Entries Posted in January, 2008

January 30th, 2008

The History of the Star-Spangled Banner

Adam sent this to me back at the beginning of December. It ends up being a plug for presidential candidate Ron Paul, but most of it is the history of the Star Spangled Banner which I found really interesting:

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January 26th, 2008

Head Tracking For Watching TV And Playing Video Games

Okay, I’ll admint to being a total geek.
And there are probably some people who are going to watch this video and think, “So what.”
Having prefaced it with that, I think this is super-cool, and offers a neat explanation of how 3D Games and Television may develop in the future.

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January 1st, 2008

New Year’s Resolutions Are Ridiculous

A few days ago, my friend Kevin Gianni blogged about how he hates New Year’s Resolutions.
I wouldn’t say I hate them, but January 1st is a date.
And a New Year’s resolution that is marked only by a date is, by its very nature, a finite thing. Any time you are externally motivated to take action primarily by a date, the action you want to take and the results you want to achieve must be short-lived as well.
In other words, January 1 is not a good time to set a goal to “get in shape” or “be financially free” because it’s created without the “resolve” to make it happen (resolve is at the root of resolution), and the plan of action to bring it about.
So, if what you have been doing with your resolutions in the past has worked for you, you can stop reading now. Keep doing what’s working.
But, if the process you’ve been using for setting goals and resolutions for a new year hasn’t been working for you in the past few years, and you want to do some really great things this year, here’s my advice for how to accomplish them, based on things I’ve learned over the past 6 years.
(And just so you know, I’m not getting all preachy here… I’m definitely not. I have been just as guilty of falling into the trap of too many unfulfilled resolutions as anyone. I’m just sharing something which has worked well for me in projects and goals I’ve worked on.)
1. Don’t try to accomplish them, AND
2. Start VERY small.
Start small and pick just one thing that you do every day.
January
Get in shape = walk to the end of the street and back every day
Become financially free = earn (not save) $1 extra every day
Find your dream person = say hi to one stranger every day
Get the idea?