"get a grip" |
The phrase "get a grip" just dawned on me today. It's such a perfect analogy for me right now. There's only 2 hands, with which you can grab only 1 heavy thing, 2 things with handles on them, or many ...
Posted by Abe on Sat, 24 May 2008 09:12:00 PST |
passing along some thoughts... |
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."-George Bernard Sh...
Posted by Abe on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:14:00 PST |
happenings... |
Big day today man.. Aaron had his first t-ball game, very sad I couldn't be there. He's a switch hitter which is hysterical considering it's t-ball. Anyways word has it he knocked the ball out of the ...
Posted by Abe on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:15:00 PST |
nice little story |
I think it's from arabian nights:
THE RUINED MAN WHO BECAME RICH AGAIN THROUGH A DREAM
THERE lived once in Baghdad a wealthy man and made of money, who lost all his substance and became so destitute ...
Posted by Abe on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:44:00 PST |
good to keep in mind... |
"So long as a person is capable of self-renewal, they are a living being.""We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves."Henri Frederick Amiel...
Posted by Abe on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:40:00 PST |
could it be? (politics, go ahead and dont read) |
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3945080&
;page=1So if you follow international politics at all, you've surely heard of Hugo Chavez. He's the president of my home country, Venezuela....
Posted by Abe on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:49:00 PST |
so far (and my unifying theory of capitalism) |
Ok so I think I'm off the tourist high. I still love it and feel very much at home, but starting to experience some of the negatives - for example the fucking trains. They're a great piece of engineer...
Posted by Abe on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:15:00 PST |
Some good advice |
I bolded the stuff that rung a bell -Advice to Young Men from an Old Man 1. Don't pick on the weak. It's immoral. Don't antagonize the strong without cause, its stupid. 2. Don't hate women. It's...
Posted by Abe on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:53:00 PST |
day two |
So the room hunt went well, I think I found a spot in Astoria I can stay in until I figure out what I'm gonna be doing and where.
I caught myself not being able to call Florida home with a straight f...
Posted by Abe on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:50:00 PST |
NYC - First impressions |
Ok, day one! Won't have to sleep at a park like I thought I would. Turns out Rafael's older lady roommate is on medications for some sort of brain tumor or migraines or something, so as soon as s...
Posted by Abe on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:39:00 PST |
