tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231210042024-03-18T19:46:39.296-07:00Reality CheckIs this reality on? Check, check, one... two... Can you hear me in the back okay?Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-40102486169066693422014-05-20T09:00:00.001-07:002014-05-20T09:01:56.023-07:00Why You Want What You Want<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's is a quote that is great to help you think about what you want in your life: "Everything that you really want in your life comes down to one thing. You want some kind of change in how you feel." -Anthony Robbins. <br />
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Like spring, life can renew.</div>
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To flesh-out that quote a little more he goes on, "You don't want money because you want pieces of paper with pictures of deceased notables on them...", Robbins says. "You want money because of what you think it will give you. You believe it's going to give you some kind of pleasure, if you want it. Some people say they want a business. Many people do not want the business they do have. It's not the business you want, it's what you think the business will give you."<br />
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Think about what you want and focus on why you want it. Start with why and work you way from there.<br />
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Peace, love, and happiness.<br />
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Thom<br />
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Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-89105407968120680982014-05-12T08:58:00.003-07:002014-05-12T08:58:32.268-07:00Change Is The Change We Seek<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My dog Rhoadie</div>
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I've restarted this blog after a friend of mine, David, gave me some solid feedback as to what I could or should do while I continue to look for what it is that I want to do next with my career. At first I scoffed at the idea. "Really? That old thing?" Because this "Reality Check" blog was started as I was in the process of selling a house and planning to go on, what I call, a world tour. Even though it was just the Pacific Rim, to me it was a world trip. But after I came across a podcast the other day called <a href="http://unmistakablecreative.com/">Unamistakable Creative</a>, and the host, Srinivas Rao, was talking about how hard it was/is to write a book. What he discovered was writing came a lot easier once he made it a habit to write 1000 words a day. It didn't matter so much what was written, as long as you got into the habit of writing each day.<br />
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For the first few of days I was writing on paper with pen. Which I do like. Something about the feel of that kind of writing. But this forum I thought is ultimately preferable, because it uses electrons and overall it is a lot easier to edit and to "put out there". So here we go.<br />
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This blog was started with an adventure on the horizon and now it will be resurrected with that same thought in mind. I'm on another adventure. I like adventure. <br />
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When you go on these life adventures you do so much growing. Which is good for you in so many ways. You get to see progress in yourself. You get to learn. You get to work under the hood of the car that is your life. You get more confidence from your growth.<br />
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I learned some of these things by doing them. But just yesterday I found a web site that just made me feel good about trying to figure stuff out: <a href="http://MarieForleo.com/">MarieForleo.com</a>. She has a great energy and I dig the interviews she does and some of the advice she gives on how to work what you've got and how you can work it even more. One interview with Todd Herman, who works to help professional and Olympic athletes get to their peak performance, gives <a href="http://www.marieforleo.com/2014/04/change-your-life-todd-herman/#more-5699">5 Secrets To Change Your Life</a>. In the interview he also talks about how change starts at the cellular level. There is actual physical change within you. <br />
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As further evidence of this physical change, my wife says my scent has changed. The thing of it is, she mentioned this about a month ago, when I was about a week or two into creating some new habits. Although this may not be actual proof of what Mr. Herman is talking about, it is one noticeable difference in my person. Also, I asked Wife if she liked the change. She said, "It's not a bad scent. It's just different. I like you, so I like how you smell." Me: big fucking grin.<br />
