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Daily Quote:
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. |
Life, Love, and Politics from a New Age Perspective
New Age politics, politics, talk show, religion, philosophy, society, life, Read More... |
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Science-Related Places in Second Life
By: Yan Feng: Interested in list of places to visit for science things in SecondLife. Checkout this list of places to visit your inner geek in sl. Read More... |
Useful Life Tips
These tips present an overall strategy for coping and dealing with emotional conflicts. Inner turmoil can be created when a situation occurs or you are about to make a decision and you are unsure, lack confidence, or are simply sad/angry/upset and are not sure how to improve your outlook. Read More... |
Managing Diabetes
In this weekly Podlet, I dicuss my diabetes and what it means to me. I start with a simple dicussion of diabetes and my thoughts about it. The good and the bad. I'm not sure which came first, my inner desire for personal self managment, self organiation, and will power which then helps me to manage my diabetes. Or did I learn these things as part of living life as a diabetic? Either way, the events in our live shape us and determine how we grow, so this is me relating one of my "personal growth experiances". Click the play button below to give a listen. I hope you enjoy it. Read More... |
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How to live forever
Is death just a disease that can be cured? Scientists have been searching for the secrets to aging,death and the so-called Fountain of Youth probably since the first person died. New research suggests that it maybe possible to take certain combinations of drugs to prolong your life. Tests with rats seem to show significantly higher lifespans using a special drug cocktail, could it work on humans? It was discovered that although the rats lived longer and were much less prone to diseases. They did still die of inexplicable deaths, so perhaps death is not just a disease that can be cured. In my humble opionion these drugs must be available to some actors because some of them to age to me. Read More... |
5 dangerous things you should let your kids do (video)
From Ted.com. Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, talks about our new wave of overprotected kids -- and spells out 5 (and really, he's got 6) dangerous things you should let your kids do. Allowing kids the freedom to explore, he says, will make them stronger and smarter and actually safer. BDV-525513-BDV Read More... |
The Truth About Life Insurance
My first experience with insurance was shortly after I got my license for the first time. At the time both my cousin and I got insurance quotes and I was shocked to learn that her coverage would be about $60 for 6 months, while my coverage was $360 for the same period. I learned the only real difference was that she was female, while I was not. This seemed very discriminatory to me. Why should I pay more for an attribute of myself that I could not control? So I was not surprised when later I was denied term life insurance all together due to my insulin dependent diabetes. Today, the irony is that I probably have more types of insurance then the average person. I was able to find term insurance and keep it for a little while, though it took a lot of tests, and I was eventually paying 300% more then the average person for it. I also learned an important loop hole. When I got married, I had 30 days where I could have my name added to my wife's health insurance policy - no questions asked !. So this is how my insurance is setup today. If you are in a similar prediciment, you might want to give this a try..just find someone and get married it's that easy :-) Similar to gambling, insurance companies make a bet when they offer a policy. They are betting you will pay more into the policy then the odds that you will come down with some disease that ends up costing more money. The game is fixed, if they don't think they can win the bet, they don't play the game ...Of course, I might do the same thing in their shoes who knows ? Read More... |
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The Four Laws of Simplicity, and How to Apply Them to Life
A simple method of simplifying. Too often we make things out to be more complicated then they really are. This is an excellent article from Zen Habits to get you thinking..simply thinking Read More... |
The 6 Components of a Happy Life
Here is a great article on happiness. Tejvan Pettinger suggests 6 ideas to help us on the path to becoming happier. It is only when we let go of the negative emotions, the one's we choose to hold on to for years and years can we begin to find our path to a happier and more fulfilling life. Read More... |
Keeping It Simple
Here's a great article by Brad Bollenbach about simplicity. I especially like his comment that "simple is not easy". I love the philosophy, but it takes a lot of pratice to simplify, to make things easily understood. Especially as we grow older and learn more about the world around us or specialize in certain areas, we may loose touch with the simple things in life. I have often found myself doing things the 'hard way', but sometimes this is the only way, after I have finished a project, that I truely learn. Very enjoyable indeed. Read More... |
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Everyone deserves an assistant
I've been trying out Sandy, an interesting little (somewhat intelligent) virtual assistant. The account setup is free, and then you get a special email that you can send to Sandy and she will email you reminders and other items that your prompt her to do when you send emails to her or cc her on emails to someone else. Sandy also connects to Twitter and SMS (phone). I'm a big fan of AI like things so I'm interested in how this app works out. If you are the kind of person who likes to have their own personal assistant..but can't afford to pay for it, why not give it a try? I do wonder, if it works well, can I nominate her for an award? Read More... |
Controlling second life with just a thought
A very cool video on controlling the Second Life video game with just a thought! Read More... |
28 Days in Rehab
Discovery Health produced 4 part series called 28 Days in Rehab. In this series they follow a group of individuals and their attempts at Drug Rehabilitation. Many people don't see addiction as an illness. They don't understand the compulsion and why it tears down lives and breaks down relationships, leaving you at rock bottom. The truth is we are all addicts to something, and just any addicts we may not even realize we have an addiction When you think about it, our minds are conditioned for addication. Chemical dependance is part of our survival mechanism. We all seek rewards, we are motiviated by that 'good feeling' we get when we do something. We seek out getting a 'rush' or a 'high' Those in Drug Rehabilitation are the real winners. They have (hopefully) recognized they have a problem, and trying to find a solution. The sad truth is, often these folks don't get to rehab until they have reached rock bottom. There jobs, relationships, lives have been torn apart and they are grasping to regain some control of life, only to have an obsession, quick fix high continue to take it away. The irony is this same drive can be used in a positive way. If we can learn our passion or drive, to direct that same addiction in a healthy way. Replace the old bad habits such as drinking, drugs, gambling, with good habits. We can literally have our cake and eat it too. This is a 4 part video series presenented in Windows Media format. So you will need windows media player to watch the series, I found it quite fascinating myself. Read More... |
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How social are you?
