evilution happens to everything, including twitter, in 140-whatever characters — i boast i got an account the first day it opened at the dreaded sxsw interactive festival, my evolution of twitter is – 1 – saying what i had for lunch2 – talking about all the cool things i’ve done3 – talk about all the [...]

idealism has always had a tendancy to bring out the best of the worst of me, today that tug of war rages on – ever since i learned the expression ‘when you point a finger, six get pointed back at you’ — i’ve made earnest effort to sit back, take 27 deep breaths, take what [...]

wind whistles past round oceans of air that will mess up his hair though he no longer cares anymore – wow, perpetual bad mood only is illeviated by thoughts of — wow, what’s neil hannon doing now, what is the gang from belle and sebastian doing in glasgow, how bout billy bragg, or sondre lerche [...]

Its not about having the right answers, but rather asking the right questions. My question has always been, ‘how do you develop unconventional talents in a conventional world?’ – haven’t done it in my magical armchair– not in the pubs or on dates– not by hanging around people with the same mindset– not by knowing [...]

A buddy said what you’ll experience on a deployment, ‘youll never been happy, sadder, pissed on, pissed off, tired, energetic, etc’ in your life, — I’d say there’s a lot of truth to that. Lately is hysterical laughter, the kind that only comes with 42 straight 12 or so hour days. Random Thoughts – Things [...]

tonight i get the ‘twitter and social networking is stupid’ tongue and cheek speech. although i think social networking is just a tool (garbage in and garbage out), it is a world flattener. there’s some iraqi officials on twitter, and i can say @yodude here’s what i think about the world situation. in a nutshell [...]

The desert is small, seeing points of reference from back home can make your disposition do a complete 180 – Calvanism, a suggestion, something I’ve always been afraid to approach, but I think here’s the time and the place for it — According to wiki, its The system is best known for its doctrines of [...]

for a solid 4-5 hours today i thought about mis-steps in my life, especially with people, things i’d like to make right — on the myers briggs test, the last letter, based on my mood, i’m either a J (judgemental) or a P (perceptive). Generally speaking, a more ‘ideal human being’ is a P. It [...]

Since arrival — no movies, but i plan on coming home with 52 music dvds – they bring 2 hours of smiles to my week, and it kinda makes me feel like i’m travelling without travelling week 1 – josh ritter Live in Dublinweek 2 – foo fighters live in london (my first bluray disk [...]

Two prevailing thoughts – 1 — how a song morphs with your through life, thunder road by springsteen when i was a kid was a jam, in high school i liked the ‘you’re not a beauty but hey you’re allright’ lyric, and now there’s another peel that comes off that onion, wow sprinsteen is the [...]