Friday, July 15, 2016

Moving Mountains

Buy a Porsche

I recently joined Citi as a guy. The man responsible for helping me set up my Mac was called Andrew, lets say. He said I had a surprisingly short last name for my people. He also felt my parents would be proud of me for having achieved what I have. I said it is just par for the course, at which point he laughed. He said he was Jewish and neither a lawyer nor a doctor and his parents should have nothing to be proud of him for. I said, "But you do live in Long Island. So that's something." I din't know he lived in Long Island.

Climb Everest

I was at Dumbo, Brooklyn to check out the 4th of July fireworks. There was rain in the forecast and to no one's surprise, it rained! I stood by a wall, where I ran into an old lady from West Texas. I'm assuming she smoked a lot, because she smelled like cigarettes. She told me she had a son who wanted to perform on Broadway, like a Broadway performer. She was afraid there'd be a bombing because it was the end of Ramadan and "those people" would want to go out with a bang. She was happy it rained because she felt it would affect "their" plans.

Learn Spanish

We had happy hour one evening after a demo. There were two Irish guys discussing Irish things like beer. One guy had moved from Seattle and another guy from Los Angeles. They were discussing about Brexit and how it would affect the UK in the long run. Another guy asked the guy who moved in from Seattle if he hated the weather there? The guy from LA said he hated the same type of weather over and over again. He also said he needed some variety. My team lead said "Variety is good". I said "It's the spice of life."

Write a book

The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era.[1] Rooted in skiffle, beat, and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles, ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as the group's music grew in sophistication, led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s.

A colleague asked me if it would be ok to call a loved one during a fire escape? I said it's your call.

It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again
It's times like these you learn to love again
It's times like these time and time again











Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Celestron 3X

I do not drink, but I do drive occasionally

I just got back from a trip to the west coast where I had the good fortune of visiting the grand canyon, monument valley, antelope canyon, Zion national park and Vegas. Somedays you're positive. Somedays you're just lucky. But its important to keep the doors open and drink a lot of water. Ninety percent of your problems go away with a good night's sleep. Its nice to be able to wear expensive clothes and dress classy. I don't but I can if I want to.

I had free tickets, couldn't go and don't have strong feelings about it.

I met this wonderful couple from Wisconsin. Their names were Paula and Paul. Yes, those are their real names. I met them at the Duck on a Rock turnout of the Grand Canyon and we hung out for almost an hour. There was a sign there which spoke of how humans assign symbolic meaning to natural formations. It also suggested coming back in 50 years to see what wonderful new formations the canyon would turn out. The nice lady said I won't be back to see it. This is it for me. The husband said "Fingers crossed".

You only do two days, the day you get out and the day you go in

On my flight back from Las Vegas, I met this lady from Norway who claimed she was just denied a part in a Matt Damon movie. She was there for the weekend and staying with a friend. I had booked tickets to Norway for the weekend, but I couldn't go because I din't have enough time to plan out the trip. She said it was one of the most beautiful places on earth. She also said she was going to write a book about her struggles to make it in Hollywood. I'm not sure if she was being honest, but she was definitely interesting. How did I even get here?

Vamos Rafa

Your knee joint is made up of bone, cartilage, ligaments and fluid. Muscles and tendons help the knee joint move. When any of these structures is hurt or diseased, you have knee problems. Knee problems can cause pain and difficulty walking. Knee problems are very common, and they occur in people of all ages. Knee problems can interfere with many things, from participation in sports to simply getting up from a chair and walking. This can have a big impact on your life.

Take your time, baby, your blood needs slowing down
Breach your soul to reach yourself before you gloom
Reflection of fear makes shadows of nothing, shadows of nothing.
You still are blind, if you see a winding road,
'Cause there's always a straight way to the point you see