Photo courtesy of IStockPhoto I’m like a record player I keep goin’ round With a needle in my arm Playin’ someone else’s sound – “Like a Record Player” by The Lawrence Arms Among music purists it’s generally accepted that the best way to listen to music is on vinyl. There is a rich and “live” […]
Tag Archives: life
Unsubscribing
Since about the middle of December I have been unsubscribing from just about every list I am on, especially the ones where someone is trying to sell me something. It’s funny the emotions you go through for just a simple unsubscribe. FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) kicks in. “What if I miss that awesome deal […]
Air Show HD – A New App To Share Your Pictures
There’s an exciting new company just getting going here in Research Triangle Park called Splitmo. Splitmo is focused on building applications that take advantage of the growing capabilities of Apple TV and iPad to share screens and move content between screens. Splitmo was founded by Rob Witman, an entrepreneur who recently moved here from the […]
People Don’t Stop
The other day my wife and son were in a car accident. They were hit in the middle of an intersection by an oncoming car. Fortunately no one was hurt in either our car or the other. I can’t say the same for our vehicle. The officer showed up on the scene to do the […]
Having an Affair with an Ideal
Jess: ”Marriages don’t break up on account of infidelity. It’s just a symptom that something else is wrong.” Harry: “Well that symptom is (having sex with) my wife.” If you have seen the movie When Harry Met Sally you know the scene above. Harry (Billy Crystal) and Jess (Bruno Kirby) are at a football game. Harry […]
On the Way to the Mountain
Photo Courtesy of Stig Nygaard I have been reading How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clay Christensen. The thesis of the book is that, just as in business, you need a strategy in your personal life in order to live the kind of life you envision. There is a lot in this book that […]
So What If vs. What If
There is a big difference in the question of “what if” vs. “so what if.” They are two completely different ways of looking at every decision or circumstance one is faced with. More “so what if.”
Three Hundred
This is my 300th post on this blog. I have been at best inconsistent and at worst negligent. I used to pay attention to all of those “10 steps to a Million Readers” kinds of articles. I have tried doing the thing where you end every post with a question because that’s how you engage […]
In the Arena
I heard this quote last night while watching a TED talk. Theodore Roosevelt’s “The Man in the Arena.” This should be posted somewhere where you have to walk by it every day. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of […]
Shedding
There are times when it’s appropriate to take on new things. Opportunities present themselves that seem like they will lead somewhere, and so time and energy is committed and spent. Opportunity cost is one of the least-valued costs, and yet is probably the most important factor in any decision. Doing one thing means, in most […]