Thought for the day... or life

"Whatever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings; believe and cling to that doctrine, and take it as your guide." -Buddha

I came across this quote while browsing a memory book given to me for my 40th birthday a few years ago. It's definitely a good summation of how to try to live.

TiltShift Generator

Goofing around with the TiltShift Generator camera app. Nice features
for just $0.99.

The Fun Theory

I recently saw a twitter post about this thing called "The Fun Theory" (Thanks Dylan Beadle). The idea behind the initiative is to make mundane tasks fun so people are more apt to perform them.

Here's one example with a very deep trash can:


You can see all three projects (sponsored by Volkswagon) here.

Beautiful Fall Day

This is my favorite time of year. Cool temps, no bugs, and autumn
colors.

#beatcancer - Raise money for cancer research just by using that tag

What's this all about? It's a one day promotion to raise money for cancer research. Sponsors have agreed to donate 1 cent for every time someone uses the #beatcancer tag in a Tweet, blog post, or Facebook update for one day only - on Friday October 19 16th, 2009.

You can read more about it here: http://beatcancereverywhere.com/about.html


I'm helping to raise funds to
#beatcancer, by blogging, tweeting
and posting Facebook status
updates.

Click here to join me!

Friends Don't let Friends

I got a chuckle out of this sign at a coffee shop in Albany, NY:

Lock picking

I've been tinkering with lock picking recently and was surprised just
how quickly I can pick a Masterlock padlock. Takes me about 5 seconds
in this video:

Random Eye Dull Photo - Mayfly

One early morning while camping I took some pictures of an idle mayfly. This is the same photo, zoomed in various levels (click on the images for larger views):



Mayflies are pretty interesting creatures - they spend most of their life underwater and then when they grow wings, they leave the water - only to live for 30 minutes to a day or two. You can read more about them on Wikipedia.

Random eye dull photo: cartoon worm

Saw this crazy colored worm on a hike today. It looks like a cartoon
character. I assume the fake eyes are to make it look like a snake,
but I think it looks kinda silly.

Update: I've been told this looks just like a Pokemon Caterpie. I had never heard of one of those, but that was enough information for me to be able to find the real caterpillar name. It's a spicebush swallowtail caterpillar. You can read more about it here.

Random EyeDull Photo: Clear River

A snapshot from a kayak trip on the Clear River in Burrillville, RI earlier this summer.