Journal

Are You Ready For Some…

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People watch three hours of football to witness 11 minutes of actual play. This is why American football is boring and why rugby and soccer are the greatest sports in the world.

  • 11 minutes of actual play
  • 12 minutes of shots of the head coaches and referees
  • 17 minutes of replays
  • 60 minutes of commercials
  • 75 minutes of shots of players huddling, standing at the line of scrimmage or just generally milling about between snaps

Exciting!

Birmingham Sevens Match (20)

We need more rugby on American television.

Freedom To Work Or Starve

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America touts itself as the land of the free, but the number one freedom that you and I have is the freedom to enter into a subservient role in the workplace. Once you exercise this freedom you’ve lost all control over what you do, what is produced, and how it is produced. And in the end, the product doesn’t belong to you. The only way you can avoid bosses and jobs is if you don’t care about making a living. Which leads to the second freedom: the freedom to starve.

— Tom Morello, Guitar World Guitarist of the year interview

Sicko

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174.365.sick.

 

This whole being-sick-since-Christmas thing has got to go. I wish I could throw it away like a used tissue. It has thrown off all of my best laid plans of renewal and revival. Not to mention a longer than usual cold streak here in Houston has brought me down too.

I don’t do cold weather or cold sickness very well.

On My Wall

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A big trend on Flickr and DeviantArt is to share one’s desktop wallpaper. I thought I’d share mine.

desktop wallpaper

I cannot stand clutter on my screen. I have to have everything nice and organized so I can get to it quick.

The illustration is from Matthew Lyons and is called Intrepid Explorer. Which I think suits me very well.

Usually I would have an image of my daughter but I felt the need to change things up today.

Let’s Do Something

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fatdumbhappy0911 *

We cannot keep doing what we are doing and expect change. Come to think of it, we cannot expect hope and change from those who would promise better things. The time is coming and has now come that we go back to what made us strong. Hard work. Are you as tired as I am with the status quo? Are you exasperated that for some time now you feel like you have lost control? Our households will not get better by themselves. Your bank accounts will not increase by themselves. The careers we have will have to be dictated by us, not at the whims of over-extending bigwigs. It’s time to wake up, Uh-merica. This year I am resolving to get back control over myself.

For far too long I have sat back and watched as the waistline increased, my brain cells decrease and my personal happiness go bye-bye. In 2010 I will be healthier, smarter and happier with the help of hard work and determination.

Because I have lost control of myself I have allowed outside forces to take control. I will reclaim my independence and start working harder and smarter for me & mine. I have never been afraid to work hard, I just have forgotten how. Time to relearn.

I enjoyed Chris Brogan’s article on making construction sexy. “Get your hard hat. Get your blue prints. Find your crew. Let’s make construction sexy. You with me?”

* Thanks to Hugh at Gaping Void for the illustration inspiration

Sick & Tired

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Dark & Gloomy

I am ready to kick 2009 out of here and welcome 2010, aren’t you? It has not been a very pleasant year in regards to life changes here. I’m projecting a positive outlook and making the necessary changes. I love the "Good Riddance Day" idea.

December has been a grey, gloomy month down here in Houston. We typically enjoy pleasant weather and green landscapes but this year is something else. 3 out of the 4 weeks have been like this including snow, sleet, brown grass and bare trees.

I’m going on week #2 of cold here and I don’t like it. It just throws everything off including sleep schedules. So if you see me online at 3am, give me a shout.

Here’s wishing you a happy, healthy, energetic and prosperous new year. We deserve it

Top 10 Feeds

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Newspaper RSS Feed Icon 

Based on my stats report from FeedDemon, the following 10 providers are the ones I give my attention to the most. Each provider has multiple, intelligent articles up every day. They are all well worth your time and mental bandwidth.

  1. Lifehacker
  2. Mashable
  3. WebWorkerDaily
  4. Digital Photography School
  5. Digital Inspiration
  6. Freelance Switch
  7. ChrisBrogan.com
  8. New Media Photographer
  9. Smashing Magazine
  10. Houstonist

I’m always looking for new sources of information. What is in your top 10 that I need to subscribe to?

While you are in subscribe mode, why not do so for my feed? http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChrisDenbow

Know & Tell 12.23.09

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Stacked Newspapers

Bringing some useful tips, tricks & tutorials so you don’t have to find them yourself…

  1. 4 Lessons Being a Programmer Taught me about Photography
  2. Essential Habits Of An Effective Professional Freelancer
  3. Most Popular Photography Hacks of 2009 [Best Of 2009]
  4. Have You Started Planning for a Successful 2010?
  5. Annual Review: 2009 Life Lessons
  6. 48 Fun Ways to Exercise
  7. Shoot for the Crop – Don’t Cut Yourself Short
  8. 2009 Annual Review: Overview and Outline
  9. My Business Wish List for 2010
  10. Shootin’ ain’t all ya’ do – The business of doing business