Friday, June 15, 2007

Books to Read, and Read Again

Are there books or authors you should read yearly or more than once? If so here is the beginning of my list.
  • The Bible
  • J.R.R. Tolkein, The Lord of the Rings
  • Augustine, Confessions
  • Shakespeare, maybe, but what, which?
  • Doestoyvesky, The Brothers Karamazov, others?
  • Milton?
  • Cervantes, Don Quixote
  • Homer??
  • Søren Kierkegaard?
  • Chaim Potok?

  • What else? Who?

    Wednesday, June 13, 2007

    Silver Dollar City


    We spent Saturday at Silver Dollar City. Wildfire if not the best, is the most beautiful roller-coaster I have ever been on. The green trees and hills of Missouri, but you can only enjoy them for a moment.
    (this video is not mine)

    Monday, June 04, 2007

    WikiHow

    Do you subscribe to WikiHow?
    This one came accross my (virtual) desk the other day.
    How to Be Proactive
    1. Take a good look at your responsibilities.
    2. Examine critically how you might perform those tasks more efficiently.
    3. Look for steps in the process to eliminate, consolidate, or shorten.
    4. Develop a mindset that looks to solve problems instead of dwelling on them.
    5. Get ahead and stay ahead of less-urgent, day-to-day tasks.
    6. Know which tasks are priorities and which can wait.
    7. Eliminate altogether any task that is truly unnecessary.
    8. Evaluate your procedures and processes as you use them.
    9. Try to anticipate needs.
    10. Try to anticipate things you will need to know.
    11. Look for ways to automate routine tasks.
    Looks like you can eliminate many tasks by just not thinking about them! Ha!