@JesseStay said I would be back. And he’s right. But it wasn’t the reason I thought I would be back. So I’m posting on this blog again. Thanks to everyone who gave me some new things to try.
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Category Archives: Life
Must Watch Video – The Last Lecture
Last year I watched Randy Pausch give his Last Lecture, a lecture series (re-named) from people who were asked to give a lecture as if it were going to be your last. It just so happened to be Randy’s. I’ve been very interested in his ability to remain so positive while facing certain death.
I love watching this video, and will soon be reading his book with the same title, The Last Lecture (which is sold out everywhere), as soon as my copy is shipped from Amazon.
There are only a handful of people who face the end of their life as if they have for ever to live. Randy sets a great example for everyone, sick or not. Please watch this video and get his book, and then remember to smile.
I Might Be Down But Not Out
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything and it feels really weird because I had been on a roll publishing something everyday. But alas years of neglecting my body has caught up with me. No one can sustain themselves on all night binges and running non-stop for the twenty years. So I must slow down and smell the roses as it were.
Ironically my problems began about the same time Marc Orchant passed away (please visit the site for a donation link). I didn’t know Marc personally but knew him him online. It was very sobering to know he wasn’t much older than myself. This has been a personal wake up call. The past week or so I’ve tried to remove myself from stressful situations, reduce my work load and move a little slower. My doctor has put me on a good healthy routine and says my future is up to me.
I appreciate all the well wishes I’ve received, but I am doing fine. I may not be as vocal as I’ve been in the past but I’m still here.
I also wanted to apologize to those who have not been able to get to my site over the past week. Not sure what happened but I think I finally got it all ironed out yesterday. Feedburner also removed all of my RSS subscribers, just when I was trying to increase them. Anyway, if you can, please reconnect to my RSS feed, it should be working now.
Honoring American Veterans
I had the privilege of serving in the United States Marine Corps twenty something years ago. It was one of the best things I could have ever done. Countless thousands have served before and after me. But there is one common factor among all of us; our desire to keep America free. The reality of our time is the necessity of a strong defense. Whether it was you or someone you know, average Americans become extra ordinary by taking on the responsibility to defend the very freedom each of us enjoys.
We could get into a bunch of political debates about where our Country is, but that’s not what today is all about. Honoring our Veterans is the moral and appropriate thing to do. If it were up to me all Veterans would get the day off with pay for the rest of their lives. It’s important that we remember these people, where might we be without someone willing to put their life before yours?
Thank you, every vet, past and present, for your honorable service and sacrifice. Many are not with us and while it’s heart breaking, we know that with out their actions we would not enjoy what we have today.
Numb To What Has Become Commonplace
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Jim Long is a guy I would love to follow around and experience life as he sees it. His job as an NBC cameraman gives him a unique opportunity to experience life as it happens. Jim chooses to share some of his experiences with his friends on Twitter. I’m lucky to be one of those friends.
The other day Jim flew with President Bush to San Diego and he gave us a behind the scenes look at how it was going. But one tweet caught my eye and I’m not sure anyone really caught it. Her is what he said right after landing back in Washington:
newmediajim: as our plane taxis we pass an honor guard placing a coffin in a hearse here on base
Jim has seen this many times but the general public doesn’t. Brave soldiers are still dying in Iraq and Afghanistan. Whether you agree with our current military actions or not, our fellow Americans are giving their lives. Lets not forget them please.
Thanks Jim for remembering the things that are still important.