R.A.R.E.

Parenting 700: The Graduate Level Class

As the girls have gotten older and I try to impart my wisdom upon them (such that I have any to offer), I thought it would be good to document some of my teachings so they can live on in my absence.

1. Life is about experiences and relationships.
2. Respect & appreciation of their parents (and elders) is critical if they want to live to see adulthood.
3. If they want to truly be free, they need to minimize debt (zero being preferred) and work for themselves.
4. TBD...

I wonder if I can create a MOOC on this schtuff...

Dave'isms & other ponderings...

I serve at the pleasure of Dave and wanted a place to capture a few of his more eloquent pontifications & phrases:

• Easy as hitting a pickle barrel in Red Square
• We don't want to build a room with Mr. Ed's door
• WWPD - What would Phil do?
• You are my Marshawn Lynch, my Chip Kelly
• Don't fail on the third attempt trying to pole vault over mouse turds
• Know more than you say & do more than people see
• It's easier to put a muzzle on somebody than to fire a rocket up their ass.

Parenting 101: The Undergradute Class

5 Simple Rules:

• Moderation - everything in life is about moderation
• Respect - yourself first and then everyone else
• No Idle Threats - follow-through is key
• Challenge - challenge authority (in a respectful way) - it is the only way we all get better
• Contribute - teach them to find something they can be passionate about and ensure it contributes to the overall betterment of society

Designed for Simplicity

I am posting this to give my current boss kudos for a phrase I have never heard: the "Universal Untrained User." As of today, you cannot find it in a Google search or any other that I queried.

The concept is simple. If a system/service/platform is well-designed, a user will not need any training to use it beyond them self-exploration.

Hmm...

Rules of Life

1. It is all a game.
2. There are no absolutes.
3. Optics and perception rule the world.
4. Lack of communication is the root of all evil.
5. Our own happiness depends on the happiness of others.
6. The end game for all species is extinction.
7. The only way to get smarter, is to play a smarter opponent.
8. See rule #1.

See my bro's blog for some better chatter.

Environmental & Economic Statement

At some point I want to pontificate about my belief that "inefficient consumerism" is the root of our environmental and economic challenges and the need to adopt triple bottom line (TBL, 3BL or People, Planet, Profit) or Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) accounting/reporting tehniques for real economic, environmental and social sustainability.