My prescription for your life is: FUN
– have more of it!
Video by box of crayons.biz
1 – Stop hiding who you really are!
2 – Get Focused – Start being intensely selfish.
3 – Stop Following the Rules
4 – Stop Scaring Yourself
5 – Stop Taking It All So Darn Seriously!
6 – Start Getting Rid of the Crap
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Roger (Kent) Beatty is a blogger, writer, adventurer, traveler, father, war vet, retired Air Force Officer, sometime photographer and student of life who seeks to see the big picture and keep a large radar [...]
William R. Forstchen’s book – One Second After – is a work of fiction, however it’s based on a very real possibility.
An Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) over the U.S.A. could take out our entire electric power grid as well as kill or disable electrical devices. Any electrical devices that survive an EMP will be useless without [...]
This is a guest post from esteemed writer and relationship guru Jessica Linnell
A good friend of mine, Charlotte, recently decided to break up with her boyfriend of almost one year, well sort of. Charlotte met Stan through a coworker. And while Stan wasn’t on paper her “ideal” match, there was a connection. They [...]
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This is a guest post from esteemed writer and relationship guru Jessica Linnell
Can cause even the most confident man or woman to launch into a panic attack or become a nervous mess. And after sharing some worst first date stories with my co-workers at lunch the other day, it’s no wonder. Going around [...]
Felix Mendelssohn was born on February 3, 1809
200 years ago today
He was a childhood prodigy whose work includes symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano and chamber music.
Johanna Maria Lind (born October 6, 1820), better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer who was also known as “The Swedish Nightingale”. She was one of the best [...]
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On January 20th, 2009, Barrack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Between one and two million chilly attendees witnessed the event.
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Visit Minnesotans For Global Warming
2008 - Coldest Year Since 1979 For Minnesota
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The first Evolution of Dance Video by Judson Laipply was one of the most viewed Internet Videos of all time.
Well, HE’s BACK with Evolution of Dance 2:
EOD2
To get the FAQs on EOD got to EOD2
DANCE like there’s no tomorrow!
Songs Featured in "Evolution of Dance 2"
Click to Play!
Below is a complete list [...]
Click on the image to see 7 aerial photos of this tribe.
This is one of more than one hundred tribes around the world who are “Uncontacted.”
There are more than 60 uncontacted tribes along the the 6,000 kilometer (4,195 miles) length of the Amazon river which flows from the foothills of the Andes to the Atlantic. [...]
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A Million Ways - Secret Illegal Underground Dance Crew
from Kent Beatty on Vimeo
This was the first public appearance of The Secret Illegal Underground Dance Crew, my son Nick along with Joel, DJ and Kyle. They have since gone on the road to perform this dance with lights and fog for their adoring fans. The [...]
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This montage has themes of hope, redemption and second chances. It is by Amber and Autumn – Silver Petticoat Productions, You may Download it here
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This is a great video.
Watching this may be the best 15 minutes you spend all day. C’mon, only 15 minutes out of 1,440 per day, or 10,080 per week.
Acknowledgement, affirmation, validation, civility – we all need it. One of the mindless things we do is to withhold ourselves from others. Not glancing at [...]
This is a guest post by Jessica Linnell. You can see more of her work at Amazon.com.
He was rejected by his mother, hand fed and raised by Thomas Dörflein who then died unexpectedly, and now
Knut is losing his home:
Some bears are lucky
… some are born into loving families, taken in by their own mothers, grow [...]
The Lascivious Biddies, an all female cocktail pop quartet based in New York City, are making headlines for having an energetic and plucky live show exuding humor, expert musicianship, and a dash of sentimentality:
Deidre Rodman Struck - Piano, Melodica, Vocals
Ila Cantor - Guitar, Vocals
Lee Ann Westover - Lead Vocals, Glockenspiel, Triangle
Saskia Lane - Double Bass, [...]
What’s your Twitter Account worth in USD?
YATT – Yet Another Twitter Tool – TweetValue – assigns value to any Twitter account in US Dollars. Find out what your Twitter account is really worth.
To find out the value, give TweetValue your Twitter ID and it calculates the value of your account. You can also view the [...]
‘When Things Start To Think’ - book by Neil Gershenfeld now online:
Neil Gershenfeld offers a readable tour of what the world will be like tomorrow as computers become invisible, such as wearable computers, nanotech implants, and interactive digital books with electronic ink.
Neil Gershenfeld
Professor Neil Gershenfeld leads the Physics and Media Group at [...]
In the 6,527 days since the Tim Berners-Lee made the first web page we’ve gone from sharing computers to sharing links and now – sharing data with the semantic web:
Kevin Kelly (founder of Wired Magazine) at the Web 2.0 Summit, Nov 5 – 7, 2008, in San Francisco, CA gives his impressionistic view of [...]
Glenda Watson Hyatt, the left thumb blogger, blogs and publishes despite cerebral palsy.
Being labeled as functionally nonverbal and using a wheelchair for mobility hasn’t prevented Glenda from living her life to the fullest.
Glenda did this video for Lorelle VanFossen who delivered the keynote at WordCamp Portland 2008 on how WordPress is changing lives.
Check [...]
The Bionic Body Shop
Combine your bioengineering with a wearable robotic suit
to live your best life now!
HAL – Hybrid Assistive Limb
See Also:
Telekinesis – The Brain-Gate Neural Interface System (BGNIS)
Nanoglue and Carbon Nanotube Technology
Extracellular Matrix – re-generate limbs and heal wounds
How to Become a Superhero Through Science
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HP has released their impressive new HP Mini 1000 using the Intel Atom processor for snappy performance and weighing in at just 2.25 pounds. Your choice of either an 8.9-inch or 10-inch (adds $50.00) LED backlit display. With a 60 GB HDD, Windows XP Home, SP3, built-in webcam/microphone and excellent wi-fi you can stay [...]
The Beast, no wheels, only legs at Camp Apocalypse – Black Rock City
via: ToRoller.com
Credits: Image, Video
Burning Man at Black Rock City, Nevada, USA
Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather to create Black Rock City in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having left [...]
Many of those who fought for us in WWII are gone, most of those still with us are in their eighties. In this era of self-indulgence and expectation of entitlement along with an increasing lack of respect for the commitments and contributions of those who came before us the stories of those men and women [...]
Bruce McIntire over at It’s Car Stuff has a great post on something we are all thinking about these days – Gas and how to make it go furrrrrther.
His tips include:
Your feet - don’t use the pedals as a foot rest and walk rather than drive when you can.
Plan and combine - Plan [...]
Apple makes great products. We have three Macs under this roof right now – a MacBook, a Mac mini, and a G4 that belong to my boys. All three running OS-X of course.
I have used PCs and windows for years. Bought my first PC in 86 and first built my own PC in [...]
