I was reading about the latest type of mobile processor by Intel today and the writer, a Brian Caulfiled, wrote one of the funniest comparisons I’ve seen in awhile:
“An atom-powered device sounds powerful, even if one might hesitate to crack it open. By contrast, the Celeron sounded like a speedy vegetable.”
It’s been a long day, and maybe I’m just punchy, but I loved it!
(Note: Mr. Celery photo from BlueRocks.com.)
I started watching the TV series October Road today. One of my favorite quotes from the pilot (loosely translated) is: Only a fool will fail to return to the place of his last happiness. I agree. Continue reading
Yesterday, I was in shock to learn how many of my family members (on my Mother’s side) have MySpace pages. I dunno why, but (before yesterday) I would have been willing to bet cold, hard cash that my maternal aunts didn’t even KNOW about MySpace, other than maybe a passing mention by the teenagers in the family. Continue reading
Today, while working on a newsletter, I went in search of a perfect quote to verbally “illustrate” a story’s concept. I love searching for quotes. I love collecting quotes. But today, I found a handful of quotes that, taken together, pretty much sum up my professional stance, beliefs and my view of my work. Some of them sound very much like sentences I’ve uttered in the recent past, others are awesomely new in delivery (like the one on an entrepreneur).
I think I’ve found my new mantra… in the form of an E.B. White quote. I tripped over this quote while blog hopping this morning. It fits my view on how life should be and explains why some days (like today) seem to be so dang difficult!
I get up every morning determined both to change the world and have
one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning the day
difficult.- E.B. White