You know, moving is a really interesting thing. Especially if you have lived in the same place for more than a couple years. There is all of this stuff that you have to sort through, throw away, pack and move. It really is like a super-duper spring cleaning. Getting rid of all that junk that seems to accumulate over the years.
Overall it feels quite nice, but sometimes you find that 10 year old letter from a friend, or even better, your wife finds old pictures of an old girlfriend of yours, yikes!
All and all it has been a pleasant experience. Probably because we are moving up in the world. Newer place, newer stuff. But the move isn't over yet. :D Wish me luck.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Deep Thoughts
Okay, okay, it MAY be the very powerful migraine medication I took this evening to stave off that mind-crushing goodness.. but I find something very interesting.
It may just be me, but I find it odd that in a moment in my life where many things are about to change, I find myself looking back, instead of looking forward. I find myself thinking of old friends, old victories, old regrets. Perhaps it is just a way to remember and learn from the past, and make sure I apply lessons to my future. Perhaps it is my brains way of holding onto something solid when everything around me is chaos. I really don't know.
Here I am though, getting ready to move to a better place, help my wife go to the school of her dreams, and launch a new business concept that I am working with family on. It hasn't been easy, but it is all good change. Yet, it is my old friends I am thinking of, not the new ones I may make. I hope that they are are doing well. Staying healthy and sane. (Sane is subjective isn't it)
To all of my old friends, the ones I have left hurt, and those I left well, I wish you the best. And though you may never read this, you will always be a part of the person I have become.
Cheers!
Dustin
It may just be me, but I find it odd that in a moment in my life where many things are about to change, I find myself looking back, instead of looking forward. I find myself thinking of old friends, old victories, old regrets. Perhaps it is just a way to remember and learn from the past, and make sure I apply lessons to my future. Perhaps it is my brains way of holding onto something solid when everything around me is chaos. I really don't know.
Here I am though, getting ready to move to a better place, help my wife go to the school of her dreams, and launch a new business concept that I am working with family on. It hasn't been easy, but it is all good change. Yet, it is my old friends I am thinking of, not the new ones I may make. I hope that they are are doing well. Staying healthy and sane. (Sane is subjective isn't it)
To all of my old friends, the ones I have left hurt, and those I left well, I wish you the best. And though you may never read this, you will always be a part of the person I have become.
Cheers!
Dustin
On Blogging
You know.. I just never got into the habit of writing all my thoughts and life down.
But thus inspired, I really want to start writing more.
Even if I have no readers.. lol
But thus inspired, I really want to start writing more.
Even if I have no readers.. lol
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Gremlins!
Wow, what a day. We have had two major drive failures and our new phone system go down in the last 48 hours. Go home, everything is fine. Then get a call from the boss at 6am asking why your technology is failing and notifying you that yet another system has failed.
Well, we eradicated those little buggers and got everything up and running and in even better shape than what it was before.
Just nobody spill water on the the one a captured. :)
Well, we eradicated those little buggers and got everything up and running and in even better shape than what it was before.
Just nobody spill water on the the one a captured. :)
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Business Rules The World.
Well, I finally decided to start writing again. I think that with all that is going on in the world, a person just needs a place to empty their thoughts. Since there are now thousands if not millions of people gracing the internet with their thoughts, I figured I might as well add mine to the mix.
I was inspired to write tonight in particular because of a wired article about the woman who lost her husband. It made me sad to hear of her story. Then I got to thinking about the freedoms we enjoy here (the very same ones that I haven't been exercising) like our freedom of speech.
There has been a lot on my mind of late. I think there is a lot on everyone's mind. In a time of war, with the current political and social atmosphere, it seems that all emotions are running high.
On this specific note, it always amazes me the ultimate roll that money plays in our world. Because, when stuff like this happens, it really only comes down to money right? Yahoo, Google and countless other business want to grow their profit margins. To grab all those adword dollars available in China they are willing to support, or at least cooperate with an oppressive regime. The message that American business is sending it's people right now, is that profit is more important that people. Lets move our manufacturing over there, why? Profit. Lets expand our business there, why? Profit. Hey man, I am just as excited about money as these companies are. I just wonder sometimes what is going to happen to this world.
What will happen to our country and our freedom of speech? We freedom of speech it now, to a point. If I put the word "bomb" in this post, even though no citizen may read it I can count on at least a government computer to read it. (Please respond, the world wants to hear from you!!) Because, those who have the power, want to keep the power, and that means keeping others from the power.
