Reflections

Twitter netwroking

2009-01-10T15:51:00.001-08:00

NETworking clipped from news.cnet.comIf you haven't tried Twubble out yet, it's time you give it a spin.Mr. Tweet is similar to Twubble in that it analyzes your Twitter account to find other people that it thinks you should follow. But what it provides that Twubble doesn't is a host of stats with information

Comix 10

2008-08-17T11:19:00.001-07:00

cmx 10 clipped from www.your3dsource.com#3Marvel Comics #1The Human Torch and other heroes were first introduced in the issue dated October 1939.Approximate Value (In "near mint" condition):$330,000 USD.

Finish Your Book

2007-08-19T16:17:00.000-07:00

Finish Your Book!

The Casual Cruelty of Positive Intentions

2007-04-01T23:07:00.000-07:00

The Casual Cruelty of Positive IntentionsFor every time we raise our voices,Insisting that you have no choices;For every unkind thought or wordWhen you’re just asking to be heard;For every unheard, silent screamThat underpins low self-esteem;Each time we call you dumb or slow,We think that that will help you grow.The snide remarks that just slip out,To fuel and reinforce your doubt;Each puerile

Bones

2007-03-24T11:32:00.000-07:00

Bones

9/11 Predicted!

2007-03-24T06:41:00.000-07:00

July 2001: Alex Jones Predicts 9/11

9/11 video

2007-03-24T06:28:00.000-07:00

Attack on Trade Centres

Paying attention to not paying attention

2007-03-22T09:11:00.000-07:00

NEW YORK - Researchers are studying a pervasive psychological phenomenon in which oh man we've got to finish doing the taxes this weekend ... C'mon, admit it. Your train of thought has derailed like that many times. It's just mind-wandering. We all do it, and surprisingly often, whether we're struggling to avoid it or not.Mainstream psychology hasn't paid much attention to this common mental

Institute of General Semantics

2007-03-21T06:06:00.000-07:00

IGS founded 1938 by Alfred KorzybskiHow well do you integrate ... what goes on 'in here' ... with what goes on 'out there'?When we talk about wanting to become better critical thinkers, or more discriminating individuals, or simply more sane human beings, what we're talking about concerns questions such as: How well do we 'interface' with the world around us?How appropriately do we interpret what

Bush: Insult to Manicheans

2007-03-17T09:34:00.000-07:00

Calling Bush's Views Manichean Is an Insult to the ManicheansBy Dan SkinnerMr. Skinner is an instructor of political theory at Hunter College at the City University of New York. He is a PhD student of Political Theory at the City University of New York Graduate Center, focusing on the relationship between language and politics.This is an excellent article and well worth following the link to read

Welcome

2007-03-17T03:34:00.001-07:00

<<< left column is a list of my other Blogs.I would be delighted if you leave comments!go well!

emotional intelligence

2007-03-11T14:36:00.000-07:00

Having emotional intelligence means being able to manage your own emotions effectively and being able to respond appropriately to the emotions of others. Managing your emotions does not mean denying or suppressing them. Try the Emotional Intelligence Quiz to see how well you handle your emotions and other people's.Managing your emotions constructively - a few tipsMake a list of your negative

Things to bear in mind

2007-03-05T15:16:00.000-08:00

If you're too open-minded, your brains will fall out. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. It ain't the jeans that make your butt look fat. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. Not one shred of

Floral arrangement

2007-03-05T00:12:00.000-08:00

This Floral arrangement, to my mind, has something quaint, cosy and claustrophobic about it.

Inspiring Quotes

2007-03-03T16:03:00.000-08:00

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But

Michael Devlin, who abducted two boys

2007-02-21T04:55:00.000-08:00

Michael Devlin, a year old Missouri man, abducted the two boys. Now the prosecutor has come forward with sodomy charges against him.It's a bad, sad situation!I once worked with a teenage boy who told me that he would have to be gay because he had been abused when younger. I asked him why he would 'have to' be gay, and he said that all abused children turned into abusers so he dare not have

Baby Boomer Survivors

2007-02-19T04:16:00.000-08:00

Don't know who wrote it, but how true it rings!!And what nostalgia it invites!TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in

Iraq Veterans Against the War

2007-02-10T05:55:00.000-08:00

This powerful and moving piece of writing by an excellent writer conveys something of the futility and pain of being a soldier who starts as an idealist, then realises that he, and most of the people serving in the current war, have been lied to and are considered readily disposable.Soldier Voices! was created by Ronn Cantu, the author of Iraq Veterans Against the War, as a forum for soldiers to

Things to discuss before getting married!

2007-02-10T05:24:00.000-08:00

There are matters requiring the emotional intelligence that can be generated with Consideration, Respect, Attentiveness, Fairness, Time and a Yearning for courage, responsiveness, assertiveness, focus and tenderness.Intelligent optimism is also desirable.Intelligent optimism is NOT the avoidance strategy of "Oh, don't worry, I will always love you!" or, "I promise you, everything is going to be

connected to the grand scheme of things

2007-01-10T04:25:00.000-08:00

At any time in our journey through life, any of us can feel the need for friendship, special friends, companionship, the closeness of a warm body, the warmth of somebody who cares for and about us.We can be in the most wonderful of relationships and still find moments of emptiness, or be without a lover or 'significant other' and yet be so at one with ourselves that we feel connected to the grand

2007-01-09T12:48:00.001-08:00

Three Great Crafty Questions

2007-01-09T12:44:00.000-08:00

I wrote, well, finished, this article today.These three questions will improve communication, especially when there is a power differential in a supervisory, managerial, mentoring, teaching, or counselling context. ‘Facilitator’ and ‘Learner’ represent the relationship and, hopefully, the intent or attitude behind the interpersonal transactions.This approach might have a more specific application

100% responsible for My 50%

2007-01-06T09:14:00.000-08:00

Being a simple man, I have a simple notion.Here we are, you and me, in this relationship, this conversation, this love affair or argument or blog.It seems to me that you are 50% responsible and I am 50% responsibile for what goes on between us. It is also clear to me that my life works better if I choose to accept 100% responsiblity for my half of the equation. This means that, even if you deny

What's in a Word?

2007-01-05T01:30:00.000-08:00

When I was a lad, I liked (and still like) to plunder a dictionary. I used to think that the definitions given were somewhat akin to the words in the bible - statements of facts that were inviolable; Universal Truths with no shades of grey. It was a very Concise English Dictionary. Later, of course, I found more expansive tomes, along with, of course, the possibility of more disagreement and

YOU!

2007-01-03T01:53:00.000-08:00

When I was a child, it was inconceivable that a child would swear at an adult! When an unreasonable parent inflicted an unjust punishment and ignored or shouted down my or my sibling's pleas for justice or leniency, the unutterable frustration occasionally drove us (children) to say "YOU!"This word was spat out with all the pent up fury that comes from being oppressed by the overwhelming power of

Taking responsibility

2007-01-01T06:13:00.001-08:00

Somebody on a forum I subscribe to, was asking advice about a very difficult situation.They'd offered shelter to someone with whom they'd started a sexual relationship, who had been going through a difficult time, only to find that the recipient of their generosity simply settled in and did nothing at all to change the situation.Lots of people gave lots of advice, and almost everybody focused on

Does Maturity Compensate For Age?

2006-12-27T06:09:00.000-08:00

Conversely, does youth make up for immaturity?On the one hand, insignificant matters can loom so large they overwhelm us; on the other hand, we might be blessed with a bounty of unstoppable optimism.We might fall in love and believe it's forever, again, and again and again.... on the other, the down times seem like despair.We look at the world through rose tinted window... and get frustrated when