January 2006

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• 01.31.06
  Thought of the day - Play More!   Uncategorized (3)

  “We
  don’t stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop
  playing.” - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright and
  essayist (via Fast Company blog)
  I love this quote for it’s simplicity and for it’s pure truth. I think writing is a type of playing, and I try to play and write as much as I [...]

• 01.30.06
  ChangeThis Proposal   Uncategorized (10)

  Inspired by friends Felix Gerena and Trevor Gay, co-conspirators at 100 Bloggers, the blog Synergy, and Rattle the Cage, I’ve submitted a proposal to ChangeThis. Stay tuned! I will be soliciting your votes.
  But first I would like your feedback on my proposal. It follows.
  I’m fed up with life-long self improvement evangelists and [...]

• 01.29.06
  What Should I Write About?   Uncategorized (4)

  The page is blank. The screen is blank. And as each moment passes by, the vice in your head turns one more crank. Ten more minutes and the vice will have squished any remnants of brains that could possibly have produced a word or two. No sense bearing witness to this sordid outcome so you [...]

• 01.28.06
  People Matter!   Uncategorized (3)

  I get a few quotes of the day in my inbox that strike me, so I thought I’d share one that sums up how I try to treat people every day!
  “Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they will not be here tomorrow. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can [...]

• 01.27.06
  Won’t it be great….   Uncategorized (4)

  Growing up I often saw bumper stickers that read “Won’t it be great when schools have all the mony they need, and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a stealth bomber?” As a child, I laughed it off, even if I understood how true it was.
  As an adult, I find [...]

• 01.26.06
  Summer   Uncategorized (0)

  The body wants, and I take it out on paper with pen-as-blade. Jab fact into page. The body wants.
  Sweat. Fluid movement to music on grass. Moon. Heat. Sarong-wrapped hips. Salt-licked lips. Cicadas.
  The body wants Austin. Acid burn in legs as I take those hills on bike. Free swim at Barton Springs. Kid diving for the [...]

• 01.26.06
  Thought of the Day   Uncategorized (0)

  “The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” - Henry Miller
  Technorati Tags: quotes, attention

• 01.26.06
  Walk the talk   Uncategorized (0)

  From Stephen Covey’s     7 Habits of Highly Effective People calendar for 2006, yesterday’s entry: I suggest that you shift the paradigm of your own involvement in this material from the role of learner to that of teacher. Take an inside-out approach, and read with the purpose in mind [...]

• 01.25.06
  Blog happennings.   Uncategorized (0)

  Vote for Trevor Gays Manifesto Proposal, Simplicity is the Key, at http://changethis.com You can also visit a very cool new blog at http://bloodandtreasure.com It is witty,cynical, and packed with information. Noel Guinane and Cassandra Helm are the blog host. Give them a check. I think you will like it. Another cool site [...]

• 01.22.06
  My Friend   Uncategorized (3)

  I guess as fate would have it, it was Friday the 13th. I am not a superstitious person at all. However, I found it ironic that that an event that has a big impact on my life happened on that most talked about day. The event I am talking about may not seem real important [...]

• 01.21.06
  Carnival of 100 Bloggers, Issue 3   Uncategorized (0)

  Welcome to Issue 3 of the Carnival of 100 Bloggers featuring Rosa Say, Ken Camp, Pet Campbell, Phil Gerbyshak, Felix Gerena and Troy Worman. This one is short and sweet.
  Rosa leads off… bringing Hawaii’s universal values to the carnival with I predict these things will happen in 2006…
  Next up is Ken Camp from Digital Common [...]

• 01.20.06
  Answer   Uncategorized (2)

  All evening. He did some laundry and shot surly looks at the teenagers that had frayed his last nerve. She hid upstairs, tired of playing referee. He banged around in the kitchen some. She banged away at her keyboard some. The distance between the main floor and the upstairs bedroom did a mushroom trip, pulsing, [...]

• 01.18.06
  Quote of the Day   Uncategorized (2)

  “Make your work a calling. If you see your work as only a job, then it’s dragging you away from what you really want to be doing. If you see it as a calling, then it is no longer a toiling sacrifice. Instead, it becomes an expression of you, a part of you.” - David [...]

• 01.17.06
  Initiative   Uncategorized (1)

  “The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.”
  Harold Taylor
  The ability to get things started or done without needing to be told what to do. That is how Websters new World Dictionary defines initiative. people that have initiative are those special people that get things done. They [...]

• 01.16.06
  Take the Technorati Survey   Uncategorized (0)

  Please join me in providing input, feedback, direction… From Niall Kennedy at the Technorati Weblog We’d like your input! Please take a few minutes to answer all or part of our 33-question survey to contribute to the future of Technorati. Technorati Tags : Technorati, blogs, bloggingPowered By Qumana

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