“The question is not what you look at, but what you see” – Henry David Thoreau
Found this interesting article that suggests, among other things, that slowing down can help when looking for creative solutions.
With the frenetic pace of information these days, it seems like a novel idea!
If you'd like to read the article, it's linked below:
http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/vu-ja-de-see-old-things-in-new-ways/
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Heard on NPR that even Hollywood is being affected by the economy. The lavish Oscar parties are going to be cut back. What the commentator said was revealing – some of it perhaps they had wanted to do before, but now they are allowed to, and some was PR – it seemed bad to be so extravagant.
Perhaps it is a sign of a subtle shift in our values…
It is the same in some businesses – there are some things, like trade show spending, where mangers are afraid to cut back because “we do it every year” and “it might make it look like we aren’t doing well”. Now they have the opportunity to do this (for some, they’d not call it opportunity, it’s more like slashed budgets).
I wondered how, in the last eight years, some of the politicians could call themselves conservatives when then didn’t advocate “conserving” anything – natural resources, environment, spending, integrity in business, etc. Things are changing -- I’m hopeful a shift to common sense and moderation will become a part of the change.
Perhaps it is a sign of a subtle shift in our values…
It is the same in some businesses – there are some things, like trade show spending, where mangers are afraid to cut back because “we do it every year” and “it might make it look like we aren’t doing well”. Now they have the opportunity to do this (for some, they’d not call it opportunity, it’s more like slashed budgets).
I wondered how, in the last eight years, some of the politicians could call themselves conservatives when then didn’t advocate “conserving” anything – natural resources, environment, spending, integrity in business, etc. Things are changing -- I’m hopeful a shift to common sense and moderation will become a part of the change.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Traffic and rain - like another one of Murphy's law
This morning, it rained. Hard.
It's really amazing how rain makes everything slow down (except waterfalls).
Going over I-40 on the bus, I looked out and the cars were bumper to bumper at a standstill.
We passed a school -- cars stopped, waiting in the drop off lane. It's like they were frozen in time.
(I hope they got doing soon)
Anyway, the bus arrived on time.
Have a good day!
It's really amazing how rain makes everything slow down (except waterfalls).
Going over I-40 on the bus, I looked out and the cars were bumper to bumper at a standstill.
We passed a school -- cars stopped, waiting in the drop off lane. It's like they were frozen in time.
(I hope they got doing soon)
Anyway, the bus arrived on time.
Have a good day!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Signs
Here's an idea for the under-utilized, mostly blank signs that the City of Cary (NC) put up:
Warn of strange conditions ahead! :)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/highway_signs_zombies
Really, they could use them more if they invested in them.
Hope about "sign up now open for parks and rec classes"?
Warn of strange conditions ahead! :)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/highway_signs_zombies
Really, they could use them more if they invested in them.
Hope about "sign up now open for parks and rec classes"?
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