Posts Tagged ‘opinions’

What Facebook means to me

How is Facebook different from Twitter? And why don’t I use it to “stay connected”?

A friend asked in the comments section of my Twitter post where Facebook came in to the whole “how I stay connected” subject. I dubiously answered “in anodder post” (anodder = another).

Although Facebook is just as much a communication medium as Twitter is, and maybe even more popular because of all the activities that it offers to people, to me it is a whole different ..read more

The 5 most destructive emotions: Number 3 – Greed

Definition: greed |grēd| noun intense and selfish desire for something, esp. wealth, power, or food.

What comes to mind when I say that greed is a destructive emotion?

Me? I think of a grossly obese man stuffing his mouth with food, with a stack of empty dishes at his elbow (he’s already eaten plates full) and a table full of food in front of him (intent to eat even more).

I am not prejudiced. I am very much aware that obesity isn’t always caused ..read more

The 5 most destructive emotions: Number 2 – Lust

I have to admit, lust is not a topic I know a lot about. According to Wikipedia, the origins of the word date back to the 15th Century when the list of the 7 deadly sins requiring forgiveness was compiled. Lust does not only refer to a strong sexual desire, it is also used to denote strong desire or craving for just about anything. Example: “4. ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish: an enviable lust for life.” from dictionary.com

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The 5 most destructive emotions: Number 1 – Anger

I was tooling around on the blog here, looking over the layout and the links (I removed the links – they were way at the bottom of the page and making the page too long – I’ll have to fix that later on somehow), and I came across a post I made in December of 2007. I had titled it “Self Discovery” back then, because I had made a discovery about myself that was startling and .. troubling.

Simply put, my ..read more

How I stay connected with Twitter

I joined Twitter in April of 2007 for no other reason than it was the newest geek attraction on the block and I wanted in on it – just to see what it was, how it worked. I had no ideas of how I would use it, or how it might help me. I joined for the sake of it.

Today I realize that it was one of the best things I could have done. While I use twitter to put ..read more

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