Flash in the Pan

For me the 20s was about discovery. The 30s will be about expression. And the rest will be preservation of a legacy and slowly fading into the sunset... I am not sure what exactly that all means yet, but it sounds good.....

My momma turns 50 today 3/31. I can't believe it. It's sounds so cliche, but time just seems to barrel along with no regard for anyone or anything in it's path. The process of aging against our own will seems the cruelest of all jokes. We can try to fight it and mount our best efforts to stay young forever. But the reality is, at some point no matter how fast we run, no matter how well we try to hide, inevitably, it will catch every last one of us and we must all submit to it. My overall attitude toward aging has always been to never get too hung up on on the thought of getting older. Instead, try to embrace it. Make the best of the benefits and privileges that come with being a seasoned vet... I suspect it's all easier said than done though. Especially when you've crossed that threshold of "being over the hill" - at least in the eyes of society. I'm turning 30 next week. This world spins around my age group. No longer am I considered "too young" and I am yet to be "too old". I'm essentially at the prime of my life. But this is also the beginning of a critical transitional stage too. That is adapting to a whole new set of struggles that life brings once that threshold has been breached. Adapting to the slow and natural degradation of physical self. Adapting self to a world that sees you as beyond your prime. Keeping nimble in an ever changing world. And maybe a whole onslaught of things I'm blissfully ignorant to. There must certainly be an art to aging gracefully... does this blathering go anywhere?... I don't know.

Anyway, I can't believe my mamma is 50. I think it makes me feel older to think that I have a mom who is 50 than the fact that I am 30.... lol.

Aren't Apple Products Electrifying?!

Here is a great example.

The Mac Book international power adapter kit sold at the Apple store lacks a grounding prong… essentially there is no direct path for the current powering the Mac Book Pro to return to earth. The shell of the Mac Book Pro is anodized aluminum. Anodized aluminum should not conduct electricity, but it seems the edges of the Mac Book chassis do not anodize well, or the anodization simply abrades under normal usage.

So, under the right circumstances, i.e., working barefooted on a slab of marble, or working on a train that has 1) a power outlet 2) exposes metal in the sitting area that grounds to the train chassis - can create just the right conditions for a friendly little zap. Nothing too serious, just a little jolt that'll keep you on your toes. Especially here in europe where the power distribution standard is 230 volts, you might say that working with the Mac Book Pro can be, well, ELECTRIFYING!

Stay tuned. Next time I'll give an example of how Apple products are in fact MAGICAL...

MS outlook is sooooo f-ing awesome!

Microsoft Outlook is the greatest e-mail client in the world!

What I really love about Outlook, is when you are in the middle of writing a really big email and all of sudden it displays the hourglass mouse cursor thingy and you are unable to carry on editing your message. That is until the hourglass goes away…

But here is what is really great about Outlook. Actually it's a capability inherent to the Windows OS which means the awesomeness runs even deeper..... It actually has the decency to report "(Not responding)" in the title bar of your message when it's entirely hosed. This is really great because it let's me know that Outlook is not responding and it probably won't be coming back…ever. I could easily be sitting here all day wondering when the little hourglass will go away so that I can finish editing my email.

But now I know there is no hope. So… I can say "fuckall" and go to lunch. I love you Microsoft.