DISQUS

Another good post - well done.


Trust is a big one for me. Making time for the other person/people is important.

In the lifestyle I live (at present), going out of the way to send an email/text/IM/call to friends is hugely important - that falls into the category of remembering crucial facts. Even if it's just to remind them you haven't forgotten about them.



I suppose the answer is: go out of your way for your friends. I'm not sure I've got the payback in return (from being like this all the time anyway, I don't know any other way) but I do know the other person appreciates it!

classic :)


Obviously, it's snowing there also....!!!

Awesome

there's that old saying: "there's a light at the end of every tunnel"
From what I can see, you're after finding a whole new sun at the end of yours.

I can't even imagine what the decision was like but your friends are all there for you (as witnessed by the comments above!). You've already got another family.

Keep your head up, we're all thinking of you.

And in giving optimistic hope about the world, check this out (if you don't read it already):
Zen Habits: faith in humanity

Ouch, strong post.
Hopefully, whatever/whoever caused the issue clears up and that it wasn't as serious as literally 'lying and spitting in one's face'.



On email/phone/Skype, if you want to vent some steam to someone outside of SLC.



Although, I'm christian by birth so you'll have to ignore that part. (Sorry, trying to lighten the situation....)

Once you've started using Google Reader for a while and your feed collection increases - I'm sure this is an issue for everyone?
I've a similar issue so all ideas are welcome also.

to your question: I definitely think bootcamp is too confusing for people. Unless your technical, you don't want to have to deal with multiple OS's. Even for me, I find it hard to want to have two OS's on my system.


With regards to the other points on Window's based Macs, I'm on your side for definite on this one. And to be honest, I think it should almost be the other way around - where Microsoft start going down the road of making stricter calls on the hardware that works with their OS. Most of the problems that come with XP or Vista were due to Microsoft's (admittedly amazing) willingness to try and support every possible piece of hardware and software. It's also been their achilles heel and causes most of the problems inherent in Windows these days.....

A bit more control on their side would reduce the amount of potential problems they've to deal with.

They could also take the major plunge (like Apple some years ago) and decide to cut all backwards compatibility. Think about it, you can still work with software that was developed for MS-DOS! A complete ground up development is a pretty good idea. Pains for consumers in the transition, but as Apple have proved with their own offering, it means you can develop a really really good OS!

That's crazy. I've tried to donate since arriving home in Ireland, and have been told that I'm not allowed for a minimum of six months after being in Asia!
Obviously a lot stricter here in Eire.....

yep, one of the better sites out there and usually giving a more 'worldly' view of matters than CNN/etc. As for the photos, I'll admit I don't check it that often as I'm usually just on the site for the news and sport but will verify that it's had some great photo highlights (of the few I've seen).


As for my usual daily photo - it's provided by the National Geographic Photo of the Day. Nothing usually to do with news but always something impressive from the world around us.

I think accupuncture is fantastic. Have used it on two separate injuries with brilliant results.
I usually ask for it specifically now when I have to go to a physio :)



Only bad part is that in Ireland it's very hard to get officially certified accupuncturists (according to Irish Government paperwork) meaning that I'm in-eligible for blood donations for at least 3 months after receiving treatment......

Cool! I haven't bouldered at night in a long while. We used to have these two amazing petrol lanterns which almost made it feel like daylight. Very surreal....

the only movie I've seen on that list is Casablanca but will agree that it's great classic. And the only other one I've heard of is Citizen Cane! I thought I was pretty good with films

well done!!! Super proud and impressed you went back at it after your fall.
and i hope it was a big giggle :)

Now, I know I'm the lucky person :) duly posted to my own....

cool!!! snake! oh wait, not cool. Snake! oh, never mind.....


