Random Thoughts for Today
1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer's history if you die.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to the ten-page paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this -- ever.
15. I hate it when I miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?) but when I immediately call back it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
18. My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day " Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How do I respond to that?
19. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
20. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Bring Out the Popcorn!
Much like fireworks on the fourth, or cakes with candles for birthdays - Popcorn has always been symbolic of “celebration” for the Rea family. Good grades, sport wins, graduations, holidays... would garner a freshly popped bowl.
Even today, as an adult, when a celebration presents itself you can be
certain that my mom will say, "sounds like a good excuse for popcorn!”
Reflecting on last years accomplishments while building out my MBOs and then
working through each of your individual PPRs, I was filled with great sense of
collective accomplishment and pride for the team.
Join me for a moment of reflection on 2009 and then give yourself a
standing ovation while you celebrate the victories from last year.
Let’s break out the popcorn!
Even today, as an adult, when a celebration presents itself you can be
certain that my mom will say, "sounds like a good excuse for popcorn!”
Reflecting on last years accomplishments while building out my MBOs and then
working through each of your individual PPRs, I was filled with great sense of
collective accomplishment and pride for the team.
Join me for a moment of reflection on 2009 and then give yourself a
standing ovation while you celebrate the victories from last year.
Let’s break out the popcorn!
Monday, January 4, 2010
What is the What - Dave Eggers
FINISHED READING: What is the What - Dave Eggers
What is the What is written as an autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, but authored by the American writer, Dave Eggers.
I picked it up and added it to my book list based on Rob Thomas' recommendation and the song Fire on the Mountain (by Rob Thomas). My thoughts at the time were if a book inspires someone to act (write a song, help a charity, etc...) it should be read.
Summary
Combining fictional and non fictional, Dave Eggers recounts the story of Valentino's journey from Southern Sudan to Atlanta, Georgia. The journey that Valentino takes is mental, physical and grueling. Through it he overcomes all odds but during it faces, death, starvation, disease, cruelty as Sudan faces war all around him. And, just when he gets to refugee camps both in Ethiopia and Kenya and believes some comfort might exist, he quickly realizes comfort doesn't exist in war. It also doesn't truly exist in the states, as he learns when Valentino he answers the door to a woman needing to use the phone and finds himself in the middle of a brutal robbery.
What is the What is written as an autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, but authored by the American writer, Dave Eggers.
I picked it up and added it to my book list based on Rob Thomas' recommendation and the song Fire on the Mountain (by Rob Thomas). My thoughts at the time were if a book inspires someone to act (write a song, help a charity, etc...) it should be read.
Summary
Combining fictional and non fictional, Dave Eggers recounts the story of Valentino's journey from Southern Sudan to Atlanta, Georgia. The journey that Valentino takes is mental, physical and grueling. Through it he overcomes all odds but during it faces, death, starvation, disease, cruelty as Sudan faces war all around him. And, just when he gets to refugee camps both in Ethiopia and Kenya and believes some comfort might exist, he quickly realizes comfort doesn't exist in war. It also doesn't truly exist in the states, as he learns when Valentino he answers the door to a woman needing to use the phone and finds himself in the middle of a brutal robbery.
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