As soon as you say failure is not…
As soon as you say, “failure is not an option,” you’ve just said, “innovation is not an option.” – Seth Godin quote
As soon as you say, “failure is not an option,” you’ve just said, “innovation is not an option.” – Seth Godin quote
if we all just stop noticing idiots, do they still exist?
in Philadelphia, at least through the weekend. http://ping.fm/FiJcN
phone wouldn’t charge from USB port on power inverter; but the inverter is charging my laptop. LG Ally tech problem
phone won’t charge from DC adapter in car, but does charge from USB port on laptop, using the same cable. LG Ally tech problem
when last i passed this way, everything was brown and gray. http://ping.fm/StcT0
last week’s lilac hills dampen into lavender. also, dogwoods white. http://ping.fm/auHNe
idle spring the blade of the hoe blooms with rust
     — J.S. Absher http://ping.fm/zCUl3
the good news: i squeezed in a full+ day of work. the bad news: i still have to drive 400+ miles, tonight. overscheduling :-
Give fans an honest reason to follow you. You don’t need to be a socialmedia “expert” to do this: http://ping.fm/aNOj7 simple
“Apple’s penalty for losing the PC war in the 1990s is that it is now the most profitable PC maker in the world.” http://ping.fm/qjO9N
dusky dots dancing / across drawn curtains, buzzing / bees at the window. #HearthHill #haiku http://ping.fm/btZ6G
shadow dots dancingacross drawn curtains, buzzing bees at the window http://ping.fm/16iLJ
“If you hate our tax system and want a religious conservative gov’t w/ no abortion or gay marriage, Iran is waiting for YOU.” John Fugelsang
credit where due: @VZWsupport reads Twitter replies, calls to follow up. best news: Verizon Wireless service is back up at Hearth Hill.
Evasive Maneuvers http://ping.fm/rmGNV
“When you say ‘I’m still hungry,’ only to discover you never ate in the first place, you are working too hard.” – @Drance
‘Evasive Maneuvers’ by Billy Collins http://renga.mykl.org/post/4953799754
I am not the man across the street who sits in the dark because sleep is his mother and he is one… http://ping.fm/jeIzV
planning a short trip to Philadelphia, this week. http://ping.fm/VsMtG
planning a short trip to Philadelphia, this week.
things you learn when @VerizonWireless’ service goes down at home: there is exactly one (1) payphone remaining in the nearest village.
I stand Knee deep In the sound of the river
     — Brian Pike http://ping.fm/DMmfU
cannot connect to @VerizonWireless’ mobile network, nor load VerizonWireless.com. has anyone outside of West Virginia lost VzW service?
“It’d be easy for me to curse less, but even easier for you to mind less.†– @HotDogsLadies
thinking the accolades for “The Fighter†(2010) say more about Hollywood’s love… http://ping.fm/tGkKR
thinking the accolades for “The Fighter” (2010) say more about Hollywood’s love affair with boxing movies, than the greatness of this one.
is information a measurement of entropy?
“writing down a task… is the first step to admitting you’ll never do it.†– Kit Kemper #work
taking advantage of my extended stay at home, to shop online for the tools i need when on the road. gypsy
a logistical challenge while on the road is being anywhere long enough to have merchandise reliably shipped to me. gypsy
Friday, what’s so Good about it?
[by Theo… http://ping.fm/Z6gfi
Access Main Computer File http://ping.fm/B9Lqf
unfolding thousands splotch the hillsides and hollows pale green and lilac http://ping.fm/wCFJ3
unfolding thousands / splotch the hillsides and hollows / pale green and lilac. http://ping.fm/l3fU9
every star is the night’s undoing
     — @ThoseThr3Words http://ping.fm/Vr7nt
Edie Sedgwick (April 20, 1943 – 1971) http://ping.fm/KoEGO
unfolding thousands
splotch the hillsides and hollows
pale green and lilac
#Appalachian spring haiku
“Access to content to supplant the cable TV experience—that’s the end goal.†– Adam Lisagor… http://ping.fm/VqvGH
“Access to content to supplant the cable TV experience—that’s the end goal.†– Adam Lisagor http://mykl.us/g5AmBG TV
this winter i fine tuned my email filters so that even accounts receiving 1000s of messages per day have achieved inboxzero.
last year i moved multiple, high volume and overlapping email systems entirely into the cloud, mostly using free @GoogleApps and @Gmail.
i’ll be spending the evening in the “utility closet” of my domain names, fixing some things there.
took advantage of the sunny spring afternoon to inspect and make repairs in the attic, here @HearthHill.
