Age Four and All Boy

Meet my nephew, Lucas. He's four, not three. He loves anything that involves dirt and I've never seen him in a clean shirt. In this video he is digging for dragon teeth. Watching kids being kids always makes me smile. Too many kids grow up without having ever searched for a single dragon tooth. This is a sad fact.

Quotes to Inspire

Quotes to Inspire, a set on Flickr.

Two back to back days of inspirational blog posts. I'd like to say it's solely because I've been in the mood to share my positive energy with the world, but I'd be lying. Seems I've been in need of this positive energy to keep myself in line. Sometimes in life it's easy to get wrapped up in the bad stuff, the sad stuff. When I begin to annoy myself with negativity, I find it's helpful to read anything motivational/inspirational. It helps to put ones life into perspective. Hope you enjoy the creations. Feedback is always greatly appreciated :)

Inspire Me

Quotes to inspire and awaken your soul...

"The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart, this you will build your life by, and this you will become." - James Allen

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." - Steve Jobs

"Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." - Mark Twain

"The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Man is the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes." - Gandhi

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." - Ralph Waldo

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny." - David O. McKay

"He who cannot forgive others destroys a bridge over which he himself must pass." - George Herbert

"You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can't have it.' - Robert Anthony

Tina Fey-The Mother's Prayer For Her Daughter

First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.

May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty.

When the Crystal Meth is offered, May she remember the parents who cut her grapes in half and stick with Beer.

Guide her, protect her
 
When crossing the street, stepping onto boats, swimming in the ocean, swimming in pools, walking near pools, standing on the subway platform, crossing 86th Street, stepping off of boats, using mall restrooms, getting on and off escalators, driving on country roads while arguing, leaning on large windows, walking in parking lots, riding Ferris wheels, roller-coasters, log flumes, or anything called “Hell Drop,” “Tower of Torture,” or “The Death Spiral Rock ‘N Zero G Roll featuring Aerosmith,” and standing on any kind of balcony ever, anywhere, at any age.

Epic Fail

Some of my favorite 'FAIL' pictures.

I found them on a pretty sweet website called Uber Humor. 

Urban Dictionary Favorites

I have compiled a list of some of my favorite Urban Dictionary definitions. Call me a giant geek, but this stuff makes me giggle and I like to giggle. 

Social Chameleon-someone who changes the way they interact with people depending on who they're with.

If You Will-a phrase overused by those trying to sound sophisticated and/or intelligent.

Hype Aversion-rejection of an insanely popular idea, game, show, place etc. simply because it is so insanely popular.

Arch Douche-the title given to someone high on the corporate ladder, in a position of authority, etc. who is also a douchebag.

Boregasm-the result of or act of reaching the apex or climax of boredom; filling one's capacity for boredom to the extreme boundary

Premature Exasperation-becoming upset about something before knowing all (or any) of the details.

When The Economy Picks Up -common beginning or ending to a sentence. It can serve to:

1. provide an excuse for why one has not yet done something.
2. suggest a vague intention of doing something later (similar to how Spanish speakers use the word "mañana.")
3. add minimal credibility to an idea that is a pipe dream.

• There's no point in looking for a job until the economy picks up. 

• I'll start my business when the economy picks up.

• Unemployment levels will go back down to the levels they were in the late 1990s when the economy picks up.

Weekly Mixed Tape - Flying High

Songs that will make your body fall into an unintentional sway.
Listen to this with the windows open.
Enjoy!



Create a playlist at MixPod.com

If you liked these tracks then you might want to snatch up a few via amazon.