President Barack Obama:
The enduring faith of over a billion people is so much bigger than the narrow hatred of a few.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
HP's CEO
Today, Hewlett Packard replaced its eleven month old CEO with Meg Whitman in hopes that she will turn the company around.
Is HP's falling revenues a result of the former CEO's misguidance or are other factors at play?
Like the falling of bookstore giant Borders (not to mention many other smaller bookstores) to the rise of e-book readers, Borders really could do nothing to stem the tide that came.
Now, as smartphones and tablets surge into popularity, is this just another case of a shift in consumer purchasing that will inevitably result in fewer laptop and desktop computers being sold? Can any CEO of HP stem this sort of tide?
Is HP's falling revenues a result of the former CEO's misguidance or are other factors at play?
Like the falling of bookstore giant Borders (not to mention many other smaller bookstores) to the rise of e-book readers, Borders really could do nothing to stem the tide that came.
Now, as smartphones and tablets surge into popularity, is this just another case of a shift in consumer purchasing that will inevitably result in fewer laptop and desktop computers being sold? Can any CEO of HP stem this sort of tide?
Experts in Sleep
Just what exactly is a sleep expert?
Mattress Firm advertises that a sleep expert will help you in selecting the right mattress for you by taking you through a unique comfort test.
Just what is this ?? Lay here. How does that feel? Not good? Try this one.
I'm sure they know about back issues and sleep problems, but really, in the end, it's all about personal preference when you lay on the bed.
The store sales person is probably trained in house to know which brand's are softer, firmer, or other such features of the beds but my guess is that they are not any more knowledgeable about more problematic sleep issues.
Just my two cents mind you. By the way, I sleep on a futon if your interested.
Mattress Firm advertises that a sleep expert will help you in selecting the right mattress for you by taking you through a unique comfort test.
Just what is this ?? Lay here. How does that feel? Not good? Try this one.
I'm sure they know about back issues and sleep problems, but really, in the end, it's all about personal preference when you lay on the bed.
The store sales person is probably trained in house to know which brand's are softer, firmer, or other such features of the beds but my guess is that they are not any more knowledgeable about more problematic sleep issues.
Just my two cents mind you. By the way, I sleep on a futon if your interested.
Monday, September 5, 2011
The Gestalt Prayer
I do my thing, and you do your thing.
I am not in this world to live up to your expectations
And you are not in this world to live up to mine.
You are you, and I am I,
And if by chance, we find each other, it's beautiful.
If not, it can't be helped.
(The Gestalt Prayer, Frederick S. Perls, M.D., Ph.D.)
I am not in this world to live up to your expectations
And you are not in this world to live up to mine.
You are you, and I am I,
And if by chance, we find each other, it's beautiful.
If not, it can't be helped.
(The Gestalt Prayer, Frederick S. Perls, M.D., Ph.D.)
Friday, September 2, 2011
Happy vs. Unhappy Men
Q: What's the most important factor distinguishing happy men from unhapy men?
A: Social attachment is a key factor in health, adjustment, and overall well-being, researchers have found. But it's not the number of friends so much as the quality of those friendships. Men often have casual ties with other guys, but not deep ones. To be happier, try reconnecting with buds from school, the service, or another special time.
(Special Father's Day Edition: Health Quiz, Parade, pp.14-6)
A: Social attachment is a key factor in health, adjustment, and overall well-being, researchers have found. But it's not the number of friends so much as the quality of those friendships. Men often have casual ties with other guys, but not deep ones. To be happier, try reconnecting with buds from school, the service, or another special time.
(Special Father's Day Edition: Health Quiz, Parade, pp.14-6)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Musical Diversion
The Band Perry - If I Die Young
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If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
If i die young bury me in satin
lay me down on a bed on a bed of roses
sink me in the river at dawn
send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh, uh oh
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had, just enough time
And I'll be wearing white when i come into your kingdom
im as green as the ring on my little cold finger,
I've never known the lovin of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holdin' my hand
there's a boy here in town says that he'll love me forever
Whoever thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life well I've had just enough time
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life well I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
what I never did is done a penny for my thoughts oh no
I'll sell em' for a dollar they worth so much more after I'm a goner
and maybe then you'll hear the words
I've been singing funny when you're dead how people start listen'
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh (uh, oh)
The ballad of a dove (uh, oh)
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need 'em, oh
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys
And I'll wear my pearls
So put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls
*******
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
If i die young bury me in satin
lay me down on a bed on a bed of roses
sink me in the river at dawn
send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh, uh oh
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had, just enough time
And I'll be wearing white when i come into your kingdom
im as green as the ring on my little cold finger,
I've never known the lovin of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holdin' my hand
there's a boy here in town says that he'll love me forever
Whoever thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life well I've had just enough time
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life well I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
what I never did is done a penny for my thoughts oh no
I'll sell em' for a dollar they worth so much more after I'm a goner
and maybe then you'll hear the words
I've been singing funny when you're dead how people start listen'
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh (uh, oh)
The ballad of a dove (uh, oh)
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need 'em, oh
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys
And I'll wear my pearls
So put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls
Clutter Getting to Me
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The "junk room" is an accepted, even honorable, convention in our society - like the fruit cellar, the guest room, or the recreation room. Are you surrendering a full quarter, a fifth, or even a tenth of your hard-won home space to an idle collection of clutter? The true name of your junk room or area is "The Indecision Room."
