Drown out the hate

Elizabeth Edwards, responding to Miss Coulter's off-color remark about John Edwards, Presidential Candidate ...

Now it is our turn to drown out the hate. Find a way -- whether it is contribution here that sends a message to Miss Coulter and those who applauded her (which, of course, I prefer) or whether it is a statement on this blog or others or all of the above -- but please find a way not to sit silent in acceptance. It doesn't change until we say we will not be silent when this happens.

That anyone, in this day and age, would applaud the remarks made by Miss Coulter is unconscionable. For Miss Coulter to stoop so low as to insult the gay population of this great country by associating it with a known politician is reprehensible. Perhaps, just perhaps, this is a sad case of the pot calling the kettle black?

(NOTICE: For any humor-challenged readers in my small audience, please, please see the ironic juxtaposition in my choice of words and know it to be a pure intellectual fabrication.)

Dude! Get slow.

The Slow Movement.

Do NOT scan this web site. Do not speed read it. Do not just subscribe to its RSS feed.

Take some time out of your busy life and carefully read this site. Don't try and read it all at once. Read a chunk of it and then take a deep breath. Read an article and then go sit on the porch in the sunshine for a few minutes.

Get slow...

Papa

Papa

...it is a jungle in here...

Sunday Morning Script Analysis

Reading and rereading the script for Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Developing the 'movie' in my head. Trying to draw all the disparate parts together to form some continuous flow. Steve Martin playfully violates the time-space continuum and then expects regular folks like us to just follow along. 'Along for the ride' is more like it.

Boneless Chuck roast has been slowly bubbling away in the oven since before 9:AM. Garlic, onion, salt, pepper and a flour rub then both sides seared. Then chopped onions and celery, caramelized. Nearly a quart of beef broth and a long slow oven. Pan gravy over fresh mashed spuds and butter-brown sugar glazed carrots round out the plate.

The last of the Columbian from the french press is still good cold. Probably will have to make another pot.

-30-

OMG! Indexed got a book deal! Yea!!!

Indexed got a book deal!!! Spread the word.

Words, words, between the lines of age...

This is one of those 'print-it-out-and-put-it-up' kinda quotes.

Thanks Frank

Commonplaces

February 28th, 2007 ·

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior.
Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits.
Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.
Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.
– Gandhi

Schneier on Security: Boston Police Blow Up Traffic Counter

Boston PD: Putting the "error" in "terror."

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/03/boston_police_b.html

On Privacy: dmiessler.com | study | hide_ip

Repeat after me... it is unrealistic to expect privacy when using the internet... repeat after me ... it is unrealistic...

Just remember that proxies aren't magical; they simply add extra hops in the middle. Each person still has an address (you, your buddy, and the pizza place). So don't think of it as "hiding" or "becoming invisible"; this isn't how the Internet works. The Internet needs to know your exact location or else you can't use it. If you were truly hidden, nobody would be able to bring you the stuff you asked for -- whether that something was a pizza or an email from a friend.: http://dmiessler.com/study/hiding_your_ip/

Get a Life!

Escape From Cubicle Nation

This woman, again, has brought into sharp focus a means of freeing ourselves.  THANKS!

Don't know what you want? A picture paints a thousand words

In my coaching practice, a big part of what I do is help people come up with a compelling vision for their life or business. A lot of people get stuck trying to craft words about a life that they cannot quite picture. Instead of painfully searching for words, try these visual tactics to discover your vision.

In this month's ezine, I describe a number of tactics to discover your creative vision including:

1. Purchase a large bulletin board or piece of foamcore.
2. Go to the bookstore and buy your favorite 6 magazines.
3. Imagine that you are a photojournalist that has the assignment of capturing images that reveal your ideal life.
4. If you are a bit of a (closet) exhibitionist, participate in the wildly popular art blog PostSecret.
5. Create a personal deck of soul-tending cards using Soul Collage.
6. Search for stimulating pictures in online photo directories such as iStockphoto.com.
7. For the technically savvy, create a Powerpoint or Flash presentation with key images and words.
9. Paint your picture - literally!

http://ganas.com/ezine/february07/