I love getting these in my inbox!
Whenever your perspective on something creates emotional pain, Sam, it’s always because your perspective is still so narrow that you’ve yet to see all the good it will make possible.
Because it will.I can see clearly now…
The Universe
You can get them, too, by visiting Mike Dooley’s TUT’s Adventurer’s Club.
Lucky over at Lucky At Life gave me one of his new T-shirts tonight. How cool is that?!? Lucky is a rescue pup who certainly has been lucky. Molly, our white boxer, got to play with Lucky last weekend at the Bark Park in Country Park in Greensboro, NC. There she learned of Lucky’s brand new line of Lucky At Life clothing. Well, the first batch of shirts is in and they look great! Stop by and see what Lucky’s got to share with us all about being Lucky At Life.
If you love me or any other nerd, read The Nerd Handbook. Really. While it doesn’t describe me in toto (for I ain’t 100% nerd), a GREAT amount of the article does indeed describe me. I haven’t related to something this well since reading The Introvert Advantage.
Tim Ferriss of The Four Hour Work Week has a post about being a jack of all trades. I find it quite inspiring (to the point of chills down my spine), for it speaks to my journey in life. I’ve long called myself a jack of all trades and, while in my 17-year tenure at a manufacturing plant, becried being as such in a world that wants specialized plug-n-play employees. Now that I am self-employed and even though my main focus is on computer services, I have such a freedom to not only be a jack, but to cultivate my hunger for knowledge of so many things. In feeding that hunger, I will undoubtedly find things to which I am aptly suited and, more importantly, enjoy. Thanks for helping guide me on this path, Tim.
I have to respect this effort. Tactlessly put: If you’re gonna be a dick, you can’t be a pussy, too.
In December of 2005, KnowThyNeighbor.org published the names of all 148,000+ petition signers and altered the dynamic of the petition process in several important ways:
- Anti-gay marriage activists and supporters lost their veil of anonymity. KnowThyNeighbor.org believes that citizens who sponsor an amendment to take people’s rights should never be allowed to do so under the cover of darkness.
- Gay citizens from all across Massachusetts were inspired to speak out in defense of their equal rights. Finding the names of friends, neighbors, family, co-workers, etc… helped trigger many into a state of activism. Uncomfortable but desperately needed conversations continue to take place every day as a result.
- Putting the names online led to the discovery of rampant fraud in the signature collection process. Both civil and criminal investigators have been assigned by the Attorney General.
I’d love to have seen this PSA when I was growing up. Hell, I’d love to see it today during the six o’clock news!
A Long-Awaited Taste of Outer Space
Stephen Hawking Takes a Buoyant Ride on a Zero-Gravity Flight
This made me laugh out loud and my eyes tear up with joy for Dr. Hawking. What a wonderful bit of news; I’m so happy for him.
snippet:
During the free-floating portions of the flight, Hawking was without his voice synthesizer. He was to communicate yes by raising his eyebrows and no by pulling his mouth to one side.The fears proved unwarranted.
After one zero-gravity ride, crew members asked if he wanted to go again. Hawking dramatically stretched his eyebrows upward in an apparently emphatic yes.
“He was grinning the entire time,” Diamandis said.
