Organic Mutant Archives: April 2007
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30 April 2007
Stay away from champagne corks.
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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30 April 2007
No time to waste
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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30 April 2007
latest development
today lucas described his toy car as the ‘red kia’.
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26 April 2007
Being Challenged, Feeling Good
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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25 April 2007
gardening changed my life
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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24 April 2007
Self Censorship in Modern Merka
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 [...]
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23 April 2007
I’m just sitting on the dock of the bay, wasting time
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 now [...]
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22 April 2007
Goals vs Habits
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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20 April 2007
Goal Setting
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 to-do list daily
B - [...]
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19 April 2007
Navel gazing pause
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 [...]