I’m really a dog-person but I also love cats. How can anyone look at this and not love it? Actually, I’m an animal-person. I love all animals. Except cockroaches.
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More Than Words Here’s today’s lyric: “You want a part of me? Well I’m not selling cheap.” Know the source? Hate these lyrics? Have better suggestions? Goody Links Thoughts One of the greatest things about sleeping in the same bed with a male is that men are walking heaters. As I lay in bed, shivering, I feel utterly thankful for the heat Jake’s body gives off. I’m sure there’s a scientific explanation for why men are much warmer than women. While I look into the matter, I’m gonna keep enjoying my personal heater. Some people have differing thoughts about the TiVo Giveaway. I think it’s perfectly fine not to enter. I already wanted one. I can’t function without the TV on, so it’d be good to have the shows I enjoy instead of most of the crap I end up having to watch. Oh, and, Happy New Year. Exactly one week from today, I’m flying home. Hooray! More Than Words Here’s today’s: “And if you said this life ain’t good enough, I would give my world to lift you up.” Know the source? Mail me. Have suggestions? Goody Links Openletters has a new letter everyday. I’ve enjoyed quite a few of them. The conversation with the most popular girl in school was one of my favorites. Thoughts Sorry about the little preaching session. Someone I met a month ago, died today and I just realized, once more, that life is too short. I wish it didn’t take such tragedy to knock some sense into me. I would lie if I said I read his page but I do think this is truly well-said. I would give credit to the source of my link but I read it in several places and I can’t remember which one was first. I won a TiVo, too. Ordinarily, I’d think this is an amazing thing, but it seems the competition is really a giveaway disguised as a competition. I would link my entry but I don’t even think I saved a copy, it was that lame. Oh well, I own one now. If you wanna read the essays of others, here’s a bunch. More Than Words Here’s today’s lyric: “Trying to make some sense of it all, but I can see that it makes no sense at all.” Know the source? Mail me. Have suggestions? Goody Links If you want food for thought, checkout inequality.org. It’s a site created by a bunch of journalists, writers and researchers. It’s nonprofit and tries to cover information that isn’t widely covered by the media. I also like their quotes. Thoughts More Than Words Here’s today’s: “I just don’t understand how you can smile with all those tears in your eyes” Have suggestions? Goody Links If you have science questions, you should checkout Mad Sci Network. As they put it, it’s a “collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. For good measure we provide a variety of oddities and other ends as well.” Thoughts I took Carl’s link from Harrumph and put my tagline on it: “Happiness is a frame of mind.” It came out with: “The wealth is a field of the alcohol.” I don’t think this one needs any explanation! I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “Today’s the first day of the rest of your life” often enough, but last week, I made the decision to really make today a different day for myself. I am trying out a three-month experiment on following my own advice and taking better care of my body, heart, brain, and skin. Since I truly believe that it’s all a mindset, I decided to change mine. I’m sure you’ll get to see how well I manage to keep it up. One of the things I notice in most successful people is that they were totally ambitious about what they wanted. There are a few lucky people who fell into something they liked and got to do it, but most people worked hard and totally concentrated on wanting the life they eventually got. Think of your own life. Your goals. Are you where you’ve always wanted to be? If so, you’re in a rare situation, make the most of it. If not, why not? We spent the weekend in New Hampshire. My first time. The leaves had already started turning yellow, orange and red. Living in New York and working too many hours, it’s easy to lose track of the changing of the seasons. I highly recommend that you go out and watch nature for a few minutes. We climbed Mount Avalon. My first climb ever. The weather was quite unaccommodating as it drizzled all the way up and the climb was steep. But we made it to the top and it was amazing. I can certainly understand the rush of feeling on top of the world. (Even though this mountain was tiny compared to the substantial ones.) We dined at the beautiful Mount Washington Hotel and drove up Mount Washington. The weather was so bad that 4 miles up the road the visibility was no more than 30 feet. At one point, we couldn’t even see the car driving in front of us. All in all, it was a great weekend. Getting away once in a while helps the brain. It’s amazing to me how much we underestimate children. A woman I know told me yesterday that her 3.5 year old son can speak both Cantonese and Mandarin. Not only does he speak both but he knows to talk to his mother only in Cantonese and his father only in Mandarin. He figured out, on his own, that each parent can only speak one. I think we should try to teach as much as possible to kids at a young age. I wonder what slows down our capacity to take in and adapt to new information as we get older. Anyone will tell you that learning a new language is much easier if you’re young. I wonder why? Going hiking in New Hampshire today. Happie! If you’ve ever watched Dharma and Greg you might have noticed the vanity card that flashes on the screen for a split second at the end of each show. The only way to read these cards is to tape the episode and freeze frame at the exact point. Or you can go here and read them all. |
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