I believe the greatest joy one can have is doing something for someone else without any thought of getting something in return. I wish more people, me included, acted that way. If you don’t know what this post/series is about, see the John Wooden tag and specifically the first quote I posted.
Read more →Right before starting this post, I read my first article about the Apple tablet-thingy that’s apparently being announced tomorrow. I’ve seen lots of headlines about it in recent weeks, but have skipped all the articles for one big reason: I don’t need a tablet-thingy. Rewind: For Christmas, a good friend finally got an iPod Touch [...]
Read more →Did you happen to read Sergey Brin’s account of his recent relief trip to Haiti? It’s heartfelt and somewhat interesting, and it ends with three suggestions for how the crisis management could be better: “First, while there is tremendous relief effort from the US, UN, Haiti, and NGOs, the coordination and organization between these remains [...]
Read more →Well, not really a new me, but some new business photos of me. And long overdue, too — the photo I’ve been using on my web sites and blogs (and as my social media avatar) is at least 5-6 years old now, and I just don’t look that young anymore. I haven’t seen all of [...]
Read more →You should learn as if you were going to live forever, and live as if you were going to die tomorrow. I love this. He’s talking about the need to always be learning and improving yourself, as if you were going to need this knowledge for the “long journey ahead.” But at the same time [...]
Read more →You really should go see AVATAR. Preferably in 3D. It’s probably the most stunningly gorgeous movie I’ve ever seen, certainly one of the top 3-4 in that category. Just, when you go, pay no attention to the storyline. It’s really dumb and predictable and basically a rip-off of Pochahontas or Dances With Wolves. And it’s [...]
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