The Curse of "Good Enough"

Have we come to the point that we are satisfied with "Good Enough"?

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Texas Independence Day


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• http://www.celebratetexas.org/
  

Feb 21^st

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Overheard in New York:

I heard this piece on NPR's Morning Eidtion (KUT) on my way to work after I had dropped off my daughter to school.

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Western Union Telegram No More :o(

Effective Jan 27th, '06, Western Union has stopped sending Telegrams.

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First

For the first time, I saw an add in the paper for a product, thought it was a good deal (almost a great deal), went to the store, found the item (usually they run of the items the advertise) and was able to buy it.

The product - an external hard drive (Maxtor 300 Gb, USB 2.0 and FireWire), the store - Fry's (Austin, TX), the price - $189 ($202 w/tax).

Now, I just need to take it out of the box, hook it up and copy off from the other external drive (before it goes out).

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Jan 29th, '06

• Today
  
• Chinese New Year (Year of the Dog).
  


• This Week
• Mozart's 250th birth anniversary
  
• Western Union stops Telegram Service (effective Jan 27th).
  


• This Month
• 
  


• This Year
• Both of our daughter's will be going to school (part time, pre-K and 2nd grade).
  

BTW, today is my special day too.

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Rosa Parks

Google Search Results

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Ramadan '05



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Emancipation Proclamation

1862

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60th Anniversary

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NPR recently re-started an old series - "This I Believe" where people write about and discuss the core beliefs that guide their daily lives. After listening to a few of the essays, I too wanted to add my "This I Believe". But as I was trying to get started, I found that in addition to the many things I believe and hold true to my heart, there were things, and issues, and memories, that I:

• Remember
• Come back to

So, instead here is my

These I . . . . .

• Hold Dear
• My Family
• Kindness
  
• Remember
• Strive for
• Believe
• Would Like to Mend / Fix
  

Maybe once, or twice, after I go through this list I too will be able to narrow down that basic core that defines my believes and guide my daily life.

Here also are a few of from the NPR Archives.

• Faithfulness - Monday, Aug 7th, '06, KUT 90.5
  
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Bangladesh beats Australia

• Bangladesh humble sorry Australia
• Bangladesh storm to famous victory -
  
• Bangladesh beat world champions -
  
• Aussies look like World Chumps -
  

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Finally Finished Da Vinci Code

It took me almost 3 months to the day, but I have finally finished it. This is definitely NOT as good as "Angels & Deamons" :o( But I guess I kinda see why they'd be making a movie of this and not Anges & Deamons.

Which reminds me - I just found out that Audrey Tautou will be playing Sophie Neveu, Jean Reno will be playing Captain Bezu Fache and Ian McKellen Sir Leigh Teabing. Of course we already knew that Tom Hanks was to play Robert Langdon.

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Being Married

More precisely, staying married - is it really so hard?

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My Videos on Google

I just found out about the service, https://upload.video.google.com/, and have been wondering - why would I want my videos on google?

• Safe storage
• Retreive from anywhere
  

But at the same time, what about:

• Privacy

Of course, I guess, I could upload footage that aren't very private. I could upload videos of a Sunrise, or a Sunset.

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Healthier Me ;o)

OK, my health is not in the best of state. I know it.

Some of the things I'm doing currently:

• Stop Coffee (have already stopped on March 4th)
  
• Cut down Meat / Fish
  
• Add regular Physical Activity
  

Stop Coffee: Over the last few years I have gotten fairly hooked on Coffee :o( It's to a point now that I have been needing coffee just to wake up.

Cut down Meat / Fish: Last year I tried the low carb diet (had successfully lost ~36lbs over a 5-6 month period). This time, I am going to try the other way around - cut down on meat (preferably totally, but practically probably significantly).

Add regular Physical Activity: I will never be very physically active - I know it. I prefer to sit around to doing stuff. But I will add some sort of physical activity (not necessarily too strenous) that is about an hour, an hour and a half long. Walking would be good.

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Dining Blindly

Just heard of this really "interesting" dining experience. The name of the restaurant is "Blind Cow" and it's in Switzerland. I heard of it on NPR and later Googled fot it.

The concept is novel to say the list. Having heard interviews of a few of the diners I am not sure if I would really like to participate in such an experience. I am fairly certain most of my friends would NOT be interested.

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Happy Birthday to Albert Einstein

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Blockbuster's Movie Pass

Yes, I too have signed up for it :o( The deal is, for $9.99/month (for the first month, then it goes up to $14.99) I get to keep 1 movie at a time with me.

I was about to take 2 movies, which came to about $8.50, and the guy at the counter told me about the "new offer".

But I have a plan ;o) I WILL make the most of this (see as many movies as humanly possible) and discontinue by the 3rd week of the plan / $9.99 ($10.81 w/tax).

So far, I have seen:

1. Week 1
1. Manchurian Candidate
2. Dodgeball
3. Girl with a Pearl Earring
4. Eulogy
   
2. Week 2
1. Garfield
2. Where's the Party Yaar?
3. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
   
3. Week 3
1. Hero
2. A Home at the End of the World
   
4. Week 4
   
1. Nepolian Dynamite
2. Before Sunrise
3. Before Sunset
   

Here is a list of movies that I know I still want to watch:

1. Bridget Jones' Diary - Edge of Reason
2. Finding Neverland
3. Being Julia

Had also meant to rent The Incredibles. But not being able find a copy available for 2 weeks, I went and bought one.

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