http://www.nezsez.com Thoughts and Ideas for a Positive Life and Society Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:31:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you've noticed that things have been quiet lately here in my little corner of the blogosphere, it's because I've just been so busy. So what have I've been up to? The kids go to schools of the SF Unified School District, and there have been several field trips, and ... http://www.nezsez.com/things-im-doing-when-im-not-blogging/ How is it that gas companies can charge nine-tenths of a cent? Does it really make that much of a difference? Take a look at the sample pricing from last week (outrageously high pricing notwithstanding): $4.17 and 9/10 for Regular $4.29 and 9/10 for Plus and $4.41 and 9/10 for "V-Power" Why can't they say $4.18, ... http://www.nezsez.com/the-one-tenth-of-a-cent-of-gas-prices/ Indiana Jones Next to the original Star Wars Trilogy, Indiana Jones is probably my next all-time favorite movie franchise. Whether or not the latest incarnation will be worthy of the original trilogy remains to be seen -- I hope so. Childhood memories I remember being a teen, and watching The Last Crusade on the ... http://www.nezsez.com/the-appeal-of-indiana-jones/ With apologies to Jackie DeShannon and Burt Bacharach What the world needs more of are hugs, big hugs For the smallest tots to the largest of lugs What the world needs more of are hugs, big hugs, For friends and "enemies", and even your pugs. First off, they're free and they're effortless And they're warm, and ... http://www.nezsez.com/what-the-world-needs-more-of/ "A Jack of All Trades, Master of None" Have you ever heard that described of anyone? Often, the connotation is negative, implying that the person is not worthy of praise, someone who is too undisciplined, scatterbrained or worse. I beg to differ. I consider myself well-versed in a variety of skills: writing, web design, ... http://www.nezsez.com/im-a-versatilitist/ A few months ago I wrote about the Simple Pleasures in my life. Here's a follow up post with 5 more: Sleeping in late - this is especially high on my list, as being self-employed and with two kids, my days are often long, and I work on weekends, too. So ... http://www.nezsez.com/5-more-simple-pleasures/ Why is it: Worthwhile and not whileworthy? Trustworthy and not worthtrust? http://www.nezsez.com/word-wonders/ When I spoke of the 7 things I'm teaching my kids, one was keeping a positive attitude. I thought I'd expand on that a bit. All things equal, positive attitude wins out - if you had to choose between two job candidates, both with the same credentials, same skillset, and such, but ... http://www.nezsez.com/5-reasons-to-keep-a-positive-attitude/ Image via WikipediaI recently finished Robert Ludlum's The Janson Directive and The Bourne Supremacy and years and years ago I read The Bourne Identity (you may recognize the names of the last two, as a trilogy of films based on the Bourne series were made, starring Matt Damon. There was ... http://www.nezsez.com/the-lure-of-ludlum/ Jonathan Field's recent post, Is Your High Powered Job Setting Your Kids Up To Fail, got me thinking about my own kids. He points out studies and experiments that show kids whose parents were more "present" in their lives during their formative years did better in school, and stayed out ... http://www.nezsez.com/being-present-with-your-kids/