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Also in that interview he talks about "Wow Brains" and "Ow Brains". When you make changes on go on life adventures does you brain make you feel "wow" or does it go "ow"? I kind of glance this over here, because I have, mostly, a "wow" brain and that, when I want to, I embrace change and adventure. If Bilbo Baggins can do it. So can you and I. But in the video it figures rather prominently. I'll have to watch it again myself.<br />
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Thom</div>
Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-37632614628588753622014-05-07T08:45:00.001-07:002014-05-08T08:42:07.930-07:00The Quest For Why<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So here's the thing. I'm attempting some new habits that I hope will help me to grow in my life and that will maybe bring in some extra income. But it all comes from a place of love. Seriously. I am working on moving my life toward one where I do not need to work FOR someone, but work WITH others, whom I choose. We'll see if there is any money in that, which of course there will be... right? Let's hope. <br />
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From X-mas 2013. Elise, Thom, Coho (l to r)</div>
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I recently watched a TedTalk about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioZd3AxmnE">starting with why</a>. This got me to thinking not only about why I do what I do for a job/career, but also why not? This is always the most dangerous question. Because when you start asking why, you start looking for the answer to the question. Why would I even want to change what I'm doing? I'm happy, fairly healthy. I do have some nagging health issues but nothing debilitating. I get good, make that excellent, benefits from my job so why change? I guess it comes down to wanting to do what I want to do with only answering to myself for my actions. Fuck. That sounds so self absorbed. But when you look at this question and yourself in such a light, it, I suppose, becomes a little introspective. <br />
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I just saw something on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a> about entrepreneurs; someone who is willing to work 100 hours a week for themselves so they don't have to work 40 for someone else. At this stage in my life I see this as a very appealing way to live and <i>make</i> a living. I am getting lots of inspiration form different sources all over the internet. It basically comes down to, if you have enough drive and a product that people want, then you can make a go of it. It will never be easy and that's why most people work for someone else because they want the easy and don't want the hard part of running it all. This is why I want to do it. I want to run it all. Oh, shit, I just said it... out loud... on the internet. <br />
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When I'm running it all I'll let you know. Oh, I'll let you know.<br />
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Time for some visualization.<br />
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Thom</div>
Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-20616922212275863732010-11-04T14:24:00.000-07:002010-11-04T14:28:33.252-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >White House Photostream</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rKlZ61w4noQff_YFx3rqzJa3xUWRRJK7OsaDMHp6jTFxi2ix0W_Ub6FK6je9b3XkS3jHdLdNU9yIgDgYQjghHd1-KZ3xY7siA31ouaxaJEQ9RcR_WZwPg4H3Co_h_8eRyp2_/s1600/whtiehouse.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rKlZ61w4noQff_YFx3rqzJa3xUWRRJK7OsaDMHp6jTFxi2ix0W_Ub6FK6je9b3XkS3jHdLdNU9yIgDgYQjghHd1-KZ3xY7siA31ouaxaJEQ9RcR_WZwPg4H3Co_h_8eRyp2_/s320/whtiehouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535808999158200578" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I didn't even know there was one, but there is and there are some pretty cool "behind the scenes" pictures </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/">here</a>.<br /></div>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-14264808268204382452010-10-28T14:09:00.000-07:002010-10-28T14:12:53.378-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Giant Pumpkin VS. Pontiac</span></span><br /><object width="400" height="290"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tbNKVmWj1K4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tbNKVmWj1K4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="290"></embed></object><br />The year's state (Utah) record pumpkin of 1,169 pounds is dropped on Saturday onto a car from a 175-foot crane at Hee Haw Farms in Pleasant Grove, completely destroying a Pontiac 6000.<br /><br />{<a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/vulture/50536424-56/pumpkin-kjolseth-pontiac-really.html.csp">lionk</a>}Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-3114778489567420382010-10-27T14:33:00.000-07:002010-10-27T14:35:38.293-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I Work Here and My Wife Goes to School Here</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLVi53nDDF0_12wks7BjyHHsDNET3u3G4hN5iewWp5ew32QFGMgqHFhZQpAtaIH99ToAQ59Kz_pimM9-QEMMGzOOTuJf-e33j45BJUXY-gNeg0AkIzzf4RNdKvsjv2xWSN5Xz/s1600/go222.wordpress.com.htm"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLVi53nDDF0_12wks7BjyHHsDNET3u3G4hN5iewWp5ew32QFGMgqHFhZQpAtaIH99ToAQ59Kz_pimM9-QEMMGzOOTuJf-e33j45BJUXY-gNeg0AkIzzf4RNdKvsjv2xWSN5Xz/s320/go222.wordpress.com.