Saturday, December 31, 2005

At the end of the day it will be night.

Friday, December 30, 2005

Do one thing every day that scares you.
Good and Bad Procrastination: "No matter what you work on, you're not working on everything else. So the question is not how to avoid procrastination, but how to procrastinate well."
A man, a plan, a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe, percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel), a crepe, pins, Spam, a rut, a Rolo, cash, a jar, sore hats, a peon, a canal-- Panama!

Monday, December 26, 2005

A multi-disciplinary group of experts in the UK did an experiment to help the residents of a town there find happiness. Here are the ten tips they came up with.

1. Plant something and nurture it.

2. Count your blessings--at least five--at the end of each day.

3. Take time to talk. Have an hour-long conversation with a loved one each week.

4. Phone a friend with whom you have not spoken for a while and arrange to meet up.

5. Give yourself a treat every day and take the time to really enjoy it.

6. Have a good laugh at least once a day.

7. Get physical. Exercise for half an hour three times a week.

8. Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once each day.

9. Cut your TV viewing by half.

10. Spread kindness. Do a good turn for someone every day.

Saturday, December 24, 2005

Artificial intelligence is the study of how to make real computers act like the ones in the movies.
Fig Newton: The force required to accelerate a fig 39.37 inches per sec
Seek simplicity, and distrust it.

There is nothing so strong as gentleness, and there is nothing so gentle as real strength.
It's the science, stupid. It's not the intellectual property.

Friday, December 23, 2005

By relieving the brain of all unnecessary work, a good notation sets it free to concentrate on more advanced problems, and, in effect, increases the mental power of the race.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

This pedometer counts steps, aerobic steps, distance in miles, and calories burned.

It does not tell you your pulse, give you inspiring quotations, or microwave your lunch.