inotice: February 2006

Friday, February 24, 2006

More evidence for heart-loss, or gain

Thursday, February 23, 2006

read George F. Will, The Last Word in this week's Newsweek

A few excerpts: "...the party in power in Washington has done much to earn a rebuke but the opposition party has done nothing to earn a reward."

"Campaign-finance "reforms," which make raising money more difficult, are written by incumbents and work to the advantage of... well, take a wild guess. Here is a hint: In the last two election cycles, 98 percent of incumbents seeking re-election won. "

"The explosive and utterly bipartisan growth of earmarks—federal spending directed by individual legislators to specific projects—is yet another advantage incumbents have as they toil to get rid of that offensive 2 percent. "

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Owen's Exuberance is Infectious

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Overcoming Procrastination

Replace "Have To" With "Want To"
Replace "Finish It" With "Begin It"
Replace Perfectionism with Permission to be Human
Replace Deprivation with Guaranteed Fun
Use Timeboxing

article by Steve Pavlina

Sunday, February 12, 2006

whispers from beyond

The books or the music in which we thought the beauty was located will betray us if we trust to them; it was not in them, it only came through them, and what came through them was longing.

These things--the beauty, the memory of our own past--are good images of what we really desire; but if they are mistaken for the thing itself, they turn into dumb idols, breaking the hearts of their worshippers.

For they are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of flowers we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never visited.

C. S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

Saturday, February 11, 2006

The Great Ouse - Live (ish)

Jon writes:

Here's a shortcut that sits on my favourites list.

http://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webcam/webcam.asp

The cam points from the south side of the river to the north side. you will recognise the white boat sheds as Star Rowing Club (our nearest access to the riverbank) and, to the left of that, Sovereigns Quay where Andy used to live.

Bedfordshire Schools Webcam