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532842388072286706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">[via <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="http://criggo.com/">Criggo</a>]<br /></div>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-35779256384542974532010-10-26T14:23:00.000-07:002010-10-26T14:24:12.653-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Really Cool People Doing Really Cool Things</span></span><br /><object width="400" height="290"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vo0Cazxj_yc&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vo0Cazxj_yc&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="290"></embed></object>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-54102723020223817532010-10-21T15:40:00.000-07:002010-10-21T15:40:55.951-07:00The birth of Wonder Woman<a href="http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/10/birth-of-wonder-woman.html">The birth of Wonder Woman</a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-18465384497284664862010-10-20T14:08:00.000-07:002010-10-20T14:12:51.904-07:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Motorcycle Accident + Gymnast = Safe Landing?</span></span><br /><object width="440" height="290"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PpY9oaCeaQ4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PpY9oaCeaQ4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="440" height="290"></embed></object><br /><br />I'm a motorcyclist and my wife is a gymnast so I thought this was very interesting indeed.Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-58451238825687991202010-10-14T11:41:00.000-07:002010-10-14T11:50:43.114-07:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span>Why Bacon?</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiAIR5kTucmNLOuJSEpOZMfQbujwtY5pjS6y38Bjl-H3bovINqivf1qLGs0ncAoxvqqjNTQvjsrraNjBDtES17EEUXSPPcLg-STFH1npEDg9oCrvTPMPgzbphiPdv7PR-JGxd/s1600/BaconLoveTattoo.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiAIR5kTucmNLOuJSEpOZMfQbujwtY5pjS6y38Bjl-H3bovINqivf1qLGs0ncAoxvqqjNTQvjsrraNjBDtES17EEUXSPPcLg-STFH1npEDg9oCrvTPMPgzbphiPdv7PR-JGxd/s320/BaconLoveTattoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527975841432912018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQjtywEoviFVO1iic7HgOIQV5g7eugjyYc6YdPmvFWxYBvd6dedFt6XqMAeDr8VUTyCq0bcbswgdlRyYNSf3Wrw2TPn_bUxPY5awl-aNXyEID6cCRLDsdCtGWE2qkf4pyYNKT/s1600/BaconLoveTattoo.jpg"></a><ul><li>The most versatile meat on the planet deserves some respect.</li><li>Breakfast is not the only meal for bacon.</li><li>Fashion, Art, Music…all industries seriously devoid of bacon.</li><li>Bacon is a treat for all the senses.</li><li>Frozen bacon should not be used as a weapon (although it happens).</li><li>As some folks have said — it’s the candy of meats!<br /></li></ul>From: <a href="http://bacontoday.com/about/"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Bacon Today</span></a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-19825934189745790952010-10-13T15:02:00.000-07:002010-10-13T15:03:36.349-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The Psychopathology of Evil Children</span></span><br /><script src="http://video.bigthink.com/player.js?embedCode=Z3aHhtMTqJD031QvOuyLUb2UJjrqnoSt&deepLinkEmbedCode=Z3aHhtMTqJD031QvOuyLUb2UJjrqnoSt&width=400&autoplay=0&height=290"></script>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-54860862922568745712010-10-13T13:54:00.000-07:002010-10-13T13:58:01.966-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Cell Phones Make Perfect Baby Shower Gifts</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOOAqqnwzzPS-PIhkA_ufiBE2or7amTX6NhI3t34UtDFPklbN_lcfWhiuWfoH9bpuirHib_vW9kDQPmSN67cieYHVdhkbpouybb33UPkMHTXqd6j_vIHmaCSf1PxAKf8u0MXf/s1600/cellphone.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOOAqqnwzzPS-PIhkA_ufiBE2or7amTX6NhI3t34UtDFPklbN_lcfWhiuWfoH9bpuirHib_vW9kDQPmSN67cieYHVdhkbpouybb33UPkMHTXqd6j_vIHmaCSf1PxAKf8u0MXf/s320/cellphone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527637620219037314" border="0" /></a>[<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://criggo.com/">link</a>]Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-73016365547008924722010-10-12T14:38:00.000-07:002010-10-12T14:41:49.415-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Reviews of Mt. Everest</span><br /><br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mount+everest,+nepal&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.352165,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=Mt+Everest&hnear=Mt+Everest,+Sagarmatha,+Eastern+Region,+Nepal&ll=28.033198,86.921768&spn=0.290314,0.441513&z=11&iwloc=A"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyz4ebzBc1XFFtpOxLryxK3RND0OMxorxj3jMcmOQ7h8rupVyb1jLOMe3ZxGdcdTh6TmYp0L6BxKOLU1eSb4iFe9nHASUGo3JQNn3DGY17pghW68UeEq1dLtIjdpD3pY9FhM5-/s320/Everest-closeup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527277897032411362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Funniest