Thursday, December 17, 2009

All along the watchtower...

Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything.
                -- Bob Dylan

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OMG! What _is_ the world coming to???

Swedish Diplomat Fired For Smuggling Stockings

A Swedish diplomat allegedly smuggled tights and nylon stockings from Belarus to Russia. NTV television reports he was caught on tape handing over the legwear from the trunk of his car. The tape also showed the car's red diplomatic plates.

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International Pippa Day!

International Pippa Day!

- AKMA

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

On a winter's day....

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No spilled milk...

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Big Mac Attack

Toms Hardware

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A successful life

"A successful life is not something you simply pursue, it is something that you create, moment by moment."
 - Bill Strickland

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Designed for aging... (Must see)

Thanks Crabby Old Lady (at the bottom of the post)
... Oh yeah, read the entire post too!

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Dr. John, the Night Tripper


Mac Rebennack (aka, Dr. John, the Night Tripper)

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Monday, December 14, 2009

GE's Immelt leading the next American Revolution

From Business Week...

The Immelt Revolution
He's turning GE's culture upside down, demanding far more risk and innovation

Despite his air of easy-going confidence, Jeffrey R. Immelt admits to two fears: that General Electric Co. (GE ) will become boring, and that his top people might act like cowards. That's right: cowards. He worries that GE's famous obsession with bottom-line results -- and tendency to get rid of those who don't meet them -- will make some execs shy away from taking risks that could revolutionize the company. volution
He's turning GE's culture upside down, demanding far more risk and innovation

Despite his air of easy-going confidence, Jeffrey R. Immelt admits to two fears: that General Electric Co. (GE ) will become boring, and that his top people might act like cowards. That's right: cowards. He worries that GE's famous obsession with bottom-line results -- and tendency to get rid of those who don't meet them -- will make some execs shy away from taking risks that could revolutionize the company.


from SmartPlanet...

A corporate hero for our time

What makes Immelt heroic is that, while other executives were betting on finance, on imports from China or on real estate, he has bet his company on America. That may be an extraordinary claim. But here is some extraordinary proof:

Immelt is hiring Americans to work
Immelt is hiring Americans to work
Immelt is hiring Americans to work on big problems

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The Zen of Thich Nhat Hanh

Zen Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh: 'Don't just do something; sit there.'

Thich Nhat Hanh: 'You are, therefore I am.' Another of his sayings is, 'Don't just do something; sit there.'

One of Thich Nhat Hanh’s most important ideas is ‘interbeing’, which concerns the mutual interconnectedness of all living things. As he describes it in his book Being Peace: ‘I am, therefore you are. You are, therefore I am. That is the meaning of the word “interbeing”’.

Interbeing contains a very clear empathetic element, which is that we become more compassionate when we imagine ourselves in someone else’s place and understand their suffering. The challenge he raises is that we need to empathise with everybody – not just people we know and care about, but strangers and those who we might despise. This is nowhere better illustrated than in his extraordinary prayer-poem ‘Please Call Me By My True Names’.

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super slow shutter speeds

Smashing Apps

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

When all you have is war...

When all you have is a "justified" war then all you have is the same old excuse.

An excuse to send someone elses' children to fight and die for failing politicians and monied interests.  Consider sending your own children - then see if this justified war is worth it.


When all you have is a Military Industrial Complex then every resolution looks like a war.  Again!

Afghanistan = Vietnam (Why! Why? Why...)


When all you have are Generals everything looks like a reason to send more troops.


If all you have are Generals then everything looks like a military conflict.
                                            - Papa

(If all you have is a hammer then everything looks like a nail.)

William Meloney
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