Category: Uncategorized
TV reduces LIFE?????
Add television to your list of dangerous substances! Watching TV can decrease your life expectancy. British researchers looked at the TV habits and chronic disease risk of 11,000 Australians. The surprising result: They estimated that for every hour parked in front of the TV, life expectancy drops by an average of 22 minutes!
So start cutting down on those beloved reality shows today, and go for a walk instead. You’ll squeeze some fitness into your day and return with a healthy glow on your face. The Kardashians will unfortunately still be there when you get back.
Last night I was looking for answers about a lack of numbers and what I discovered was a world of support beyond anything I had imagined. WordPress bloggers are the most giving people of time and encouragement I have encountered in 41 years on this planet and I want to thank you all for really rallying behind me.
Last evening with 4 hours to go in the blog day I was at the lowest number of hits I have had since January for a day. By Midnight I had the second most hits for a day in the history of my blog. WOW! This was because of all of you who enjoy my work and frankly enjoy the comment conversations. Isn’t that the fun in all of this? I feel like we all play character rolls and our comments offer insight into who we are and why we believe what…
View original post 191 more words
It wasn’t just a one-time event! The Automattic Worldwide WP 5k is back again in 2012! Set your timers for April 29th!
At Automattic we work from all over the world, and we use internal blogs for socializing and exchanging non-work ideas in addition to making WordPress.com and our other products more awesome. One of the things we’re really concerned about is staying healthy – we even have an entire internal blog dedicated to fitness.
We had a great idea: Get all Automatticians from 79 cities & 24 countries to run/walk a 5k on the same day! This way we can get some exercise together as a company even though we’re apart (though we won’t rule out a softball or Texas scramble at our next meetup).
A year later, and there are now 105 Automatticians we hope will take part in the 5k all around the world in 2012.
We want…
View original post 439 more words
Making me smile this morning …
The delightful essay Solitaire in Talking Writing Magazine, that brings to mind that conundrum I’m experiencing this month of balancing discipline and productivity with just a dash or two (or three) of what I call creative procrastination.
Making me reflect …
Bullying. No, I have not seen the new documentary just released, though I hope I have the courage to watch it when it comes to my area. I’m referring to comments made in the Ezra Keats biography mentioned in yesterday’s post, and stories told by Mister Rogers in a documentary now airing on PBS. How both men as young boys were bullied and how the experiences influenced the art of Mr. Keats (check out Goggles) and the life work of Mister Rogers (see Mister Rogers and Me).
Making me imagine …
Dandelions. Through the office window where I sit, I…
View original post 87 more words
Tracey in Maine 