there is space in this world for those that dream. creative type people who think, and draw, and imagine.
there is a space in the economy for those that can turn good ideas into cashflow.
it feels as though the world is starting to favour these types more in the 21st century, and so it should - as the world is ‘blanded up’ by accountants and engineers, good imaginative ideas become undersupplied to the global population, making them more valuable. causing them to have a price-tag. creative types can earn a living by being creative.
and this is good news for writers, singers, authors, actors, photographers, designers and story-tellers - our imagination waits and loves to be captured...
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
stop and start
so tonight i tried something - just for fun. and for economy. i drove back from veriniging at 70km/h the whole way. the 70km took me hour. oh the elegance of it. the purpose was simple : I really want to drive 1000km on one tank of petrol (i have only achieved this once before).
anyways, when i was leaving veriniging i had to make my way through about 5 stop streets. i decided to do something illegal and not stop at any of them. it was quite clearly for a good purpose so i did not feel bad.
just before the first of five ‘suggested stopping areas’, at a single lane section, i had a white car with brighter than normal lights right up my rear. i am quite sure that his front number plate was trying to get my rear one’s number. he proceeded to overtake me on a solid line right before a second lane opened up. he stopped at the stop street and i just cruised up alongside, and then ahead of him again.
this carried on through 5 stop streets. he would get ahead of me - stop at the stop sign and i would just fly through and overtake him momentarily. i am sure that he was really annoyed with me - but i was enjoying the experience. and also the lessons:
anyways, when i was leaving veriniging i had to make my way through about 5 stop streets. i decided to do something illegal and not stop at any of them. it was quite clearly for a good purpose so i did not feel bad.
just before the first of five ‘suggested stopping areas’, at a single lane section, i had a white car with brighter than normal lights right up my rear. i am quite sure that his front number plate was trying to get my rear one’s number. he proceeded to overtake me on a solid line right before a second lane opened up. he stopped at the stop street and i just cruised up alongside, and then ahead of him again.
this carried on through 5 stop streets. he would get ahead of me - stop at the stop sign and i would just fly through and overtake him momentarily. i am sure that he was really annoyed with me - but i was enjoying the experience. and also the lessons:
- slow and steady is just as good as short bursts of speed, if not better. its funny how the rabbit and tortoise mean nothing until you see them run.
- the guy in the white car with brighter than normal lights was no doubt annoyed because i was being irresponsible and breaking the law yet he was also guilty of transgression when he overtook me on the solid line. how often am i quick to condone my actions and more than ready to become upset by the misgivings of others. i know i keep two sets of measures in my head - one that i use on myself and one that i use on other people.
Thursday, 15 July 2010
fear of loss
Last night my car got stolen... along with my wallet (in my car)... along with my diary containing my internet banking username etc. I got an sms saying that the account that I have been using to save up for my MBA had been cleaned out. It all happened so fast.
You know sometimes how when you wake from a dream and within an instant you go from wild panic to uncontainable relief? I’m sure you’ve had it - you flip over on to your back, take stock of where you are, look through your phone messages just to make sure that the bank didn’t sms you after all. And breathe out.
Relief. I was dreaming. I have lost nothing.
But I realised something rather significant: I own things that are important to me. And in fearing to lose them, I have lost something already.
You know sometimes how when you wake from a dream and within an instant you go from wild panic to uncontainable relief? I’m sure you’ve had it - you flip over on to your back, take stock of where you are, look through your phone messages just to make sure that the bank didn’t sms you after all. And breathe out.
Relief. I was dreaming. I have lost nothing.
But I realised something rather significant: I own things that are important to me. And in fearing to lose them, I have lost something already.
Sunday, 11 July 2010
life, art and music
we think it is the other way around, but life imitates art and music. not vice versa.
wasting time
So... i am in Cape Town at the moment - and last night, having nothing to do, i decided to go to the casino for a bit and try my luck. Walking around the casino floor I became aware of something interesting. The R2 machines are the least busy - no one is queueing up for them. Too expensive. The R1 machines are slightly more busy. The 50c machines are rather busy... but the real crowds are found at the 2c and 5c machines.
And that’s when I realised something tragic: people know they are going to lose money. And they would prefer to lose as slowly as possible. Paying a few cents each time to watch the numbers turn.
I started to consider that bigger than the problem of greed, is the problem of boredom.
People are killing time not realising that time is killing them.
And that’s when I realised something tragic: people know they are going to lose money. And they would prefer to lose as slowly as possible. Paying a few cents each time to watch the numbers turn.
I started to consider that bigger than the problem of greed, is the problem of boredom.
People are killing time not realising that time is killing them.
Tuesday, 06 July 2010
Sunday, 04 July 2010
technology
Quick story. Quick conclusion.
8 months ago I won a nokia n97 worth R8500. Nice prize - i thought. It couldn’t sync with my mac so for 8 months I have saved contacts on (one at a time) everytime someone contacted me and I didn’t know who they were. And when I needed to contact someone (who had not already contacted me) then I had to manually go and find their number on my computer.
I know.
This morning I woke up and decided enough was enough. I was going to fix this inconvenience once and for all. With a face like a flint :) i made my way to Mugg and Bean and started a very long Sunday morning.... Many thanks to the dedicated online bloggers on the 6 different discussion forums, who collectively solved my problems.
If just one person can stumble on this list and find it helpful I will be consoled with a very deep and meaningful feeling of satisfaction. But what are the chances of that happening. If it helps you, please call me - at least I know who you are when my phone rings.
Technology. Making life so much easier.
8 months ago I won a nokia n97 worth R8500. Nice prize - i thought. It couldn’t sync with my mac so for 8 months I have saved contacts on (one at a time) everytime someone contacted me and I didn’t know who they were. And when I needed to contact someone (who had not already contacted me) then I had to manually go and find their number on my computer.
I know.
This morning I woke up and decided enough was enough. I was going to fix this inconvenience once and for all. With a face like a flint :) i made my way to Mugg and Bean and started a very long Sunday morning.... Many thanks to the dedicated online bloggers on the 6 different discussion forums, who collectively solved my problems.
- Use Mac to download Nokia firmware upgrade for phone. The old firmware had a bug that made it incompatible with iSync. (what is firmware, and what is a bug actually?)
- Transfer file to my work windows machine cos mac doesn’t speak .exe. (and that is not ek se´)
- Connect windows machine to the internet to download latest nokia firmware upgrade. It failed TWICE at 84%. Never in my life has 84% been a failure.
- Reset iSync history
- Repair Bluetooth devices
- Back up contacts onto the microSD card and IMMEDIATELY restore them (even though there were no contacts on the phone by this stage), causing the phone to auto-reboot. (this was the elusive step)
- Sync with success.
If just one person can stumble on this list and find it helpful I will be consoled with a very deep and meaningful feeling of satisfaction. But what are the chances of that happening. If it helps you, please call me - at least I know who you are when my phone rings.
Technology. Making life so much easier.
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