Zero To 60

Zero To 60
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Nahhh, I wasn't really driving when I made this photo. But now that the cat is out of the bag, you might enjoy it anyway.

Late-Night Dining

Late-Night Dining
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I've been busy working on some photography. So much so, that even when I take a dinner break, ideas are presenting themselves to my brain!

Quail (Dick) Hunting

Read my lips: I’m no conservative!

But let’s gain some perspective, folks -- the White House press corps is clearly overreacting to Dick Cheney’s recent hunting mishap. This story should have been good for a few nights worth of wisecracks and one-liners from the likes of Letterman and Leno, not the major political calumny the pundits are attemtping to push.

It’s not as if Cheney was attempting to assassinate a political rival under the thin guise of a hunting accident, although it might be advisable for them, and perhaps even a few lobbyists, to ponder future invitations from the VP with some caution.

The call for Cheney to make some sort of statement about the incident is misguided, at best; asinine, at worst.

With all the truly serious challenges our country faces, both abroad, and right here at home, we ought to work harder to find creative solutions for those issues which actually matter -- like making sure the National Security Administration starts tapping Dick's phone line, just in case.

The Power of Positive Habits

Many of you know that I'm an avid proponent of 'peak performance' technologies: affirmations, creative visualization, meditation, and others. I truly believe that we become what we think about, whether our thoughts are positive or negative.

If we change our thinking, we change our lives. Changing our thinking changes our income. Changing our thinking changes our personal relationships. In other words, we can substantially improve every aspect of our lives by improving our thinking.

I'm not just talking about "positive thinking." All the positive thinking in the world won't enable you to dunk a basketball if you don't have the physical skill to do so. What I am talking about is taking charge of how we consistently direct our thoughts, which in turn, determines our actions, and eventually, our goals.

Enter, The Power of Positive Habits. I'm so excited about this great eBook and audio program, that I'm recommending it to anyone who wants to improve any aspect of their lives. That, plus the fact that I'm an affiliate, so I earn some kind of living until someone hires me!

Seriously, The Power of Positive Habits is an amazing resource of which everyone should take full advantage. Check it out and see for yourself!

Dummies

Portrait Practice
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I've been spending some quality time with this one, named Shirley (hey, I didn't name her, ok?).

Seriously, I've been trying to practice some things I learned in a photography class I took two summers ago.

Maybe if my doctor sees this, he'll finally write that Ambein prescription I keep asking for!

Diet Coke Kills

I've seen the first casualty of my Diet Coke addiction -- my laptop's keyboard.

This addiction is no laughing matter, mind you. It started when I was traveling with "Miss Saigon," wanting to cut back on syrupy, over-sweetened soft drinks. Diet Pepsi seemed even sweeter than its sugar-laden counterparts, if that could be possible, and so it was that I found the former much more to my liking.

Several guilt-free weeks passed, and I found that I was starting to drink quite startling amounts of the magical, carbonated, sugar-free nectar. It was obvious. . . the caffeine contained in this mystical potion was part of the addiction. There would be no turning back from my 12-pack-a-day habit.

Sure, the stuff is more like a can of embalming fluid than a real thirst-quencher, but it keeps me hopped-up enough to get by on about 4 hours of sleep each night. Little did I know the real havoc it can wreak, then it happened. . .

Oooops! Oh, sh*t -- my fr$@#^^!'in laptop!

Oh, OK. None inside the machine. The keyboad took the hit. Wait. . . the keyboad? KEYBOAD!? Whe e's the ?

So, $60 and a few missing 'R's and '4's later, Apple was kind enough to get a replacement in the mail super-quickly. It arrived this afternoon, and now, typing has taken on a pleasure which is greater than almost any other I've known in a looooong time (sad, isn't it?).

Maybe it's just feels more special because it's my birthday.