Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
-
Grandparents
I sit here listening to Christmas music and it always makes me remember the people I miss, not a bad way mind you, I always remember the good while I’m in this mood. Given what else I’ve written about in the recent months, remembering the good times is a better place for me to be. …
-
A place for my thoughts
I was having a really good conversation last night with an excellent friend, someone whose opinion I value highly. They mentioned that while reading my blog they felt as though they were intruding, almost as a voyeur into my thoughts. I know some of the things I’ve written here would normally be put into a…
-
Rules
I have rules to govern my life, simple rules that mean something to me and I try to follow them…Rule #1 Be kind to others This isn’t really that hard of a rule given I really do try my best to be kind to everyone. I find that there are people that don’t deserve me…
-
No means no… Right?
I try to be understanding, I try to be forgiving, but what I can no longer try to be is patient with people who don’t understand NO. I’ve now had to explain to people why I have no golf carts left, I can’t believe I’m getting upset over golf carts. I’ve been threatened, “You will…
-
And so it begins!
That’s right folks… “The Games of My Life” have begun. Opening ceremony was very cool to watch and once I did the math I figured out I had been at work for 19 hours straight and then I’m back today for 11 hours… Talk about a fun time. When working events you get to a…
-
Day 5 of Operations… WTF am I doing here again?
Went to the ceremony dress rehearsal last night… Very cool… Some stuff happened on the FOP (Field of Play) and there was stuff happening on the video screens and there were some cool lighting tricks, good sound and just some all around pretty good stuff. I can’t say more till after the 1st as I’ve…
-
Talking to the past…
I decided to email my ex-wife today. I’ve been avoiding it for at least the last 6 months. I know why I’ve been avoiding it, but ultimately I broke down and sent a little note off to her. It’s tough cutting someone who had been such a huge part of your life out. We had…
-
Day 1 of Operations
And so it begins… I knew today would be special as I got up at 4:00 AM thinking it was 5:00 AM… Well at least my alarm thought it was 5:00 AM. I thought what an ominous way to start operations on the venue, waking up an hour early. Oh well it’s not like I…
-
Forks and the life they lead
I thought, what the hell I’ll head out to the local golf club to go to the driving range for a little while, you know hit some balls and get ready for the round of golf I’m playing tomorrow. Well it just so happens a friend of mine is the VLM (venue logistics manager) for…
-
Effort in Understanding
As you drive around Doha you see a window decal that says "thank goodness", usually on a Toyota land cruiser that has just cut you off while flashing their lights, honking and making rude hand gestures at you. It’s very similar to driving back in the states and someone with a "WWJD" bumper sticker cutting…
Got any book recommendations?