Tyson Gay of the U.S. won the 100 meters at the world track and field championships earlier this week. He finished in a blazing 9.85 seconds missing the world record by .08 seconds. It took longer than .08 seconds to read “.08 seconds”. One of the people he beat was Asafa Powell of Jamaica, the current world [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Some more perspective for anyone having an irritating day and complaining about it. I have a friend who has had a difficult pregnancy. She gave birth to a son, her first child last week. Brett came 14 weeks early and weighed 2 pounds. I can eat sandwiches bigger than that. He will be in the [...]
I hope the weather on September 16, the day I go for 100 miles, is exactly like today. Sunny, low 70s and no breeze. I have ridden 65 miles twice now this summer. The fact that once I do that I will still have 35 to go is a bit daunting. I do, however, feel much more [...]
Cable internet service is great– when it works. We periodically have problems that require calling Comcast’s service department. Unfortunately 2 out of 3 times they person answering the phone does not know what to do short of telling me to unplug my cable modem and reboot the computer. Yesterday was a perfect example of incompetence. [...]
I have been gathering more words to share. I prefer words that are rarely used, have a high sonic quality but are not– at least in my view– pretentious. Definitions courtesy of dictionary.com. Exogenous. originating from outside; derived externally Endogenous. proceeding from within; derived internally Multitudinous. comprising many items, parts, or elements Peripatetic. Walking about or from [...]
I prefer to analyze things. Therefore I don’t often trust that little voice inside my head. Too bad. Alot of years of some great experiences have helped shape that little voice. I was reminded of this recently when I let a significant business opportunity slip away. I had what I thought was a good meeting with a [...]
Is it O.K. to want to live a luxurious life? I recently spent two days at the Four Seasons at a client’s expense. At the Four Seasons, the rooms and common areas are beautiful. The staff attends to you regularly and warmly without being intrusive. Every time I left the hotel a limo was waiting for me. The meals [...]
On Monday morning much of the news was about two famous people. These two became linked in my thoughts all day. Tiger Woods had won the PGA Championship, his 13th major title. Karl Rove had announced his resignation effective August 31. Why were these two connected in my thoughts? One is from sports and one [...]
I just checked into this exremely nice hotel. I have been here before. It was about four years ago. At the time I was attending a conference with a company I once worked for. It had been a rough period with my boss at the time and I had lost the confidence of our National leader. It made [...]
My wife and I spent much of Saturday together, just the two of us. That may not seem like much but it is amazing how rare such an event is. We are usually running errands, taking our son somewhere or just doing separate things. We hung out for awhile around the house. We were both [...]
