phool's errand

it’s not easy being green

lindsley — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:24:30 +0000

i always wondered why TVs and computers have red, blue, and green guns despite red, blue, and yellow being the primary colours. i will have to research that on the net.

barely breathing

lindsley — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:25:13 +0000

my current speech therapist thinks i am too tense and exert too much effort when i speak because i try too hard. she acknowledges that it’s easy to say relax but hard to do – she recommends breathing exercises so i can produce a better sound.

working class man

lindsley — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:59:45 +0000

Djokovic beat Nadal in 5 sets last night. at almost 6 hours, it was the longest men’s single final in history. he deserved it after beating Murray in the semis and struggling with allergies. i’m not a fan of Novak but after Rafa won the 4th set and his excellent physical conditioning, you have to respect his efforts to hold on and win the match – i guess heart and determination sometimes trumps everything else.

dazed and confused

lindsley — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:16:38 +0000

in reading about learning theories, there are so many of them that it’s confusing. some parts are a bit familiar which makes me more conflicted. the ironic thing is “real” learning only takes place when criticisms are properly processed.

inflatable

lindsley — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:39:13 +0000

the ABC showed Adam Hills’ stand up act, Inflatable, last Thursday. while i agree with his premise, trouble is making others happy is not in my nature.

state of the nation

lindsley — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:48:17 +0000

Obama recently gave his State Of the Nation Address. i used to follow American politics because i thought it was interesting but in a world where countries’ economies are connected and global markets affect each other, one has to pay close attention.

waltzing matilda

lindsley — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:52:54 +0000

it’s Australia Day today. despite a thriving wine industry, this country is not pretentious – you like what you like. you can dress anyway you choose; coming from a culture with a high power distance – it’s a welcome change.

three’s a crowd

lindsley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:20:59 +0000

my son, wife and i don’t fit on our queen bed – maybe if i prepared gradually for the fact i’d get used to it like i was younger. i used to move to the sofa to sleep because i had less space than a single mattress and evertyime i moved i’d inadvertently hit my wife – that’s why i now sleep in the room alone.

six months on a leaky boat

lindsley — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:16:12 +0000

it’s hard to believe a cruise ship of the Costa Concordia’s size capsized in this modern age of GPS. i don’t like the captain much but it’s hard not to with the media constantly vilifying him.

ironic

lindsley — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:48:39 +0000

Eastman-Kodak has filed for Chapter 11. they invented the digital camera but didn’t want to give up the enormous revenue stream from film. from a high of 65,000 employees they have only 7,000 today. i wonder how Rochester, New York feels.