You know, this really is just a brain dump. Just all these emotions I have been keeping inside. It is interesting to watch the dramas unfolding in the world.
As we pour our economic resources into China, we make their economy stronger. We don't necessarily make ours weaker, but what happens if the western world is no longer profitable to China's leaders? Boasting close to a third of the world's population, China will be a very formidable enemy.
I suppose we just need to make sure that freedom is good business. As long as a free world is good for business, there will be allowed a free world. But the minute that freedom becomes bad for business, goodbye freedom.
Currently, the oppressed world is good for American business, and as long as we can take advantage of cheap labor and land to make our products and further our consuming habits, the oppressed world will be allowed to exist. Oppressors will be allowed to oppress as long as it our profits stay high, and we get "ours".
That is what its all about isn't it? Whats in it for me? Of course it is. It is silly to think it is any other way. We are here, we live in these bodies, we have to survive. Sitting in my living-room, warm, well-fed (although a bit sick right now), it will be easy for me to get-up and forget about that man, sitting in a cell for loving the very thing that I enjoy every day, freedom.
Hopefully, freedom will prevail and the oppressors will lose the power to oppress. Hopefully, the government computer reading this post will realize that I am just another average Joe and the Feds don't bust down my door. Hopefully, this blog will allow me a place to process all these random thoughts.
Oh, and one more thing: Thank you Google for spending your money and giving me a place to write. I know that you are censoring in China, and I only hope you will change your ways. I like your motto, Do no Evil. I hope you can live up to it someday.
But what do I know?
I was inspired to write tonight in particular because of a wired article about the woman who lost her husband. It made me sad to hear of her story. Then I got to thinking about the freedoms we enjoy here (the very same ones that I haven't been exercising) like our freedom of speech.
There has been a lot on my mind of late. I think there is a lot on everyone's mind. In a time of war, with the current political and social atmosphere, it seems that all emotions are running high.
On this specific note, it always amazes me the ultimate roll that money plays in our world. Because, when stuff like this happens, it really only comes down to money right? Yahoo, Google and countless other business want to grow their profit margins. To grab all those adword dollars available in China they are willing to support, or at least cooperate with an oppressive regime. The message that American business is sending it's people right now, is that profit is more important that people. Lets move our manufacturing over there, why? Profit. Lets expand our business there, why? Profit. Hey man, I am just as excited about money as these companies are. I just wonder sometimes what is going to happen to this world.
What will happen to our country and our freedom of speech? We freedom of speech it now, to a point. If I put the word "bomb" in this post, even though no citizen may read it I can count on at least a government computer to read it. (Please respond, the world wants to hear from you!!) Because, those who have the power, want to keep the power, and that means keeping others from the power.
You know, this really is just a brain dump. Just all these emotions I have been keeping inside. It is interesting to watch the dramas unfolding in the world.
As we pour our economic resources into China, we make their economy stronger. We don't necessarily make ours weaker, but what happens if the western world is no longer profitable to China's leaders? Boasting close to a third of the world's population, China will be a very formidable enemy.
I suppose we just need to make sure that freedom is good business. As long as a free world is good for business, there will be allowed a free world. But the minute that freedom becomes bad for business, goodbye freedom.
Currently, the oppressed world is good for American business, and as long as we can take advantage of cheap labor and land to make our products and further our consuming habits, the oppressed world will be allowed to exist. Oppressors will be allowed to oppress as long as it our profits stay high, and we get "ours".
That is what its all about isn't it? Whats in it for me? Of course it is. It is silly to think it is any other way. We are here, we live in these bodies, we have to survive. Sitting in my living-room, warm, well-fed (although a bit sick right now), it will be easy for me to get-up and forget about that man, sitting in a cell for loving the very thing that I enjoy every day, freedom.
Hopefully, freedom will prevail and the oppressors will lose the power to oppress. Hopefully, the government computer reading this post will realize that I am just another average Joe and the Feds don't bust down my door. Hopefully, this blog will allow me a place to process all these random thoughts.
Oh, and one more thing: Thank you Google for spending your money and giving me a place to write. I know that you are censoring in China, and I only hope you will change your ways. I like your motto, Do no Evil. I hope you can live up to it someday.
But what do I know?
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