"The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few..or the one" - Spock (Star Trek II) Do you consider yourself a social person? Today we have social networking tools, blogging, instant messaging, emails, cell phones. Everyone no matter where in the world is literally a click away. We are social beings, we enjoy the comfort of others. But what does it mean to be 'social'. Is it simply being friendly?. Does he/she with the most friends on facebook win?..I don't think so. Consider the case of my aunt Mary, who is using attempting to raise $5,000 to fight cancer. Here we have, I believe, what it truly means to be social. It is the power of society, to use social networking, and related tools to spread a message, a message to help others, to understand that we live within a complex structure of people. People, who are just as deserving as you or I, but, who have been dealt a different set of cards in life. When we take time to consider the needs of others, yes that is a start to being social..and when we take action to help others, to help society. When we realize that we are all individuals interdependent upon one another..the world we live within, and the creatures we live with...it is only then that we can truly consider our selves "social". So my challenge is this, instead of trying to have more friends then your neighbor on facebook, or more people in your 'group'. Take a lesson from my aunt, find a way to use the technology we have today to help fulfill the needs of the many. Please give, we are all social beings, in a social world, and thus the benefits of giving will return to you tenfold. - The law of Tenfold return Spread the Message -> Join Mary's facebook group Read More... |
Can the state force your marital status?
In this weeks podlets, I rant about my opinions of "common law". I've had very strong opinions on this matter. Way back, when I was first staring my first job. I was chatting with a collegue about university, taxes, etc. The collegue was also very opinionated (or at just trying to yank my chain) about how important it was that I filled my taxes out as common law. Anyway, in this audio podlet, and the article below you can read about my thoughts on the subject, and application of necessary and sufficient conditions for common law status. Hope you enjoy it. One of the debates, I often find myself involved in is the idea of "Common Law" Marriage. First of all, let me clear up the first misconception. Being 'common law' and being 'married' are not the same thing from a legal point of view. There are similarities. In Canada, many couples who have declared themselves as common law are guaranteed similar rights and privileges under the law as married couples. Although specific local laws can vary. The basic premise is the same. If you're in a loving committed relationship with another individual, live in the same household, you should get the same rights as those who sign a piece of paper and pay for a 'marriage license'. Read More... |
Purpose Plans and Passion
One of the things, that prompted me to do this weeks podlet was watching my wife fold the laundry. Often times, we are presented with "mundane" tasks. Things we don't give us a lot of excitement (or any excitement) over doing. I'm not a fan of folding clothes [I would tend to just leave them washed in the laundry basket] I once asked my wife how she finds the desire to keep folding the clothes. She told me, she can see (and feel) how good it will be when all the clothes are folded and put away, and this motivates her to get it done. This was key to helping me to put this idea together, connecting our passion with our plans and purpose. Thanks for listening. Read More... |
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Finding Success with Positive Thinking
Flickr Image uploaded by suesue In this weeks podlet (a little late yes). I talk about my ideas of positive thinking and some basic tennants of how it works. We all have bad days, but how we respond to these little events in our lives ultimately determines our success. I have been noticing lately, how many people feel frustraed by the actions of others. Little things, that they have no control over. Think about people cutting you off when you are driving, or stacking the dishes a little different at work. Little thoughtlets that creep in and modify our daily attitude and expectations, perhaps we are aware of them, perhaps not. Hope you enjoy it. Read More... |
Finding Success with Positive Thinking
Flickr Image uploaded by suesue In this weeks podlet (a little late yes). I talk about my ideas of positive thinking and some basic tennants of how it works. We all have bad days, but how we respond to these little events in our lives ultimately determines our success. I have been noticing lately, how many people feel frustraed by the actions of others. Little things, that they have no control over. Think about people cutting you off when you are driving, or stacking the dishes a little different at work. Little thoughtlets that creep in and modify our daily attitude and expectations, perhaps we are aware of them, perhaps not. Hope you enjoy it. Read More... |
Mommy Meltdown
Amy Jane writes an excellent article here on the joys of being a parent (or more "The life of a mom") Don't get me wrong, I love my kids. They are one of the best things about life. But you have to respect those, who, like my wife, I am sure an relate to days very similar to what Amy is writing about. Me? I really only have the kids for the entire day on Sundays and just that one day can sometimes be very hard on my patience. So a special thanks to my wife, and those like her who can keep it all together in the midst of what the rest of us can't even begin to imagine ! Read More... |
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The Basics Of Getting Things Done
GTD or Getting Things Done is a set of strategies designed to help improve your daily Productivity. In this article by the MacIntosh weblog, we see a nice summary of ideas as presented from David Allen's book "Getting Things Done" A very interesting set of ideas indeed. Read More... |
About Concussions - What they are and how to watch out from them
Here is a nice reference piece on concussions and symptoms to keep an eye on if you think you or someone you know may have suffered a recuent head injury A concussion occurs when the head hits or is hit by an object, or when the brain is jarred against the skull, with sufficient force to cause temporary loss of function in the higher centers of the brain. The injured person may remain conscious or lose consciousness briefly, and is disoriented for some minutes after the blow. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 300,000 people sustain mild to moderate sports-related brain injuries each year, most of them young men between 16 and 25. Read More... |
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