Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-29
- Icecream truck just paid a visit- everyone is happy #
- US to buy Chinese condoms, costing 300 jobs in Alabama – is this part of the stimulus? http://bit.ly/12hLIv #
- Finished watching Obama’s press conference- he REALLY annoys me- he’s fleecing America #
- The newest member of our church is 102 years young #
- Playing around with various themes on my site vagueanswers.com #
- POTUS Obama’s teleprompter ’s blog TOTUS- http://tinyurl.com/cbdzs8 (via @fredthompson) #
- “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Ronald W. Reagan #
- Finished reading “Fleeced” by Dick Morris- trying to decide what to read next. #
- Still waiting at the doctor’s office. I really dislike being made to wait an unreasonably long time. How long before I give up? #
- Doctor’s office: 30 minute wait to be moved to another area to wait again- Imagine if I treated my clients this way? #
- At Ed’s Seafood Shed – yummy #
- Just saw Monsters vs Aliens in 3D – not bad #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-22
- “The ides of March has come.” #
- Negotiating with our TelCo to get a cut of their caller ID ‘dip’ fee – When you make over 250k+ calls per mo. 10ths of ยข per call can add up #
- The first games start in about 20 mins – How much lost production and increased Internet traffic will we see this year? #
- Is the Obama administration going to release Guantanamo detainees into the US? – http://bit.ly/xtiFz #
- 7 for 7 so far on my bracket, but Maryland over Cal, and Tex A&M over BYU weren’t that big of upsets. #
- 15 of 16 after the first day with my bracket. Missed Wash over Miss St , but called W Ky over Ill. #
- Got a US District Court juror questionaire in the mail today-jury duty may be in my future. #
- Putting the training wheels BACK on my daughters bicycle- we’ll try again soon #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-15
- Only one kid in 5th grade Sunday School this am, I guess DST got them #
- 5 people shot Sunday morning at First Baptist Church in Maryville, IL #
- It seems none of my SMS twitter updates were posted today. 41 minutes ago it posted one I sent about 8 hours ago. Is it me or twitter? #
- Trying to find at least 4 more people for our Brazil mission in September – anyone interested? #
- Trying to find at least 4 more people for our Brazil mission in September – anyone interested? #
- My 03/09/09 http://twinfluence.com score: Reach=556,136, Rank=#12,163 #
- RT @ToniNoBologny: Rate Obama’s performance. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093/ #
- Univ of South Alabama plays in the Sunbelt Championship game tonight on ESPN #
- RT @ petehoekstra “Who is John Galt? Will more Americans know of him in 3 to 6 months? I think so!” #
- About to donate blood, if they’ll take it- last time international travel caused them to reject me #
- Thai for lunch with my youngest bro’ – It’s good to have an armed guard these days #
- RT @Heritage new policy paper: No Cost Stimulus Expands Energy Supply and Creates Jobs http://tinyurl.com/aqlvn3 #
- US Senate today voted 52-47 to KEEP automatic pay raises for themselves. 45 Dems 5 Reps and 2 Ind voted YES. Throw ‘em out. #
- I graded 98 ‘extremely conservative’ in the progressive quiz: http://tinyurl.com/cmh96g I think I’m more conservative than that #
- joyful #
- VP Biden announced that Amtrak is getting a $1.3 Billion grant – thats $46 for every time someone rides the train this year. #
- Still waiting for my Google GrandCentral account to be Google Voiced. “Your account is not yet ready to be upgraded…”
# - watching Dinosaur Planet in HD with the kids for the 100th time- amazing animation #
- Sitting on the back poarch watching my dog trying to jump and catch rain drops #
Understanding Life
March 13, 2009 · Posted in Popular Culture · Comment
I recently received an email with the subject of 'Bill Gates's Rules for Teenagers.' I am fairly certain he didn't write them, but several hold a lot of truth.
- Life is not fair
The more quickly someone learns this the better off they are. A corollary to this: it is not the government's job to make life fair. Many adults still do not understand this point. - The world does not care about your self esteem
You must accomplish something before you feel good about what you have done. Professor Roy F. Baumeister of Florida State conducted a study that found inmates had the highest self esteem of any subgroups of American population. "High self-esteem people tend to have little self control when thingsare not going their way… They appear to have no respect for anyone else." Romans 12:3 says "…Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought." - If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Enough said. - Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not
This relates to the psychobabble about hurting a kids self-esteem. Many little league sports no longer keep score. You need to learn how to lose. In life you are not going to come out on top all the time (actually most of the time you are not). You learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. - Television is NOT real life.
"In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs." - Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Hard work to support yourself rather than taking the fruits of labor from someone else is never undignified. You do what it takes to take care of your family. If that means three jobs and eating beanie-weenies, then so be it.
We have developed into a me-first, I-deserve-it, it's-not-my-fault, the-governement-should-do-it society.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-08
- Taking the family to play golf. This is Thomas' first time. #
- http://twitpic.com/1wv7b – Playing golf #
- http://twitpic.com/1wvkj – Closest to the pin- par 3 155 yds #
