Boing Boing ran this video last Thursday. It is a perfect example of Fred Wilson‘s notion of The Future of Media:

1. Microchunk it.
2. Free it.
3. Syndicate it.
4. Monetize it.

I can go for that, oh oh…oh can do!

Celebrate the coming of Spring!

Last night I came across this old movie that I hadn’t heard of before with Ellen Burstyn. Wonderful story, direction, and acting. Reminded me that we are all worthy of love.

Last night I came across this 1934 UK movie on Netflix and loved it! It’s US release came in 1935 in a shorter version titled “The Evil Mind” embedded above.

It has some truth in it, some superstition, and a lot of fun!

A year ago or so, I was listening to an audiobook and thought I heard “where moss and rust consume”. I just found out it’s “where MOTH and rust consume”

The full quote is Matthew 6:19 –
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal.

Live and learn, right?

I can’t always tell if a client is going to not show up for an appointment. But if it’s a no show and no call, that tells me all I need to know.

But what if they call back to reschedule? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

I think a mail in cash rescheduling fee is the answer!

Lately, I hear J. Cole’s rework of Paula Abdul’s Straight Up 2 or 3 times a day, but her version works better for this overview of last years iPhone pictures. Love Forever!

Last night I watched Hereafter again, which got me thinking about the Bardo Thodol, which got me thinking about the day the Dalai Lama visited Santa Fe.

At the time I was working the evening shift as an intake specialist for a alcohol/drug addiction hotline. I got home late and usually slept until noon, but found myself lying awake at 7am when the phone rang. A friend had tickets to a teaching by the Dalai Lama at the local Buddhist stupa, did I want to go? Sure.

Lotsa people, had a pretty good seat, but I’d heard this one a thousand times before, so I went for some air.

Taking up the lotus position, I watched the Mercedes and the people. That day I saw more blondes then in the rest of the seven years I lived in Santa Fe. This was the super rich getting on their Enlightenment Chic.

Sometimes you just have to wake up and smell the coffee!

Do you have any new ideas for the new year? Here are some new Coffee Shop Quotes to inspire you!