"Murphy was an optimist!"
Remembering…Memorial Day May 31, 2010 12:01 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Holiday, Memorial DayMichael Silence has a round-up of poetic words for this Memorial Day that are leagues above what I could compose. Go read them.
add a commentTo be born free is an accident. To live free is a privilege. To die free is a responsibility. — BG Robby Risner, USAF (ret) [Source, No Silence Here, TN blogs salute Memorial Day][Original Source, View from the Cumberlands, Memorial Day 2010]
What Motivates Us? May 31, 2010 11:13 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Health, Mental, PhilosophyThat something special for the one you love May 31, 2010 10:22 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestBooty Pop! (warning! that link shows posteriors in panties)
add a commentOf Grasshoppers May 31, 2010 10:14 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Have you ever really wanted something?
Master: Have you ever really pursued it?
Of Grasshoppers May 28, 2010 11:14 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: So heavy.
Master: Build strength.
After 10 years I rented a bush hog May 26, 2010 10:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, HouseA day in the life of a juggler May 22, 2010 12:06 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Health, JugglingMy day resembles this:
add a commentOf Grasshoppers May 20, 2010 4:34 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Why can I not go back and correct my mistakes?
Master: Because now you must deal with the consequences.
Of Grasshoppers May 20, 2010 2:53 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I do not like who I have become.
Master: You are as you have always been.
Of Grasshoppers May 14, 2010 9:00 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: If but e’vr so briefly, I experienced normalcy.
Master: What’s that?
Living the Middle Ground May 13, 2010 11:44 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, PhilosophySomewhere between the things we want to do, and the things we need to do, are the things we can do.
add a commentBlowning the Brain Cloud Away May 12, 2010 8:38 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Health, MentalEons ago I discovered nootropics and delved into the costly world of daily vitamins and cognitive enhancers. Age takes its toll on the body but stress takes its toll plus interest, penalties and fees. Some days I struggle with tip o’ the tongue syndrome where the word or thought is almost there but just does not want to coalesce or my head may feel fuzzy. The solution is to deal with the source of the stress. Therein lay a catch-22. So once again, I look toward nootropics to give me edge I seek. I’m starting with Ginko.
4commentsThe Power of Computing May 11, 2010 9:55 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Communications, Gadgets, TechnologyComputing tied to a single computer or location is undeniably an artifact of the past. The Cloud with its risks and uncertainty is where data should live as the risks far outweight the risk of maintaining that data on a single, fixed location piece of hardware. For a family that keeps all its digital records (photos, documents, etc) only on the home computer, a housefire or even something as mundane as a failed harddrive can wipeout a lifetime of family history.
The Cloud gives us data accessibilty and security with machine independence but from time to time we do require a specific machine which may not be at our current location. The ever presence of connectivity through devices such as the iPhone, Droid, and iPad eliminates the distance between where we stand and the physical computer. For example, I just used Team Viewer from my iPhone to log into and control my home workstation for downloading "Native Flutes for Relaxation" from Amazon while they were offering it for free. That’s coo! Oh, then I made this post from my iPhone. Mobile computing is now! Tomorrow computing and access will be so ubiquitous and transparent that most people won’t even recognize their activities as "computing" or "Internet" as we do today, similarly to how people breathe without thinking about oxygen.
1 comment so farFrom the mouths of babes May 6, 2010 7:47 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesMom: "What are those bumps on your face?"
Evan, almost 5: "Chicken pox."
Me: "What are chicken pox?"
Evan: "That’s when you bump into something and get bumps all over you."
Me: "How did you learn about chicken pox?"
Evan: "I went to another world."
Exhausted May 6, 2010 6:51 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Health, Mental, SleepThe level of exhaustion I’m experiencing right now is bizarre, inexplicable and almost beyond description. I don’t believe I’ve done anything to deserve to feel this tired. I’d like to rent a secluded cabin and just sleep for two days.
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