"I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.”
- Stanley Kubrick
found on thinkexist.com
Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Monday Motivation #9 (MLK edition)
“When you are … living constantly at tiptoe stance, never quite knowing what to expect next, and are plagued with inner fears and outer resentments; when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of ‘nobodiness’ — then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
found on
http://trueslant.com/saralibby/2010/01/18/5-martin-luther-king-quotes-for-the-obama-era/
- Martin Luther King Jr.
found on
http://trueslant.com/saralibby/2010/01/18/5-martin-luther-king-quotes-for-the-obama-era/
Monday, January 11, 2010
Monday Motivation #8
“Every noble work is bound to face problems and obstacles. It is important to check your goal and motivation thoroughly. One should be very truthful, honest, and reasonable. One's actions should be good for others, and for oneself as well. Once a positive goal is chosen, you should decide to pursue it all the way to the end. Even if it is not realized, at least there will be no regret.”
-Dalai Lama
found on thinkexist.com
-Dalai Lama
found on thinkexist.com
Monday, January 4, 2010
Monday Motivation #7
"Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way."
- Les Brown
found on thinkexist.com
- Les Brown
found on thinkexist.com
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Happy New Year's - NYC it's nice to visit - depressing to stay
So me and my wife ventured to New York this past long weekend to a) get out of boring Columbus, b) take in the sites and c) see the ball drop. I guess two out of three ain't bad.
We were actually prevented from getting near enough to Times Square in order to see the ball drop. We got off at 42nd street at approximately 7pm - we should have been there about 7 hours earlier in order to get in the crowd. The NYPD kept pushing us farther and farther north. First it was
"Go to 50th Street"
Then when we got to 49th it was
"Go to 54th Street"
And so on, all the while the police continued to block off streets just as we arrived. Our Hotel was on 57th and when they told us to go up to 60th we began to run, made it to cross back over and head down Broadway but the officers stopped us at 59th & Broadway and suddenly penned us off so we couldn't even simply stand where we were. All this is and weather in the mid 30's...
Needless to say we watched the ball drop elsewhere, on a TV screen.
I did get a chance to go to the world renowned and expansive Metropolitan Museum of Art.
We were actually prevented from getting near enough to Times Square in order to see the ball drop. We got off at 42nd street at approximately 7pm - we should have been there about 7 hours earlier in order to get in the crowd. The NYPD kept pushing us farther and farther north. First it was
"Go to 50th Street"
Then when we got to 49th it was
"Go to 54th Street"
And so on, all the while the police continued to block off streets just as we arrived. Our Hotel was on 57th and when they told us to go up to 60th we began to run, made it to cross back over and head down Broadway but the officers stopped us at 59th & Broadway and suddenly penned us off so we couldn't even simply stand where we were. All this is and weather in the mid 30's...
Needless to say we watched the ball drop elsewhere, on a TV screen.
I did get a chance to go to the world renowned and expansive Metropolitan Museum of Art.
pic from atomicana.com
We also got to stroll through Central Park
found on F that S
We also did the whole Times Square thing yesterday. We even saw a Broadway show, I'm reluctant to say which one.
One word to the wise though, if you can put your hands on the Village Voice while you're there - do it. I was a little weak-willed after our concierge's refreshing politeness (compared to every other New Yorker's rudeness and/or disinterest) coupled with my wife saying "please" about 50 times, cost me a pretty penny. I read in the Voice earlier that tickets were on sale at the box office for considerably less than what the concierge was offering them for. I asked her about this and she informed me that they do put a 'surcharge' on their tickets. The 50th "please" from my wife convinced me to buy them at the overcharged rate anyway.
Overall it was a great trip with the exception of the concierge scam (the surcharge for both tickets would've easily paid for 3 decent meals for the two of us in NYC) and a crazy Italian lady who was sitting next to me, texting friends during the Broadway show and kept yelling "can we share?" (referring to the armrest) as she poked her elbow into me while I struggled to keep my personal space in the tiny theatre seats.
On the 2nd day I was all excited to move there but, by this morning I was kinda of done with perpetually angry, rude & impatient New Yorkers. Ah slightly boring Cow-town, C.O., C-bus how I like you ... like a brother.
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