A Quiet Voice Speaks Softly
When you spend all day either working or entertaining yourself, you never have to spend time just quietly sitting still with yourself. But it is in those moments of quiet stillness—when you can actually hear planes overhead—when you make your most profound realizations about yourself. You begin to see glimmers of your ideal future. You ask yourself why you’re still here, […]
May 8, 2006
And it’s a Monday. Mondays are usually good/bad for me; I usually have a good charge of new energy at work, but there’s usually so much to do that I burn out quickly. Mondays are usually pretty productive in the evenings, but it sets me up for a tiring Tuesday. Tonight, I got very little done. Instead, I watched The Usual Suspects, which the IT Guy at work (the one I’m turning into an anime […]
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Don’t know why, but I’ve really felt like updating this blog a lot lately. It feels…comfortable. As you may have noticed, I’ve been reading quite a lot lately. Finished The 80/20 Principle, All Marketers Are Liars, and Communicating at Work. All of which have got me thinking: What’s my story? (hmm, shades of All Marketers Are Liars.) Who am I? How do I want to present […]
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Annoyingly, I have no idea how long this will be available for, but High Moon Studios put together a short, parody-style interview video about their experiences with Scrum (an Agile Programming methodology). Very well done. Meanwhile, I’m feeling better. Which is a bit surprising, considering that I got about four hours of sleep last night. My jaw ached and I just didn’t want to go […]
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Today, as I wait for painkillers to take effect after some dental work, I quote a poem written by my Dad: Loyalty ‘Tis hard to find a friendThat stays a friend forever;Not wavering in loyaltyBut there, and changing never. But friends there are to haveWho patiently wait for us;Never thinking selfishly,And wouldn’t dream to bore us. Yes, friends there are to keepSo dear, and always will beOur books, that sit on dusty shelves –For us in deepest […]
May 1, 2006
As promised, I’ve posted photos of my garden, as cleaned up by my Dad and me. It’s been a long, long, long, long, long, looooong Day’s Night. Well, long weekend, really. Saw United 93 Friday night. ‘Twas intense and powerful and moving, though not overpowering. Nicely done, all around, though I have to admit that I found the “Sony Handicam” style of filmmaking frustrating to watch. On Saturday, I met with the Otherspace folks […]
Podcasts
Today, I go all narcissistic and give you a list. Here are the podcasts that I currently listen to: History According to Bob, in which a history professor talks for ten to twenty minutes about some odd or unusual or interesting bit of history. Sometimes it’s about a specific event (The U.S. Presidential Election of 1796), other times about an aspect of a larger event (prostitution during the American Civil War). He’s great to listen to, […]
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
On Sunday, I had my parents over for the afternoon. We chatted a bit about various things; had a good time. I was re-amazed that I have such a good relationship with my parents. Not that they don’t deserve it; they’re great people. But I know so many people who don’t get along with their parents. I’m blessed. We then went to the Leesburg Flower Show. Booths stretched up […]
Poetry Revitalization Project
Imagine a website/blog that posts really good poetry, and pays good rates to poets for that poetry. And that writes about the poetic form. And that points people towards good poetry. And that sells collections of good poetry. And that sponsors poetry-writing contests. In other words, imagine a poetry portal, though a non-proprietary one. A website that gets people talking about poetry. Imagine RSS feeds of good poetry. Imagine getting […]
My Saturday
So I spent Saturday with Mandy, in D.C. We met at the metro, then stopped off at the Holocaust Museum to pick up tickets for later in the day. We then poked our heads through the Natural History Museum and marvelled at the prehistoric animals. We spent a few minutes in the Museum of Fine Art before heading back for our appointed times at the Holocaust Museum. And that was almost too much to bear. A large amount of the exhibit […]