February 2012
7 posts
“a realm of intimate, personal power is developing - power of the individual to...”
– Stewart Brand, Whole Earth Catalog (Referenced in the book, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson)
“Rest is not idleness…
…and to lie sometimes on the grass under...”
I am not a runner. But I like to run.
To feel the dawn wind. To hear the birds. To learn my strengths and weaknesses. To be out there. To switch off. To go to another place. To smell that summer has arrived. To clear my mind. To see the wood for the trees. To stand outside myself for a bit. To do something simple, dull and repetitive. To give problems some perspective. To enjoy the freedom. To hear the quiet. To feel tired and worn...
January 2012
11 posts
1 tag
Reading List 2012
This is my planned reading list for 2012. I like to set it at the start of the year so I have something to aim for. I may not read them all or I may swap ones out for others as the year progresses. Some of them I’ve read before but have been so good that I’m revisiting them.
I’m also planning on getting back to writing Amazon reviews for all the books I read. I used to do this but kind of got out...
3 tags
Make it happen...
Today I’ve started to wear my yellow Livestrong wristband again. Aside from supporting the cancer awareness charity this means one important thing for me… I’m back in training mode for another marathon.
This one is the Lochaber marathon in April and will be my fourth marathon in the three years since I started running again.
Call me weird but I love the process of...
“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody...”
– Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
“It is important to embrace your passion, define your purpose, foster your...”
– Leslie Jensen-Inman, Maker of Awesomeness
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/what-i-learned-about-the-web-in-2011/