One of the things I like most about traveling is that you don't have to work very hard to be childlike. On any given day, children have a very strong chance of seeing something they've never seen before. The older we get, the more things we've seen, making the chance of seeing something new less likely. It is certainly possible to see something new everyday no matter how old you are; you just have to work a little harder. But when you're traveling, away from your normal routine, somehow life has a way of seeming brand new. …
Archives for February 2006
Buried in Relaxation
Jason and I have been busy relaxing these last few days. He had a gig in the Tampa area, so we decided to tack on a few days to bury ourselves in relaxation. Actually, since the weather cooperated, I asked Jason to bury me in the sand. It was awesome. I have to admit the process of being buried in the sand was similar for me to the process of trying to hurry up and relax. You know how it is – you have a certain amount of time, with certain restrictions, and your goal is to relax as soon as possible. …
EA #7: 40-Day Plan to Fight Stress
In this podcast, brought to you from Madison, Wisconsin, we share the latest news about The Escape Plan, talk about grown-up doll houses, grown-up pillow fights, and offer a review of the new Curious George movie. Listen now by clicking play below. …
Tie Day
My dad works at a lumber yard. It's a small town place; been around since 1848. In a sea of gigantic, homogenized lumber yards which feature discount prices (and employees with discount experience) Maze Lumber stands out because of its knowledgeable employees and non-crappy building materials. You'd think this would be enough to stand out in the marketplace. However, price competition is a seductive mistress and it can be easy to be intimidated by the Big Boxes (i.e. Wal-Mart, Menards, etc.) and slip into the belief that you must compete on their terms. This ill-fated belief is why so many mom …
Is Adultitis in Your Lunchbox?
An article in the Houston Chronicle by Nicki Britton got me thinking. The article, which appeared in the Food section, features a brand new cereal bar she says is ideal "for those too grown-up for Rice Krispie Treats."I've got nothing against Special K -- although it needs a few spoonfuls of sugar to make it palatable in my book -- but upon reading this review, I can't help but think: Who's too grown up for Rice Krispie Treats?[tags]Rice Krispie Treats, Adultitis[/tags] …
Four Things
This little exercise has been on a million and one blogs. Just call me Mr. Late to the Party. Four jobs I’ve had: Little League Scorekeeper Concession Stand Manager Art History Teacher Wash Boy at a GM Dealership Four movies I can watch over and over: …
Earning Rest
When I was in high school and college I took the MBTI or Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. ® After answering a series of questions it provides you with your personality profile. There are four divisions of your personality type. They are introversion versus extroversion, sensing versus intuition, thinking versus feeling, and judging versus perceiving. You can read more about each mental process and orientation here. At first I was skeptical but when I read my profile I was in shock. The profile of my personality type was very accurate. Since then my friends and I have learned more about this …
A Lesson From Curious George
I saw the movie Curious George recently. I really liked it. The animation was simple, with it's own unique style; different from the hi-tech, hyper-realistic animation that is so common these days. The super great soundtrack by Jack Johnson added a pleasant and whimsical unity to the whole thing. The story, of course, was about the little monkey created by Margret and H.A. Ray. It was fairly formulaic, as many movies of this kind are, but still a fun way to spend an hour and a half. When watching it, I found that there was an uncredited character that appeared quite often throughout the …
A New Ism
Racism, ageism, sexism – these are all wrong and should never be tolerated. On our plane ride home from Tampa the other day I witnessed a new "ism," which I've labeled "kidism." I define kidism as prejudice or discrimination against people who are acting like a kid. It differs from ageism in that with ageism the discrimination is directly related to the age of the person, with kidism the prejudice is related to one's actions instead of their age. Victims of kidism can be both children and adults. …