Teddy Roosevelt and Al Gore became much more radical about protecting nature after losing a presidential election. http://ping.fm/5krmF
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.†– Confucius quote
David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks on Netflix. Good thing I didn’t have any plans for the next two weeks.†– @Rands
“Cowboy Bebop, an anime series that is better than all but a handful of science fiction films,… http://ping.fm/Fh459
MYKLbiz: “Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.†– Flauber… http://ping.fm/AxwCx
“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” – Gustave Flaubert quote
another great use of @Kickstarter. now you can own this out-of-circulation gem. and more never-in-circulation tracks. http://ping.fm/VqPK7
Cotton Mather’s ‘Kontiki’ Sets Sail Again (12:18) http://ping.fm/HRhCs
fan•boy |ˈfanˌboi| http://ping.fm/ad9Bh
on my window sill the watered silk of a new beetle then only the memory of its shadow
     —… http://ping.fm/w2kFw
BillB: @rands The manual is a catalog of the product’s flaws. http://ping.fm/kSTii
“post PC” doesn’t mean “sans PC” – Michael Gartenberg http://ping.fm/87RyM #tech
“The manual is a catalog of the product’s flaws.†– @BillB (#tech)
The better you design, the less you explain. (#inverse quote @Rands)
“It’s not innovation until it gets built.†– Garry Tan #twech
“The apps are to the iPhone what digital music files are to the iPod.” – Frédéric Filloux http://ping.fm/kJ23V tech
“A company starts off scrappy, and against all odds, not only does it vanquish every startup of its…” http://ping.fm/hG0Hd
RT @WriterToGo: the cat like a stone / lion on the river bank / but there is no bridge. #haiku http://ping.fm/5XzDE
“Antidepressants are Mirth Control pills.†– John Fugelsang
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – The Ukulele Orchestra of Great… http://ping.fm/Dl96m
Smells like Teen Spirit – The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain http://ping.fm/gYS0s
pinball shanty -Â The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain http://ping.fm/bTcuB
“#Google is essentially a maker of very capital-intensive, full-custom, warehouse-scale computers.” http://ping.fm/9x1Tu #hardware #company
i can’t drink a coffee this small. my hands shake too much to splash that little cream into the cup.
sometimes, i don’t know how to drink coffee without a cookie. #mostofthetime
why do so many people want to go somewhere else “to make it”? do what you love, wherever you are. geography is just scenery.
“As soon as you toss out words like ‘cult’ or ‘fanboy’, the conversation…” http://ping.fm/ua1sa
perhaps the most valuable “feature” on my Android phone is unlimited internet access for my computer, using PDAnet. (#tethering app)
the one feature where Android seems to best the iPhone is notifications. is anything else better? (#iOS)
If you’re not working on your best idea right now, you’re doing… http://ping.fm/qtnhu
the cat like a stone lion on the river’s edge but there is no bridge
— Writer To Go http://ping.fm/MRjAE
the cat like a stone lion on the river’s edge but there is no bridge http://ping.fm/AB4pS
attention young people: you’re gonna be on camera for the rest of your lives — learn to take a decent photo of yourselves! #tech #art
“An artist who works on matters of personal taste can afford to go to the edges. In fact, she must….” http://ping.fm/VWaP1
is America #1? http://ping.fm/qGvIc
“dream strange things and make them look like truth.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne #quote
the cat like a stone / lion on the river’s edge / but there is no bridge. haiku
“We lie to ourselves about wasting time… I believe we’re actually getting important work done.” – Michael Lopp http://ping.fm/AqE9p art
“…the waterfront is three shuttered cafés and one naked light burning…†http://mykl.us/hnhigk
“We must admit there will be music despite everything.” – Jack Gilbert http://ping.fm/Gqobx
Saying ‘You’re lame’ is like saying ‘You walk with a limp.’ – John Green #insults
“deeper into the forest where the flowers nodded a welcome.” – Appalachian #folktale (via Judy Prozzillo Byers)
rising cake consumption mirrors my much reduced #c8h10o2n4 intake.
the problem with substituting cake for coffee is that nothing makes a piece of cake more satisfying than washing it down with a cup o’ joe!
rising cake consumption mirrors my much reduced #c8h10o2n4 intake.
“You’d be crazy not to viciously protect your time.†– @Rands
“I think this scone from Starbucks just gave me diabetes.†– @SigHafstrom #fastfood
“VC is a cancer.” – Justin Williams http://ping.fm/P0C6b #tech
maple syrup and
pancakes taste best at twilight
with coffee like night.
#latenight #haiku
breaking fast as the sun sets, and watching old Gary Cooper movies. #latenight
“Education will become recognized as civil defense against media fallout.” – Marshall McLuhan #quote
“…somewhere, some poor person has a dollar that some rich person actually deserves.” – Keith Olbermann http://ping.fm/T4uxP
“Each new technology turns its predecessor into an art form.” – Marshall McLuhan (?) art quote
“the Net is something we make, and not just something that makes us.” – Doc Searls http://ping.fm/kVtwy tech
“If we’re going to spend time, apparently, it better be perfect…” – Seth Godin http://ping.fm/sKbGX
“I finally understand why someone would want to use a flask. It’s so you don’t topple your whiskey (in) a tough yoga pose.” – @EmilyBrianna
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