This is going to be a short one, folks. LL Bean will soon be releasing their new signature line. Learn more about it here.

I can’t recall where, but a few months back I read that they’d be releasing a waxed canvas Bean Boot. Ever since, I’ve been annoying Laurie from L.L. Bean PR every now and then for details. An image has finally been released, and in GQ no less. Way to go, Laurie… and team

Amazing. OMFG. <Insert dramatic exclamatory emotion here>.

They hit the streets in March, at which point they will immediately find their way on to my feet. I encourage you all to check out the slide show on the Signature website. There’s a lot to look forward to.

Side note: I have this sneaking suspicion that these boots are going to look very similar to my waxed canvas Billykirk no. 166 bag. This picture doesn’t do it justice. Its the best bag I have ever owned. Apologies Chris and Kirk, I’ll get something less fuzzy up there soon.

Welcome to 2010, friends. I hope you enjoyed the holiday/new year season. One of my resolutions for this year is to place a greater, more regimented focus on expanding my knowledge. Read more. Take advantage of free classes. Attend more conferences and speaking engagements. Consume whatever knowledge is available for consumption.

Today I came across three (3) articles that piqued my interest, but alas, I did not have the time to read them. These three (3) tabs remained open all day; unloved and unread. I eventually left work and returned home (yes, occasionally I’m not working). I was finally glad to read these posts.

So glad that I’ll now share them with you.

Maybe You’re the Reason Your Job Is Boring – Susan Cramm – Harvard Business Review

Take heart that your organization can operate just fine (for a while) without you and it’s far better to fire yourself mentally today rather than wait for your organization to do so — for real.

Will the New Mobile Era Change the World for the Better? MIT Says “Yes” – Casey Kazan, Edited and Adapted from materials provided by David Chandler, MIT News Office, Daily Galaxy

With cellphones now in the hands of four billion people worldwide…we’re at the threshold of something important in history.

Social Media Has Changed Us – Mike Laurie – Mashable

Over the last 10 years, we’ve seen social media galvanize thousands over politics, create as many industries as it has destroyed, and offer an abundance of visual and audio entertainment. But has all this incredible change actually changed us, or just the world we live in?

The common thread in the final two (2) articles is the positive change brought about by technology. Is it fair to refer to both social media technology and mobile technology as “communication technology?” I think so, and thus I will. For all the potential negatives sometimes associated with communication technology, I am filled with unbridled enthusiasm for the coming decade and the developments I expect it to bring. These articles only serve to encourage that feeling.

And as for the first article, what can I say other than I read it at exactly the right time

I advise you to read each of these pieces in totality. Your life will be richer for having done so. I know mine is.