July 2010
7 posts
“Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person”
– Overheard
“God wants to see human beings - not ghosts who shun the world. In the whole of...”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Go try something you’re skeptical of”
June 2010
10 posts
Caltrain have a heart
I was riding the caltrain home tonight and there were two of us sitting on the ground in the bike car because of a lack of seats. Two stops in, a little kid in an oversized Giants jersey came down the steps to say, “hey guys a few people got off the train and there are some open seats upstairs if you want to grab a seat.”
I want to be more like that kid.
“Fun is good”
– Dr seuss
Jazz improv piano
I signed up for some jazz improv piano classes at Stanford and was quickly humbled when I sat down in my group lesson beside a 11 year old with a bowl-cut. A bowl-cut, perfect pitch and an honest feel for jazz.
I thought I’d be safe in the “intermediate” class but when they started throwing around B flat augmented seventh’s with flatted 9ths and sharped 13ths, and...
May 2010
8 posts
“When a time to kill was published 20 years ago I soon learned the painful lesson...”
– John Grisham
“Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person” - Pastor Rick...”
– (via lawitness) (via hikrista)
Please Give
Great film I’d recommend taking the time to think through. Characters > Explosions and pain more thoughtful than happiness - Please Give
“yes it’s time to believe in what you know
time to believe in what you...”
– Alexi Murdoch - Shine
April 2010
5 posts
Lloyd - homes in the desert (I like this) →
We like
We like to talk
We like to talk about what we’re going to start
What it will be
Directions it will spiral
And all of that is why we like to talk
Because above all
We like to waste time
Go start
March 2010
8 posts
Boston Marathon - Raising Money (gulp)
On April 19th I’ll be running the best race in the world - the Boston Marathon. While doing so I’ll be benefiting the Brookline Community Mental Health Center, an out-patient mental health facility located steps away from the Boston Marathon’s 23rd Mile Marker.
I have two goals for the coming event - raise $3,000 for the Brookline Community Mental Health Center and run a time of sub 2:40. ...
“So what, who cares, and why me?”
– Aneace Haddad
WatchI was a drum major - major respect to this band.
“If there’s any message I want you to take away, it’s that true...”
– www.garyvaynerchuk.com the last paragraph in Crush It
February 2010
8 posts
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever...”
– Steve Jobs (via suzannexie)
Engagement - Serve Your Customers
I’m enjoying my first in-flight wi-fi experience on a Virgin America NY to SF flight and reflecting on some of the thoughts from the EngageExpo I just attended.
First off Disney gets it. The magic all started with a mouse but today there’s a collection of booming virtual worlds that are based on a highly profitable subscription model. Lane Merrifield the founder of Club Penguin and...
Be Remebered
Do you want to be remembered for what you did, or the lives you affected? Ideally both. Ideally your love and relationships were so powerful that they manifested in physical successes that remind a world without you, that you once stood with purpose and value. But for those who put others first the rest of life follows.
#prioritizedcommitments
Ideas Vs Execution
To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier.
Execution is worth millions.
Explanation:
Awful idea = -1
Weak idea = 1
So-so idea = 5
Good idea = 10
Great idea = 15
Brilliant idea = 20
No execution = $1
Weak execution = $1000
So-so execution = $10,000
Good execution = $100,000
Great execution = $1,000,000
Brilliant execution = $10,000,000
To make a...
January 2010
4 posts
“But one kiss levitates above all others. The
intersection of function and...”
– Jeffrey McDaniel
Congrats to Senator Brown
In Massachusetts, Democrats outnumber Republicans 3-1, but 51% of voters are unaffiliated (got to love that New England independence). Congrats to Senator Brown on an intelligent, passionate campaign that focused on what the Bay State needs. Rather impressive. The “guy who drives a truck” was a nice cover but I think we’ll see a lot more out of Scott Brown on Capitol Hill.