thing I've read all week. Read the reviews <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mount+everest,+nepal&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.352165,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=Mt+Everest&hnear=Mt+Everest,+Sagarmatha,+Eastern+Region,+Nepal&ll=28.033198,86.921768&spn=0.290314,0.441513&z=11&iwloc=A"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">link</span></a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-64730153122441476882010-10-11T14:15:00.000-07:002010-10-11T14:23:45.918-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >A Life in Pictures at a Fair Shooting Gallery</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE53YqZ5fksA9PMx6DyR9HuBXY_Ug-TKd2nxYDgABPkLJ4KD3SZfDaeSB23IBJ8qivtoRzYtwuVibYu_SxULtYfCGQ0Aw0hiQHiB0L6zsCri6xAnB-WFiZ4dtHmI1_SQN4cUI6/s1600/kessels_1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE53YqZ5fksA9PMx6DyR9HuBXY_Ug-TKd2nxYDgABPkLJ4KD3SZfDaeSB23IBJ8qivtoRzYtwuVibYu_SxULtYfCGQ0Aw0hiQHiB0L6zsCri6xAnB-WFiZ4dtHmI1_SQN4cUI6/s320/kessels_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526900505234122946" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYGh4zTku6d2MX4f8Y9YOkDL3Kb4aXGx-yvAKnhc1PtFjjWzSxShxsnJ3ke-Cob2WLZ43CpV77Lf0tv04-zIbleviR2dKKeJ2Pmy4gKO_7Apx1_OvoJMGyfqBTy6g1eOmKPMm/s1600/kessels_32.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYGh4zTku6d2MX4f8Y9YOkDL3Kb4aXGx-yvAKnhc1PtFjjWzSxShxsnJ3ke-Cob2WLZ43CpV77Lf0tv04-zIbleviR2dKKeJ2Pmy4gKO_7Apx1_OvoJMGyfqBTy6g1eOmKPMm/s320/kessels_32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526900605826992002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Look into the life of a Dutch woman who has a picture of herself taken at the fair shooting gallery from 1936 to 2009 (excluding the war years). [<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><a href="http://www.lensculture.com/kessels.html?thisPic=1">link</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">]</span></span>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-31736928561645991062010-10-08T14:35:00.000-07:002010-10-08T14:42:57.069-07:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Two Awesome Videos to Share</span></span><br /><br /><object width="400" height="290"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ZjtUaQ9NMk&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ZjtUaQ9NMk&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="290"></embed></object><br />First some killer street dancing. Looks like kids having fun to me. Definitely check out @ 2:47 into the video.<br /><br /><object id="flashObj" width="400" height="290" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="omnitureAccountID=gpaper123,gntbcstglobal&pageContentCategory=METRO&pageContentSubcategory=METRO08&marketName=Detroit:detnews&revSciSeg=J06575_50081|J06575_50345|J06575_50418|J06575_50603|J06575_50640|J06575_50240|J06575_50709|J06575_50735&revSciZip=&revSciAge=&revSciGender=&division=newspaper&SSTSCode=&videoId=627046658001&playerID=54230839001&playerKey=AQ%2E%2E,AAAADEwMSKk%2E,dpJxJ8FrY3cmORUSbt3eIfdvC3xHxgaZ&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="omnitureAccountID=gpaper123,gntbcstglobal&pageContentCategory=METRO&pageContentSubcategory=METRO08&marketName=Detroit:detnews&revSciSeg=J06575_50081|J06575_50345|J06575_50418|J06575_50603|J06575_50640|J06575_50240|J06575_50709|J06575_50735&revSciZip=&revSciAge=&revSciGender=&division=newspaper&SSTSCode=&videoId=627046658001&playerID=54230839001&playerKey=AQ%2E%2E,AAAADEwMSKk%2E,dpJxJ8FrY3cmORUSbt3eIfdvC3xHxgaZ&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="290" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br /><br />A night in the Trauma Ward at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. I could see the thrill of this job.Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-25846093019393046282010-10-07T14:44:00.000-07:002010-10-07T14:45:49.172-07:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Cows Like Accordians</span></span><br /><br /><object width="440" height="290"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gU_c8n_vRoU&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gU_c8n_vRoU&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="440" height="290"></embed></object>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-22360527672778589562010-10-04T14:30:00.000-07:002010-10-04T14:32:40.183-07:00<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Synchronized Gymnastics</span></span></span><br /><br /><object width="440" height="290"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DeOnt7lwiN0&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DeOnt7lwiN0&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="440" height="290"></embed></object><br /><br />This team won the gold at the 2009 All Japan Championships. Weird sport, but great skill.Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-34852305159270887372010-09-30T14:57:00.000-07:002010-09-30T14:59:08.629-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Bohemian Rhapsody With Slid Whistles<br /><object width="440" height="290"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2J2a3UMubM&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2J2a3UMubM&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="440" height="290"></embed></object><br /></span><br /></span></span>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-4073539756683968392010-06-08T14:55:00.000-07:002010-06-08T15:02:23.489-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Another Day in Paradiso<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje10bOkivVCE8hPyicUyaGDGuNLMDG24zCqBPkNFh1EnAbXc94RtuWHOhuHFxTrVWVm22lVMLAkXngbuHqq2BcgywJx9-cRmYOyYeALZ6v1tmEkW3COIJFtSIEfWb67tf9oR6/s1600/Agapornis_fischeri_-Parc_Paradisio-8a.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje10bOkivVCE8hPyicUyaGDGuNLMDG24zCqBPkNFh1EnAbXc94RtuWHOhuHFxTrVWVm22lVMLAkXngbuHqq2BcgywJx9-cRmYOyYeALZ6v1tmEkW3COIJFtSIEfWb67tf9oR6/s320/Agapornis_fischeri_-Parc_Paradisio-8a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480526430771795074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">I woke up this morning with some sun shine coming through the curtains and the sound of tweety birds twittering on their accounts. The morning was full of coffee, egg-bacon-bell pepper breakfast burrito, and the newspaper. What more could a guy ask for? Riding my motorcycle to work of course.<br /></span></span><br /></span></span></span>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-60267365398650316042009-04-04T09:59:00.000-07:002009-04-04T10:06:16.862-07:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >My Wrist Aches</span><br /><br />Periodically my wrist, elbow, shoulder, will ache. Mostly due to using a computer mouse for most of my work day. You'd think that working on the radio would not involve so much damn mousing, but it does. So I was lucky to run across this awesome video about stretching the tendons etc. from your wrist through your shoulder. After the fist stretch I was hooked. I've been using these stretches each day for the last few (I think I found this video on March 31) and I can say that I my aches are much improved. Check it.<br /><br /></span><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hUyMNyrOHJQ&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hUyMNyrOHJQ&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-63640835043061230082009-04-01T09:49:00.000-07:002009-04-01T09:55:41.395-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Amazing</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWtjSSIAesvdOrEPNz2hX1ZaO4yeJ5c9FQZCBWf17lu8-_ZZxigsodlXrP5VqibLSe6VqjGKs6d-IiSl-ZpPQrD2pmvqIrIXIB9D6hZGdSeq1t7uHtOaPCQMiVYSktEZwe2zF/s1600-h/Muff_in_hand._Alice_Maison.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWtjSSIAesvdOrEPNz2hX1ZaO4yeJ5c9FQZCBWf17lu8-_ZZxigsodlXrP5VqibLSe6VqjGKs6d-IiSl-ZpPQrD2pmvqIrIXIB9D6hZGdSeq1t7uHtOaPCQMiVYSktEZwe2zF/s320/Muff_in_hand._Alice_Maison.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319767615908779490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Did you know that women can't stand on one foot and have an object in the opposite hand and not get dizzy?</span>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-59144960713701214582009-02-22T11:02:00.000-08:002009-02-22T14:08:14.902-08:00<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Sean Penn in Rolling Stone</span><br /><br />A day or so ago I read the Rolling Stone interview with Sean Penn. FYI, I have a life time subscription to the magazine, it was only $99 at the time. I think that he is a very interesting man. Regardless of politics or even if you don't like his acting I think he is an interesting and intelligent man. However I think that the way that the interview was edited wasn't the best. It seemed disjointed. <br /><br />Sean Penn is among the best actors of our time. Did you see him in "I am Sam"? Very convincing. Plus his job in Mystic River. He has a pretty damn good life's work so far, and he just keeps getting better at his craft. Plus he's a humanitarian, and that's nice. Too bad he had some rough patches with hitting people and being a dickhead, but hey, fame ain't easy.<br /></span>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-68669142317822550842008-10-13T12:37:00.000-07:002008-10-13T12:39:31.605-07:00<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The Stress-Relief-Make-Your-Monday-Better-Video</span></span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XAg5KjnAhuU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XAg5KjnAhuU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-18733442190794387422008-08-25T11:32:00.000-07:002008-08-26T11:25:22.902-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On Getting Married<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> People often ask me if I feel any different since I got married. My answer is always, yes. Very different.