Never have gotten to see a snake in the wild yet??!?

what a cool photo of Boom - very artistic :)


Looks like another fun weekend in SLC, fun fun fun

so... been through it. This is pretty similar to what I brought to China myself (in a 40 litre bag - I didn't worry about things I was going to pick up along the way).
Like you said a rain jacket is critical - I bring one even if I'm going to a warm country for those unexpected monsoon showers :) robably why I never bother with an umbrella...



The small bag is a problem. I have a little bike bag this trip (only about 6/7 litre storage capacity) but since I now have a separate camera bag, it's worked quite well.



and most definitely, I wish my current bag only had this amount of gear in it ;)

The one thing I've thrown in a few times for novelty is some tiny trinkets/souvenirs from Ireland - a tradition we picked up in Israel for giving to locals - even just some postcards showing photos from home. It's an easy way to show where you're from and expand people's ideas of the world (as mentioned in your other blog post)

Firstly, well done for the post. Well written and brave to put it on paper/electronic form.


I'd like to think that most people have a similar dilemma but unfortunately am of the realization that not everyone is of a similar mindset. As Tom mentioned in the other comment, we are "are still a bunch of loose tribes", and even worse than that a lot of people just don't show an interest. There's a lot of distractions out there for people! Trust me, just increasing your awareness of this is an amazing achievement - it means that you're willing to learn and improve and show others.



As for my own thoughts, hmm. As I blogged recently, I'm also in a ridiculously fortunate position that I can just up and quit my job for 6 months and not care about working. I'm also looking at some things like this though, that I'm learning from it, and that somewhere down the line will be times to re-pay the privileges (I'm learning and seeing things that enlighten my thoughts). Definitely just getting people thinking about some of these issues is a step I always strive for (you'll see subtle comments on my own blog) and it's one of the few easy ways I can give something back at the present. I'm a big believer in sharing/giving knowledge so maybe there's something in that.

I do find it ironic that some of us do find ourselves feeling guilty about our situations ('born into the life that I've been given'), but I'd rather have that than just being completely ignorant about the bigger world out-there.



Finally (phew!) Tom, makes a great point about the idea of 'we're all in this together'. I honestly hold out hope that the likes of the internet are connecting people and changing their perspectives for this. Not only that, probably the one benefit I've seen of all this global warming discussions, is that people are rowing in to do their bit (even if in only a small way), and it's not being enforced on them by governments, etc. Look at the likes of people changing to better lightbulbs, recycling bins, etc. There's hope for us yet!

Sounds like your future travel plans are getting interesting :)
will have a look through the list when I'm properly online and see if I can add/remove anything to/from it.

Talk on Saturday!

I've had similar issues/problems with YouTube (and it's now sister site, google video).
all videos have been converted using a Macbook and uploaded, however the beginning and ends of some videos have been chopped.

Stuck with them, purely because of the fact that everything else I have online is with the same company, and just don't want to deal with other websites.

what a cool post!


So....here's the instructions on how to throw a boomerang:



Firstly, it's a right-handed boomerang so sorry to any left-ies that try it.

hold the boomerang near one end (it doesn't matter which). You're throwing in an over-the-shoulder method, i.e. the boomerang is almost vertical (tilt about 10degrees away from your head).

o.k., now face into the wind, and turn to the right 45degrees. of course, if there's no breeze, even better and don't worry about this!

After that, it's just a case of throwing. Make sure to throw it forward, not upwards. And you don't need to throw it as hard as you can, it'll still do it's thing.



with a bit of practice, you'll have it returning to the thrower almost every time!



the scary part is if you want to catch it. Note, aboriginal people did not normally catch it, but it is possible. The scary part: to catch it, you stand directly in front of it as it comes at you, and clamp both of your hands on it. I.e. one hand above and one below and just clap your hands together at the right time. Yes expect to bash the tips of your fingers a few times (we found we always closed our hands early - probably to stop us hitting ourselves in the chest :).

Have fun!

I can't believe you threw CB into a lake!!
ha ha ha ha ha, brilliant :)

She'll get used to it.



p.s. photos don't seem to be showing above