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here I is

By spider | Published: April 21, 2009

My trip abroad, of which I’ve mentioned not a word here on OM, was a wonderful experience. I spent 18 days traveling to, across, and back home from Spain. I learned and understood more of Spain’s people, geography, history and culture than I’ve ever grasped in my life up to this point. It seems a [...]

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It is better to be small, like a grain of rice

By spider | Published: September 21, 2007

I am still attempting to soak up all of the knowledge and wisdom laid out by Xtina in her ‘com’post about the Green Life. But the spirit of the ideas and philosophy she shared is not lost on me. I am an urban dude. This means that I have no yard. No lawn, no garden, [...]

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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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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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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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Focus, consistency, discipline

By spider | Published: April 16, 2007

For all of my harping last week about the evils of teevee (or tell-lie-vision, as xtina says), one thing I did not focus on is my own role injecting the poison into my brain. Certainly teevee is chock full of junk, but it also can occupy a non-destructive place in the hands of a responsible [...]

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Mutant Radio, vol. 1

By spider | Published: April 15, 2007

Recently, through series of events of unknown origin, I learned that a 2nd cousin is a fairly well known blogger. Or rather, I learned that this fairly prominent blogger is my second cousin. He has a unique, artistic but intellectual style of writing. Subsequently, after sharing this discovery, I then learned that beside his blog, [...]

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You are not alone, nor am I

By spider | Published: April 13, 2007

I had a brief, but most wonderful, conversation with my sister this morning, wherein I learned a little bit about the mischievous side of my wonderful nephew. On our call, my sister mentions to me that it must be harder for me to give up ms. teevee, being single and all. I know what she [...]

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