Category Archives: Friends, Family, Life

While the government bails out the financial industry…

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More and more families are facing homelessness. According to Reuters, Wal-Mart customers are delaying buying necessities till payday, including infant’s formula. It wasn’t that long ago I can forget, where I was living payday to payday, check cash to check cash. But I didn’t have a family to support back then. It would be a terrible struggle to be in such a place in this day and age.

Meanwhile: $150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image – yeah – keep on believing she’s someone you can relate to.

Are you a generalist or a specialist?

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Aaron Held writes a great post on specialization and the issues it raises in a development organization.

The Heinlein quote he shares is a keeper, and so is the podcast he linked to: Escape Pod: EP179: Arties Aren’t Stupid. I’m new to Escape Pod, which, apparently is a podcast where a sci-fi story is read and then discussed. The comments thread on this one is hot and heavy with folks arguing the effect of the narrator’s accent and slang – I think they transport you deep into the story’s universe. It’s an awesome fun recording. I typically don’t find the time for podcasts, but in this case, I’m subscribing.

Effort Counts

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Calvin Coolidge famously said: Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

Seth Godin: Is effort a myth?

Overcoming Bias: Make an Extraordinary Effort

All we can do is play the cards we are dealt the best we can. And try to do so with every hand.

It’s a Uke world, we just live in it

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I have some links to share about ukulelies today. Scroll to the end of the post for why 🙂

Metafilter Thread: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain performs the theme to “Shaft” (SYTL). Really, is any description needed?

YouTube: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Shaft

YouTube: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – The Good the Bad the Ugly

Philly.com: Tiptoeing no more – A revival of the sweet-sounding ukulele is stimulating Philadelphia’s music scene, with classical, jazz and even rock sounds.

YouTube: Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro

YouTube: Sci-Fi Ukulele: Doctor Who Theme

YouTube: Run to the Hills, Iron Maiden (on ukulele)

We bought Emma a Uke almost a year ago and she strums along while I play guitar or to just about any music playing in the house, but sometimes she just rocks out 🙂