Silas Marner in the Workplace
If you haven’t read the book Silas Marner by George Eliot, check it out. It’s a good Summer read. The title character is well known for sitting alone in his house, with the windows shuttered, and counting his gold. Night after night Silas Marner counted his gold. When we read that part of the book, […]
Why Was the Math Book Sad?
Q: Why was the math book sad? A: Because it had too many problems.
Smell the Roses — or Pay the Price
My low-maintenance hobby is gardening. By low-maintenance I mean that I can do it when I feel like it and ignore it when I’ve got other things to do. Sit down for this statistic. I don’t have a large yard. We’ve been in this house for five years. I’ve spent more than $30,000 to create […]
How to Read A Non-Fiction Book
For this exercise you will need the following: – A Book – Large Post-It Notes – Pen or Pencil – Highlighter – Small pad of paper (optional) Step One: Smell the Book. Okay. Not really. But you do want to familiarize yourself with the book. Flip through it. Read the table of contents. What’s the […]
Yoga Nidra
If you are interested in getting started with a little “intro level” meditation, I’ve got a great resource for you. Check out Yoga Nidra Meditation CD: Extreme Relaxation of Conscious Deep Sleep by Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati. You can find it on Amazon. Yoga Nidra is not “yoga” as we tend to think of it. The […]
Choosing Pain
Here’s a question you don’t get very often: How do you define pain? Consider what each of the following mean to you: – Suffering – Grief – Anxiety – Pain – Depression – Anguish – Affliction – Fear – Despair – Stress Now think about how you might modify each of these – Minor – […]
Sheep Traffic
Did you hear about the shepherd who drove his flock through the middle of the village and got a traffic ticket for making a ewe turn?
Buy a Pedometer
I don’t get to exercise much these days. With my rheumatoid arthritis, I can’t jog because it’s too jogging. And elliptical trainers will just speed up the eventual knee replacements. I can’t lift weights because I can’t grip the bar. But I can walk! Therefore, I bought a pedometer so I could keep track of […]
Son-In-Law
His girlfriend’s father was interviewing Young Charles. “So,” said that impressive personage, “you want to be my son-in-law, do you? “Not particularly,” said Charles tactlessly, “but if I want to marry your daughter I haven’t much choice, have I?”
Ghettos of the Internet
One of the newsletters I subscribe to is Perry Marshall’s (www.perrymarshall.com). His specialty is Google AdWords, Guerilla Marketing, and other misc. marketing techniques. Recently, he told the story of an email he recieved. A man wrote to him and said, basically, “I need to make $5,000 real fast.” He promised to buy a $50 book […]