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Before marriage I felt a tremendous love for Elise, but now it's a new kind of love. A much deeper caring, almost a longing-for-more kind of love that I have not experienced before. It's really great. We have now committed ourselves, in front of God and everybody, to each other for the rest of our days. That is something that just can't be done lightly. We can feel that commitment every day.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> We've (Elise and I) discussed how there is now a huge weight lifted off of our shoulders regarding the whole thought of and dread, at least on our parts, of not finding "the one", and thankfully we don't have to date again, because dating sucks. You are either looking for someone to be with, or you are in that "in between relationships" gray area. But now that we don't have that worry we now have a whole new set of worries or stresses regarding the other person in our lives. How are they feeling today? How is their life, job, school, relations with others going? When you get married there is a lot of change, most of it good.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5miuZR_PQAvX6DR2zQgKL_rCKabsfInQncKrtWSJCHh7GLQMfPoDn602rf2tXL8eWO1L3_ZnqijmYxndinYVvJ9DBiBhp2gqF23Gq_uDq2BN7p73hQR6bTFCi2PoGmQoFCYAV/s1600-h/love+brain.GIF"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5miuZR_PQAvX6DR2zQgKL_rCKabsfInQncKrtWSJCHh7GLQMfPoDn602rf2tXL8eWO1L3_ZnqijmYxndinYVvJ9DBiBhp2gqF23Gq_uDq2BN7p73hQR6bTFCi2PoGmQoFCYAV/s320/love+brain.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238892017748826162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Things change right away. Directly after the ceremony it was all "Wow. We got married!" Which soon became, "I can't believe we got married." To now, a little over a month, "Yep, we're married alright." My friend Gil once said about newlyweds (really I think he meant anyone married for less time than he and his wife) "They haven't been married long enough to hate each other." Hm, okay... I'll take your word for it Gil. I, uh, can't wait? Maybe he is just tired of working at his marriage.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> What I have been hearing a lot is how difficult a marriage is. Another friend, Victor, says that "You've got to treat it like a part time job. You have to work at it." That I can understand. Just think of all the big things in life that people in your life do for you and how that can effect your life. Then just think how all those small things that you do effect another person every single day of their lives. So you have to be cognizant of these things and try to minimize them. Communication (I hear it all the time) is the key. So, thank goodness Elise and I are very open and discuss all kinds of things in our lives and we try to let the other person know our feelings as best we can. It's better to say it and discuss it than to let it fester and become anger. The good thing about Elise and I is that we like to talk to each other. We have become very best friends.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I know that my wife (heh, it's still fun to say) are not the only ones who are having or have had, new feelings and emotions regarding marriage and the new bond between us. Please feel free to share your thoughts.<br /></span>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121004.post-17376256155113284732008-06-09T09:49:00.000-07:002008-06-09T10:03:03.395-07:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >1 Year Anniversary @ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NWPR</span><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvGdVGZTwda4uwOiShIq0ffhKHrDxPFEuicisk1dp8hl1lH6X8dRZyNRQFVNsknY3ikQ3gwBlpZTlhNqiGoUvLtaF_sHAeNcXMFWvJFYZbXBHfiLB0wTrtHVNlEsgeTTZqSY8/s1600-h/Anna's+1st+Birthday.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvGdVGZTwda4uwOiShIq0ffhKHrDxPFEuicisk1dp8hl1lH6X8dRZyNRQFVNsknY3ikQ3gwBlpZTlhNqiGoUvLtaF_sHAeNcXMFWvJFYZbXBHfiLB0wTrtHVNlEsgeTTZqSY8/s320/Anna's+1st+Birthday.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209926626305424482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">To be specific it was June 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span>, 2007. It was a Friday and it was a rather long day full of trying to remember each name and how the network of stations at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">NWPR</span> function. Plus learning to do the job, which I think I'm still learning. It has completely been worth it. I enjoy my cow <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">orkers</span> and my job and working at a non-profit and, the best part, being on the radio.<br /><br />Here's to many more years!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">P.S. I snagged the picture of the child above , from Google Images, which originated <a href="http://www.jdwetterling.com/">here.</a><br />Thank you.</span><br /></span>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144241264456748328noreply@blogger.com3