Monthly Archives: April 2007

Stay away from champagne corks.

By spider | Published: April 30, 2007

Why? Here’s why: You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider. So they say. Also, I am hard at work on identifying an enemy. I have one in mind already.

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No time to waste

By spider | Published: April 30, 2007

I once heard (or read?) somewhere that our metaphor for time (e.g. ‘spending’ time) is a somewhat false analogy, in that time is not something that we spend, for we cannot save it either. In fact, time passes whether we do something or nothing, whether we are moving fast or slow, if we are asleep [...]

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latest development

By xtina | Published: April 30, 2007

today lucas described his toy car as the ‘red kia’.

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Being Challenged, Feeling Good

By spider | Published: April 26, 2007

I had an interesting conversation with Nancy today, in which we discussed the nature, magnitude, and meaning of our professional challenges. Our chat reminded me of just how important I find it to be challenged in my own life. Since I was a child, I have always embraced new challenges, whether physical or intellectual. In [...]

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gardening changed my life

By xtina | Published: April 25, 2007

We have a little plot of land here in our semi-urban little neighborhood where we plant flowers, mulch, weed, and water. Over the years our garden has changed from a pretty generic suburban landscape of grass, cement, a few trees, and ordinary plants to something more organic and interesting. Growing up, in every house we [...]

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Self Censorship in Modern Merka

By spider | Published: April 24, 2007

I was reading a (quite humorous) email from my uncle that went something like this: Whatever you two are smoking, please send me two tons as a sales starter package. I think that there is a lot more profit potential in whatever you are smoking than in converting ’58 Chevies into tri5s. I think that [...]

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I’m just sitting on the dock of the bay, wasting time

By spider | Published: April 23, 2007

As I considered and then went through with getting rid of my teevee, a key rationale behind my decision was the sense of wasted time I had. It was clear to me, after each of my many teevee-watching sessions, that I had just wasted part of my life (often on/with some inane, worthless subject). So [...]

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Goals vs Habits

By spider | Published: April 22, 2007

I\’m glad that I posted my goals the other day. Why? Because it was a concrete action – and doing so has a distinct impact that solely self-confessed goal setting cannot match. In this case, it is not because, say, publication compels me to achieve my goals; … no. Rather, doing so has elevated my [...]

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Goal Setting

By spider | Published: April 20, 2007

OK, I did it.. however, please note that this here is a draft version – iow, subject to modification. And now without further ado, for all to see, my goals: Short Term Goals (one or two weeks): P – get up when my alarm goes off P – create monthly budget B – write prioritized [...]

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Navel gazing pause

By spider | Published: April 19, 2007

A quick acknowledgment of my absence today … but only today. All this navel gazing takes so much time and energy, and since I actually did some chores tonight and find myself a bit sleep-deprived, I am taking the day off. Catch you on the flipside! … If you would a brief diversion, this is [...]

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Holey Goalie

By spider | Published: April 18, 2007

This business of setting goals, and focusing on the big rocks is not something to be taken lightly. It takes focus. Currently, there are two categories of goals that are occupying synapses on my cerebral cortex: Household Necessities Higher Callings Which ones do you think are in the ‘Big Rock’ group? Yes, the Higher Callings. [...]

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metafile

By spider | Published: April 17, 2007

I spent some thyme this past weekend enhancing the O to the M: Added ‘Related Posts’ link to each post Added links to thee site’s ‘Most Popular’ posts Set up post tags (see them after each post) Backed up our WP database Created a favicon (O is the rising sun over the ‘M’ountain) Updated the [...]

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