MegaDrivel

I’m not saying anything right now, because I have nothing nice to say.

Check out my short note posted on Toby.Getsch.com.

I miss my sisters and my my niece, AubreyElla.

Toby and Naomi

Becky and Naomi… (I couldn’t resist. I’m watching a James Bond flick.) 

What can I say no to today? What can I avoid? Who should I stop being friends with? Who should I avoid? How can I simplify? What is not needed? Who is a bad influence? –> If we don’t make time for what is important, all the crap and clutter and false importance we leave around is a physical, emotional and spiritual weed which will not decrease unless action is taken. We can make the right choices every day. We must.

both boredom and anger are secondary; dealing with the underlying causes of each takes time, courage and perseverance; that leads to maturity; we always have a choice

Dear God, surround me as I speak,
the bridges that I walk across are weak
Frustrations fill the void that I can’t solely bear.

Dear God, don’t let me fall apart
you’ve held me close to you
I have turned away and searched
for answers I can’t understand.

They say that I can move the mountains
And send them falling to the sea
They say that I can walk on water
If I would follow and believe
With Faith Like a Child

Sometimes, when I feel miles away
and my eyes can’t see your face
I wonder if I’ve grown to lose the
recklessness I walked in light of you

They say that I can move the mountains
And send them crashing to the sea
They say that I can walk on water
If I would follow and believe
With Faith Like a Child

They say that love can heal the broken
They say that hope can make you see
They say that faith can find a Savior
If you would follow and believe
With Faith Like a Child

~Jars of Clay, Like a Child

Remodel my body.
Work with passion.
Enjoy my friends.

I’m watching Man versus Wild and thinking about the adventures I’ll have this coming year. I think there will be at least two 4×4 Weekend Adventures (more likely week long adventures). I don’t think I’ll do Boundary Waters trips in northern Minnesota for a few years because they’re not as much fun for me as mountains and more western getaways. I think I’ll coordinate trips to Colorado or Utah or maybe northern California. Ahhh… When dreaming, there’s no limit!

When I think about a topic and decide to write about it, one interesting thing (to me anyway) is seeing  in which category it lands.  This topic about “attitude” and thoughts about how to change and adjust attitudes is something that I encounter every day – we encounter every day.  This is the introduction of the “The Attitude Meme.”  It also happens to hit on every one of the categories already here… Autodidactism, Education, Life, Listening, MegaDrivel, Perception, Perspectives, Priorities, and Writing.

Yes, there is a little wordplay going on here. Attitude + Me +Me… I don’t think that works.  However, I do think it works to infect positively pass along a good attitude and good ideas.  I don’t know anyone that I like to be around who dislikes a good attitude.  This is another positive beginning… Welcome to a new category and a new domain, AttitudeMeme.com.  (Yes, that’s another wordplay.)

http://news.health.com/2009/08/24/multitasking-harmful/

http://living.health.com/2009/07/10/stress-solution-slow-down/

whether you agree or disagree
you cannot deny

whether you like or dislike
you cannot deny

whether you try or do not try
you cannot deny

whether you love or hate
you cannot deny

whether you lose or gain
you cannot deny

whether you suffer or whether you rejoice

whether you pity or whether you envy

whether you spite or whether you embolden

whether you despise or whether you embrace

YOU CANNOT DENY…

Jesus Christ is sovereign.  God knows.  And, the Holy Spirit lives.

Be encouraged.  YOU are NOT alone.

YOU CANNOT DENY…

God is God and I am not.

Trust God period.

I’m becoming more interested in “copyright” and what that means today.

My current, unstudied opinion:

People often try to profit off other people’s work.  That is nothing new, and in-and-of-itself is not wrong, illegal or immoral.  However, if something is taken from someone else, and permission is not granted, then it is stealing and it is wrong, illegal and immoral.

Example:

I leave my car unlocked and all the windows are open and the keys are left in the ignition.  Someone else comes by and takes anything from the car or takes the whole car.  That is not in-and-of-itself wrong, illegal or immoral.  However, if I did not give permission to the person or group or whatever entity that took anything, then it is stealing, wrong, illegal and immoral.

Conclusion:

That sounds pretty simple and pretty basic.  It sounds like there is not much room for misinterpretation.  It sounds very obvious, like it should be “common sense” and like everyone should know and understand this.  However, “common sense is not common.”

How does this apply to “copyright” and what does this mean today?

I’m trying to study up, to make a more informed opinion and to take a stance on this.  I don’t have any specific reason to do this, except for maybe one.  I think many people are stealing and doing wrong things, with regard to “copyright” and I think people are doing this because they truly believe that they have rights to things that are not theirs and they have strong opinions that things that they do not own are ok to steal.

This, on the surface may look like a witch hunt or being judgmental.  That is not the goal of my research.  My goal is to seek first to understand, before trying to be understood.  So, I am noting my current, unstudied opinion here, to see what happens to it, after I do more research and after I apply due diligence to this topic.  Who knows?  Maybe this will turn into an interesting and engaging discussion and maybe my opinion will change, along with or in opposition to other people’s opinions that may also change.  Maybe current opinions will be strengthened.

How does this apply to art?  How does this apply to science?  How does this apply to me, or you?

Stay tuned!  :)

P.S. I think I nailed what type of thing “MegaDrivel” may be all about here.  It appears to have nailed every category that I currently have for this blog, plus I added a new “Autodidactism” category.  Hmmm…

Ernie Johnson shares his Cancer story

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It’s been a couple months.  My tweets are what I got for the summer… just chillin’…

My priorities are where I spend my time.  I need to adjust.  As of June 1, 2009, I am taking an online social sabbatical.  For a while, I will not be doing any online social networking, blogging, tweeting, commenting, replying, etc.  I will still do emails and text messages.  So, if you want or need to connect with me, my contact information is still very easy to find.  I am not hiding.  I am changing my priorities.  If you want to know more, feel free to contact me via email, phone or text.