Feeling Wired?
Filed under: Personal Days - Blues and Coffee Breaks
FEELING WIRED?
Feel on edge? Not sure what to expect next? Nerves frayed? Feeling overwhelmed by today’s complex world situation? How is it that some people are calm, fearless, and content, while others are frightful, worried, overwhelmed, and uncertain about the future?
In the 1950’s there were only three models of Chevrolet, about four dry cereals, two or three types of soap, etc. Mom went grocery shopping weekly. There were no shopping malls, computers, cell phones, portable CD players (or CD’s), 401(k)s, Internet, or co-ed dorms. Life was simple and calm – and revolved around the family. Technology didn’t dominate daily life.
Today, our choices have expanded exponentially. There are hundreds of vehicle models, 50 different cereals on the shelf, software for every occasion, hundreds of cable channels, and millions of pages on the World Wide Web. Think that might clog your thinking just a little? Want to get back to simplicity, peace, and security?
Try a few of the following suggestions. Begin limiting your choices. Spend less than you earn. Limit trips to the store. Spend the evening at home – with your family – with the television OFF. Go directly home after work. Identify your principles – and live them. Count your blessings daily by entering them in a journal. Read. Treat yourself to a hot bath.
Think of your life as an extension cord with too many appliances plugged-in. Each vies for the limited energy you have available until a short-circuit or fire occurs. Start unplugging all those peripherals now, and you’ll notice your life-light begin to shine.
Make this a great week!
Shake Em On Down | Fred McDowell
Filed under: Personal Days - Blues and Coffee Breaks
It’s been a lazy, rainy Sunday afternoon. Instead of working on my past due projects, I’ve been tweeting and listening to the blues. Fred McDowell’s
Few Blues musician’s are more frequently mentioned as a influence than Mississippi Fred McDowell. As blues fans we should all thank Mississippi Fred McDowell for his work in passing his influence to the likes of Bonnie Rait (slide guitar), R.L. Burnside and inspiring the likes of The Rolling Stones. If you think you’ve not heard any Mississippi Fred McDowell but you can hum “You Gotta Move” by the Stones, well that Fred McDowell’s tune you’d be humming. -- World of Blues
Fred McDowell -- Shake Em On Down
My preferred version of Shake Em On Down -- RL Burnside
Keep Your Old Computers an Extra Generation
Filed under: Tips & Tricks - Sites, Software, Shortcuts
Money Saving Technology Tip 15
Keep Your Old Computers an Extra Generation
“You do not NEED ‘State of the Art info-tech’. Use one-generation old computers and software. They are much less expensive; the bugs have been worked out; most of the important stuff runs just fine on it; they are still good for 3 years+/-, by which time a lot more will have changed anyway. ‘Keeping up with the Newest’ when it comes to technology is a big waste of money and time. Let the Nerds be the early adopters. You have a business to run and customers to serve — don’t spend your valuable time debugging new info-tech. Make your policy to buy and use ‘State of the Need’.”
John Mariotti, The Enterprise Group, @Johnentgrp
I recently ditched my 8-year old laptop when the cost of repairs was almost as much as a new notebook. My BlackBerry 8300 is the original Curve. The longevity of both are directly related to the economy…
What are your recommendations? Are you hanging on to tech gadgets longer? Is it your habit to purchase first-generation technology?
Courtesy of Small Business Trends
