This weekend we put up the Christmas tree and began to prepare for the festive season. Sarah and I don't usually send Christmas cards but consider yourselves remembered and think of all the trees that were saved and the carbon credits.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Compliments of the season.
This weekend we put up the Christmas tree and began to prepare for the festive season. Sarah and I don't usually send Christmas cards but consider yourselves remembered and think of all the trees that were saved and the carbon credits.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
The beginning of a 'New' Economy?
I don't think we will have a financial Armageddon by the end of Nov 2009 -- but we may be seeing the beginning of a change to a new kind of economy and world view. We have globalised greed -- part of our current economic problem -- our economy depends on spending (67% of US economy depends on consumer spending) -- this is unsustainable and besides the spending didn't make us happiness.
What will the new economy look like? Daniel Pink provided a glimpse of the possibilities -- more emphasis on the intrinsic drivers than on the extrinsic ones (Money). Here is his list: (i) Autonomy -- the urge to direct our own lives; (ii) Mastery -- the desire to get better at something that matters; (iii) Purpose - the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.
View his video -- it could change your life:
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/618
What will the new economy look like? Daniel Pink provided a glimpse of the possibilities -- more emphasis on the intrinsic drivers than on the extrinsic ones (Money). Here is his list: (i) Autonomy -- the urge to direct our own lives; (ii) Mastery -- the desire to get better at something that matters; (iii) Purpose - the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.
View his video -- it could change your life:
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/618
Friday, September 4, 2009
Economic Doomsday by November?
The word is out that Wave 3 of P3 will occur by the last week of Nov 2009. This means the economic collapse of global portions -- a worldwide depression worse that the 1930's.
"No one knows for certain what fundamentally will trigger a collapse in confidence, but one thing is for sure; there is no shortage of highly levered problems waiting to explode. P3 will begin with some fundamental event that causes investors to doubt or lose confidence about an imminent recovery. Wave 3 of P3 is when markets finally realize we are deeply entrenched in a bear market. When Wave 3 of P3 begins, no amount of intervention by regulators will make up for missed expectations, lost hope and shattered dreams." -- from Nicko the Spicko
For more along these lines see:
http://tradingwithtoastmaster.blogspot.com/2009/08/fundamental-state-of-our-economy.html
What do you think?
"No one knows for certain what fundamentally will trigger a collapse in confidence, but one thing is for sure; there is no shortage of highly levered problems waiting to explode. P3 will begin with some fundamental event that causes investors to doubt or lose confidence about an imminent recovery. Wave 3 of P3 is when markets finally realize we are deeply entrenched in a bear market. When Wave 3 of P3 begins, no amount of intervention by regulators will make up for missed expectations, lost hope and shattered dreams." -- from Nicko the Spicko
For more along these lines see:
http://tradingwithtoastmaster.blogspot.com/2009/08/fundamental-state-of-our-economy.html
What do you think?
Monday, June 29, 2009
Are we better informed by the Internet?
It would see like something of an oxymoron to ask such a question but doesn't the internet give us more opportunity to be more 'selective" -- ie narrow-minded in what we read or watch?
As Nicholas Kristof pointed out, we mainly use the internet to reinforce our prejudices and opinions while it makes it easier for us to ignore contradictory arguments (The Daily Me, Kristof, 2009) . So the answer? Probably no better or no worse than before, but the opportunities are greater.
About Twitter? -- I don't. I can't see the point of having people follow me around wanting to know what I am doing or thinking -- I already have a wife that does that.
As Nicholas Kristof pointed out, we mainly use the internet to reinforce our prejudices and opinions while it makes it easier for us to ignore contradictory arguments (The Daily Me, Kristof, 2009) . So the answer? Probably no better or no worse than before, but the opportunities are greater.
About Twitter? -- I don't. I can't see the point of having people follow me around wanting to know what I am doing or thinking -- I already have a wife that does that.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sharing from Family-Pix?
Find more photos like this on Family Pix
These photos being streamed from an otherwise private NING site.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Happy to be Sad
Try Happiness ... but
Positive emotions such as awe, love, compassion, trust -- make us more vulnerable than negative ones. Fear and sadness have immediate payoffs—protecting us from attack or attracting resources at times of distress. Gratitude and joy, over time, will yield better health and deeper connections—but in the short term actually put us at risk. That’s because, while negative emotions tend to be insulating, positive emotions expose us to the common elements of rejection and heartbreak.
Accepting a random act of kindness from a stranger -- it is embarrassing, we don't feel we deserve it, we don't understand how to receive it.
For more:
Tara Hunt
What makes us happy?
Monday, May 25, 2009
An Example of a Blog using Cloud Computing
This is an example of how a blog can be added to your site. It uses 'Cloud Computing' and a free version of Blogger from GOOGLE. The blog can be formatted to have a similar look and feel as your own website.
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