Something to Give a Damn About

I ran across this image the other day... it got me thinking about my actions and what they say about me and my values. Am I in integrity? Are my words and actions congruent?

Photo from: http://www.thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com

Poem

Hafiz is one of my favorites...

MANIC SCREAMING

We should make all spiritual talk
Simple today:

God is trying to sell you something,
But you don't want to buy.

That is what your suffering is:

Your fantastic haggling,
Your manic screaming over the price.

- Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky, I Heard God Laughing

Blog Meat

My favorite fitness writer, Lou Schuller, has an interesting bit in his blog:

* Scientists believe that Americans have screwed the pooch when it comes to our international reputation, primarily because of "a perceived high-level disdain for science." So there's a downside to promoting intelligent design and abstinence-only sex education while suppressing evidence of climate change? Damn! Who saw that coming?

Reading List

Recently added to my reading list:

RED SUMMER
The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village.
By Bill Carter

Good Morning!

I subscribe to the RSS feed for the New Yorker Cartoons.
Here's one that was a bit TOO close for comfort.

Procrastination

I'm procrastinating before I tackle my to-do list. This is my last day off until after the Indy 500. Here's what I using as procrastination fodder:

Rocket Pictures
New Yorker Cartoons
















This picture is from the caption contest... My caption would read "I think it's time for you to start dating again."

Stop it!

I wish that self improvement was just this easy... Say 'Stop It' to myself over and over until it goes away. Unfortunately, it seems that I need to peel back the onion until I find out the 'why' or the 'how does it serve me?' Only then can I both rid myself of the unwanted action and heal the part that was served.

Lunch Reading

Lou Schuler at Male Pattern Fitness has a great post about human evolution:

Human Evolution: The Few, the Proud, the Really Persistent

I love looking at the New Yorker Cartoons. I'd get the magazine but they would just stack up and I'd feel guilty for not reading them!

Now... Back to work!

Easter

Driving to work
Mini-Vans full of
shiny suits and dresses
pass on both sides

Wal-Mart and church
parking lots are both
half full

Andrew Birkhead
3/23/08

Bunny Contest