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follow Terry onIf there’s a better summation of the best way to keep the glass half full, please share: “The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows …
One of the keys to keeping my glass half full is adhering to those comforting rituals that put my body and mind in the right place to face the “Daily Grind”. Yes, I even wrote a song about this (see my earlier post). Nowadays, the two morning keys when I’m home is getting on that darn treadmill …
It is always pretty easy to find “half-fullers” like myself; they use a certain vocabulary featuring tried and true paeans to optimism. Here is a short list of my current favorites (listen closely next time you speak with me): “You can’t fret about things you can’t control” – This is a classic. I use it a lot …
The other night as I was doing my usual reading via my RSS feed provider (I use WebGator, you should check it out, it’s like having an “Internet assistant”) I came across an article about a new music service called “Pandora”. It is the best way to find new music that I’ve ever come across. …
One of my biggest passions in life has been for the Green Bay Packers, which is pretty nonsensical. Why is a professional sports team so important to me? I don’t have any stake in it at all. How does my half full philosophy jive with this (especially when they just went 4-12 this year)? The answers go …
My favorite album is the first one I ever owned back in 1973- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, by Elton John. I must have played “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” about a million times. I’ve now been a fan of Elton’s for about 32 years, and aquired many more songs and albums by him and other …
I’ve really taken a liking to playing No Limit Texas Hold’em these days, mostly online at Full Tilt Poker. There’s something about this game that pulls me in – I think it’s the combination of luck, bravery, and mathematics. I’m reading a book right now by professional player Phil Gordon called “Phil Gordon’s Little Green Book” …
Saw this movie on Christmas Day (a great day to go to the movies, by the way). Very well done. Heath Ledger was just outstanding – if he wins the Oscar it would not surprise me. It also amazes me that the subject matter hasn’t caused more of a stir – it really tells you …
I’ve noted that I like making and listening to music. Here is one of my creations, called “The Daily Grind”. I wrote the words and did the vocals, and a good friend of mine wrote the music and played all the instruments. It’s another half full look at life, an appreciation of the adrenaline rush of …
This famous quote by Teddy Roosevelt is the essence of my half full philosophy – it’s better to be in the Arena slugging it out rather than sitting on the sidelines, afraid to fail.
