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Well, I have to say I’m a terrible blogger. Most of my week is either spent in  cancer treatment center with my Mom (who’s doing great, by the way) or in meetings to get my start up…well, started up! Justin.TV has been very patient but understandably wants their broadcasting gear back since, well…I’m not broadcasting!.  Frankly, I don’k like the name of this site.  It’s not “me” any more, or at least the new me. This should be called “Carol Lin Gets A Life”.  Then I would feel more authentic! All in all, my day is spent in my secret life of an entrepreneur doing things, speaking with people who can make a dream come true before someone else does it better or faster. Here’s the thing; each day I ask myself how long can I go on a dream of building this site for cancer patients and their families?  Each time I say…you’re still making progress. And then WHAM! Something amazing happens. Like when Dean Hovey called me last friday to say “Let’s talk”.  Yeah! THAT Dean Hovey!  His name was prominent enough to get us reservations at THE hottest restaurant in San Francisco. My friend kept nudging me to say, tell the hostess who YOU are too!  I think I pale in comparison to some of the Silicon Valley titans and innovators I’ve had the pleasure to meet.  Now I sound like I’m groveling. Sorry. I’m just grateful. Now, I can’t tell you just yet why one of the creators of the Macintosh mouse was calling but will very soon.  Meanwhile, friends, colleagues, supporters send me links to sites that seem to offer what I’m trying to create. Then I hear that Steve Case (augh!) is taking on cancer with his half billion dollar personal endeavor, Revolution Health.  Don’t you think that’s enough to make a grown woman cry?  Uh, yeah. But then I realized the more, the merrier on the web. Maybe I’m crazy (I’m not). Maybe I still believe in my gut (I do), but I really think I’m on to something and I’m not alone.  When you have the former creative heads of Turner Interactive, the founder of the Learning Company the retired General Partner of the Mayfield Fund and this Special Health Care Group (sorry, can’t share just yet),  Nick Hodulik, (www.generalthings.com) the architect of Showtime’s L Word Our Chart social network (”What do cancer and lesbian hook ups have in common? Stay Tuned!”)…oh yeah, and my pal David Banks—self proclaimed gear head creator of the sustainability.publicradio.org  pitching in, fingers crossed…well…. then that’s social networking, dontcha think?