I think resolutions, you know the self-pledges millions of us TRY to keep every year, are bull-shit! Each years beginning, we pledge: ‘This year I will try to lose weight, start exercising, go back to school, pay down a debt, move to New York and become a model.‘ Then we also remember the resolutions of [...]
Published by September 14th, 2007 in Advice and Noteworthy.Archive for the 'Noteworthy' Category
There is talk and there is talk, but what is talk with no action. You know, walking it the way you talk it. I was under the impression that walking is easy. But it’s not, it’s hard. I want to practice what I preach, I want to compromise, I want to do whatever it takes [...]
Published by August 29th, 2007 in Bernos, Design and Noteworthy.part I i wrote this email to my friends about three weeks ago about my experience in Ethiopia. for what it worth, i thought the bernos community would like to hear about some of the things I experienced. enjoy. any feedback/questions/comments are welcome. ————– it’s been some 18 days since I got to addis and [...]
Published by August 5th, 2007 in Advice, Noteworthy and Series.I was trying to find where I can use the internet when a voice asked, “Habesha nesh?” I smiled and confirmed. He was an Ethiopian who worked at the Zurich airport. I was surprised to find another Ethiopian. I was similarly surprised once when I had a layover in Minnesota and I noticed there were [...]
Published by July 6th, 2007 in Family, Noteworthy and Personal.journey taken. They say a bunch of things. When a journey finally reaches a destination you graduate; apparently! Then what, ‘Quarter-Life Crises!‘ I went through it, and I am in consensus with Mr Ashe: Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
Published by May 17th, 2007 in Family and Noteworthy.
