standstill
How long? How long…a small eternity. A long minute. Who’s to say. It’s been almost 3 months to the day since I posted here last. Life has been a series of strenuous electric shocks to the heart..my dad passed away on May 4th, and I posted here that week, and just before his funeral. I’ve been putting my thoughts here, into the... [Read more...]
Second Chances
What are the rules for giving someone a second chance? I find myself asking this question a lot lately. In relationships and friendships, if someone hurts me, or vice versa, we talk through it, or argue through it, then go to our respective corners to re-evaluate the truths that were revealed in light of the conflict. We try again to approach, learn... [Read more...]
Data Dump
good lord, a lot has gone on! It’s weird how life accelerates, and slows down, according to the activities swirling around, and your perspective.For instance, I’ve become much looser lately about the way things are going. This loose-ness was tested in several arenas lately, such as job, dating, and side work. Let’s tackle these by... [Read more...]
Bike Sales Surpass Car Sales!1Qtr 2009
Woohoo! I love it.Badass! I’m sure that you all saw my post from before? www.mylittlepail.com/on-being-a-bicyclist so you can imagine my happiness about hearing stats that our automotive market is starting to show clear signs of it’s un-usefulness in our culture. Frankly, if it doesn’t serve us as a whole, then I think we should... [Read more...]
The Automatic Millionaire
I’ve been reading this amazing book called the Automatic Millionaire. It starts with two principles-Pay yourself First, and Make it Automatic. We talked before about the emotional impact that money can have on our satisfaction, our security, and our sense of empowerment. If you were raised like I was, it was with the sense that Uncle Sam takes... [Read more...]