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(Clutters Last Stand: T=It's Time to de-Junk Your Life!, Don Aslett, Adams Media, p.58)
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The "junk room" is an accepted, even honorable, convention in our society - like the fruit cellar, the guest room, or the recreation room. Are you surrendering a full quarter, a fifth, or even a tenth of your hard-won home space to an idle collection of clutter? The true name of your junk room or area is "The Indecision Room."
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(Clutters Last Stand: T=It's Time to de-Junk Your Life!, Don Aslett, Adams Media, p.58)
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Public Domain
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Fires where a catalytic invention in human evolution. Not only did they allow us the physiological benefits or cooked food, but hey also brought us together in a shared reliance on common resources, laying the foundation for cooperative social structures. Whenever I sit before a fire, I imagine what our earliest ancestors must have felt as the heat drew them close, providing refuge from the threats of the night in those times before man was the conqueror of all he saw.
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I found myself wondering: what does it say about our world that the most basic of human comforts -- a park, a fire, a place to sit, a view of the lake -- are assumed by default to be inaccessible to the average person, or accessible only under the constraints of a special permit or designation? To be, in a word, private?
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The schema of capitalism -- where the pursuit of private profits is sanctified -- has turned Americans shamefacedly away from the public life that is the birthright of all citizens in a democracy.
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(In Defense of the Public, pp.30-1, In These Times - Dec. 2010)
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Fires where a catalytic invention in human evolution. Not only did they allow us the physiological benefits or cooked food, but hey also brought us together in a shared reliance on common resources, laying the foundation for cooperative social structures. Whenever I sit before a fire, I imagine what our earliest ancestors must have felt as the heat drew them close, providing refuge from the threats of the night in those times before man was the conqueror of all he saw.
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I found myself wondering: what does it say about our world that the most basic of human comforts -- a park, a fire, a place to sit, a view of the lake -- are assumed by default to be inaccessible to the average person, or accessible only under the constraints of a special permit or designation? To be, in a word, private?
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The schema of capitalism -- where the pursuit of private profits is sanctified -- has turned Americans shamefacedly away from the public life that is the birthright of all citizens in a democracy.
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(In Defense of the Public, pp.30-1, In These Times - Dec. 2010)
Friday, August 26, 2011
Results not typical
You've seen it before - I know you have . . .
1) The Sunday morning infomercials glorifying the latest diet or exercise program.
2) The Nutrisystem (insert any other company) advertisement in the newspaper or flier in the mail.
3) The bill board.
ALL showing before and after pictures of people who have went from flab to fab (mostly women).
It is estimated that 60 billion plus dollars is spent on weight loss programs each year. FOR WHAT?
Results not typical.
The fine print at the bottom of the page that says YOU are most likely to have results less than expected / desired.
1) The Sunday morning infomercials glorifying the latest diet or exercise program.
2) The Nutrisystem (insert any other company) advertisement in the newspaper or flier in the mail.
3) The bill board.
ALL showing before and after pictures of people who have went from flab to fab (mostly women).
It is estimated that 60 billion plus dollars is spent on weight loss programs each year. FOR WHAT?
Results not typical.
The fine print at the bottom of the page that says YOU are most likely to have results less than expected / desired.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Accidental Death Offer
Got this offer in the mail for Accidental Death Insurance. As you would guess, there is a list of exclusions. Most do make sense:
1) Death by self injury.
2) Suicide.
3) Death during a criminal activity.
4) Alcohol or any drug unless taken under doctor's direction.
5) Auto collision in which your B.O.L. was above state's legal limit.
6) Any non-commercial aircraft crash.
Some do not:
1) Body or mental disease - How can you plan this!
2) Infection that does not occur as a result of the accident - Now doesn't an infection you didn't ask for that kills you qualify as accidental?
3) Complications from medical treatments - what am I suppose to do? Make no attempt to treat myself and die?
4) Any act of war - like I asked my commander in chief to give me a desk job pushing paper.
1) Death by self injury.
2) Suicide.
3) Death during a criminal activity.
4) Alcohol or any drug unless taken under doctor's direction.
5) Auto collision in which your B.O.L. was above state's legal limit.
6) Any non-commercial aircraft crash.
Some do not:
1) Body or mental disease - How can you plan this!
2) Infection that does not occur as a result of the accident - Now doesn't an infection you didn't ask for that kills you qualify as accidental?
3) Complications from medical treatments - what am I suppose to do? Make no attempt to treat myself and die?
4) Any act of war - like I asked my commander in chief to give me a desk job pushing paper.
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