“Mindfulness is never boring. Look again.” ~ Bhante Gunaratana
Assorted
Higher Logic Super Forum
I just attended the Higher Logic Super Forum in Arlington, Virginia, where I learned tons more about managing online communities. On the way home, still stoked from the event and reading Richard Millington’s Buzzing Communities, I took a break to take in the view.
World Trade Center Brochure
I got this brochure at the World Trade Center one night in 1982. For the record, the view was spectacular.
New York City, Lead and Charcoal
I used lead and charcoal to create this drawing of a photo of New York City in 1983.
All That We Are
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thoughts, and it is based on our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.” ~ Dhammapada
James Bond Lunch Box
Back in grade school, you could tell a lot about a guy by his lunch box. This was mine.
Fairmont San Francisco
I just returned from a trip to the West Coast, where I stayed at the Fairmont San Francisco. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, and I highly recommend you stay there if you ever get the chance.
My Top 10 Favorite Onomatopoeic Words
Wikipedia defines onomatopoeia as “a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the source of the sound that it describes.” I’ve always thought of these types of words as fun. Even as a child, I marveled at how words describing animal noises (eg, “oink,” “moo,” “arf”) sounded like the sounds the animals made. Here are my top 10 favorite onomatopoeic words.
- arf
- bang
- buzz
- click
- hiss
- kerplunk
- pop
- twang
- tweet
- zap
For some real onomatopoeic fun, be sure to listen to “Onomatopoeia” by Todd Rundgren. The song, from Rundgren’s Hermit of Mink Hollow, contains many onomatopoeic words as well as samples of the sounds themselves.
Google Glass
Earlier this week, I got to try out Google Glass, and I’m totally amazed by what Glass can do. No word yet on when Glass will be available to the public, but the sooner the better as far as I’m concerned. Hopefully, it will come in a version that allows prescription lenses.