Month: August 2016
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Everyone needs music
I’ve been a music fan ever since I can remember. Music has been the one thing in my life that I could always rely on to be there no matter how I was feeling or what I was doing. I can recall vividly listening to music with my Dad…
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Maniacs on the road
What is wrong with drivers on the road lately? I’m reminded of a George Carlin skit where he describes drivers based on your perception that sort of fits the start of this blog post I’m making today. His quote (or question), that I heard so many years ago, goes like…
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America is broken
After recently ordering a plush toy and an A-line skirt for my daughters Halloween costume this year, I was surprised to see that it would take both over 2 weeks to arrive to my home. Inspecting further on the eBay listing and confirmation, they’re both shipping from China. It got…
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Three Things Thursday – 08/25/2016
Inspired by Nerd in the Brain *three things that make me smile: an exercise in gratitude – feel free to steal this idea with wild abandon and fill your blog with the happy* Dart by FinSix I’m finally getting my Dart!! I supported their Kick Starter campaign in 2014 (no,…
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Racism is easy, Understanding is hard
Inspired by: White Lives Matter group protests outside NAACP in Houston’s Third Ward I support free speech as much as the next warm-blooded American. I’ve even taken positions that weren’t always popular due to the popular position being against what I stood for or supported. What we have lately is…
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Three Things Thursday – Aug 18, 2016
Inspired by Nerd in the Brain Three things that make me smile: an exercise in gratitude – feel free to steal this idea with wild abandon and fill your blog with the happy. ITIL Training Ok, so training isn’t exactly a fun or happy thing to do. I find training…
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ITIL Training = Eyelid Olympics
My company decided that it was time for me to take ITIL Foundation training. For those of you not in an IT field, this is essentially an industry best practice of standards on how to efficiently and effectively perform change in the IT organization. I’ve been in the IT industry…
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How perception defines our view of the world and ourselves
All of the time I’ve spent on self-reflection and inner feelings reminded me of a recent science show on how perception can change drastically with seemingly identical subjects. Take for instance the compelling example of Abraham Lincoln, which most people immediately recognize when they see the below picture. He was…
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3 types of people I tolerate, but would rather avoid
There are some people in this world that really put me in a bad mental space. The types of people who suck your limited energy and demand so much of you that its easier to avoid them rather than engage them. There are all kinds of people in the world…
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