thought of his hut ... and he thought of his boat,
And his hat and his breeks, and his chickens and goat,
And the hooks (for his food) and the spring (for his thirst) ...
But he never could think which he ought to do first.

And so in the end he did nothing at all,
But basked on the shingle wrapped up in a shawl.
And I think it was dreadful the way he behaved -
He did nothing but bask until he was saved!

On the Web

The May Report's Ron May posted the Web's first substantive reference to Coaccession on February 27, 2007. He mentioned Coaccession as an instance of Fast Pitch firms flying under the radar:

Some presenters appear to be flying well under the radar. For instance, I can't find a reference to Mark White's firm on the internet, Coaccession. Maybe you will have better luck than I did googling it.

Guilty as charged. Coaccession is too valuable to compromise by divulging publicly before the patent is pending. DLA Piper patents partner Blake Johnston said a pitch describing what Coaccession does could jeopardize European and Japanese patent rights. Not how Coaccession does what it does. What it does. Original thinking, apparently.

That was then, though. Thanks to Blake, I filed a solid provisional application on March 22, 2007. Method and system for implementing same. Figures. As much scope as the likely applications justify. Now I can appear on the radar! :-)

A note saying the same went out today to Ron, offering a scoop if he asks for it. We'll see. Even though Chicago's famous for its derivative contracts, Coaccession is probably not up Ron's alley.

Ron's reference turned up today as the first result in the latest of my occasional searches for words I've coined, such as Coaccession and Projuvenation. With a bit of activity on this blog, it should soon be the first result for Coaccession, just as the Projuvenation blog is now for that word. Time to get in gear. I can worry about coaccession.com later, just as I've put off using projuvenation.com. In the meantime, this blog can keep me as Google's top-ranked Coaccession page.