blog.spathis.com » misc http://blog.spathis.com Random musings & skepsis... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:03:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Zen Gardens…. http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/06/12/zen-gardens/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/06/12/zen-gardens/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2005 23:36:16 +0000 Constantine /?p=184 Zen Gardens are beautiful creations. They exude tranquility and serenity, take a tour online.

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/06/12/zen-gardens/feed/ 0 From whence he came… http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/04/02/from-whence-we-came/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/04/02/from-whence-we-came/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2005 00:29:12 +0000 Constantine /?p=166 Well, sad to report but Pope John Paul II has passed away. Pope John Paul II was always a gentle soul, he will be missed.

The new Pontif faces a world of unrivalled challenges. Hopefully he can bring some comfort to the catholics the world over….

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/04/02/from-whence-we-came/feed/ 0 You never know how much… http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/04/01/you-never-know-how-much/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/04/01/you-never-know-how-much/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2005 02:47:08 +0000 Constantine /?p=165 You never really know how much you miss someone till they are gone. Not permanently mind you, just for a few weeks. You know who you are baby, can’t wait till your you are back!

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/04/01/you-never-know-how-much/feed/ 3 Semco… http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/03/25/semco/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/03/25/semco/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2005 05:04:07 +0000 Constantine /?p=121 Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | ‘Idleness is good’

Wow, pretty interesting indeed. Semler sounds like a fascinating guy and his company sounds really interesting.

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/03/25/semco/feed/ 0 For the moleskin lover… http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/01/31/for-the-moleskin-lover/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/01/31/for-the-moleskin-lover/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2005 02:03:28 +0000 Constantine /?p=136 I love those little moleskine brand notebooks. The paper is sensuous and they are really nice to write on. However moleskinerie
probably takes this a bit far…

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Wow! Fascinating reading….

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/01/31/bored/feed/ 0 Wow, how did they figure this out? http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/01/03/wow-how-did-they-figure-this-out/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/01/03/wow-how-did-they-figure-this-out/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2005 05:32:03 +0000 Constantine /?p=131 pop.map.gif (GIF Image, 971×585 pixels)

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Some people really are obsessive…

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/01/03/wow-how-did-they-figure-this-out/feed/ 0 Get my stuff done http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/01/02/get-my-stuff-done/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/01/02/get-my-stuff-done/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:43:43 +0000 Constantine /?p=129 Totally funny….

Get my stuff done David Pescovitz: Stuff-3This animation just nails the procrastinator’s mindset and is incredibly infectious. You’ll see. Link to Quicktime (Thanks, Imaginary Foundation!)

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2005/01/02/get-my-stuff-done/feed/ 0 Donate…. http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/12/31/donate/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/12/31/donate/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:22:59 +0000 Constantine /?p=128 The tsunami tragedy is unimaginably worse than first thought. Right now they are estimating over 120,000 dead. So tragic, so sad. Give till it hurts, I used the Amazon Honor System to donate. You should too.

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/12/31/donate/feed/ 0 Interesting…. http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/12/29/interesting/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/12/29/interesting/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:08:13 +0000 Constantine /?p=127 Fascinating stuff — Strange Things You Likely Didn’t Know

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/12/29/interesting/feed/ 0 Go buy some music…. http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/12/28/go-buy-some-music/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/12/28/go-buy-some-music/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2004 01:37:49 +0000 Constantine /?p=123 Please go buy some music from Sarah Mclachlan over at iTunes.

Why?

Because she did this. And anybody that does that deserves to sell their stuff. Even if you don’t like her music you should support her efforts. Tell your favorite band to do the same.

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/12/28/go-buy-some-music/feed/ 0 Cool stuff… http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/05/31/cool-stuff/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/05/31/cool-stuff/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:01:24 +0000 Constantine /?p=88 Check this out, its amazing…

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]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/03/06/warren-buffet/feed/ 0 Jack Welch http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/02/20/jack-welch/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/02/20/jack-welch/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:14:47 +0000 Constantine /?p=81 Jack Welch was speaking last night at the 92nd St Y, one word: AMAZING! For those who don’t know who Jack Welch is, he is considered the most successful CEO in history. Jack Welch engineered an average appreciation in stock price of over 20% a year FOR A SOLID 20 YEARS. Even Rockefeller’s Standard Oil in its monopolistic heyday could only boast 19% average appreciation.

Anyway, listening to Jack talk about his life and times at GE (& about his issues after) one gets a great sense of who he was and why he was so successful.

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I LOVE FOOTBALL, now only if the Jets wouldn’t disappoint me…

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2004/02/01/superbowl/feed/ 0 This pisses me off…. http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2003/08/31/this-pisses-me-off/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2003/08/31/this-pisses-me-off/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2003 19:12:26 +0000 Constantine /?p=67 This article on google really upsets me. Go downloaded Kazaa lite right now and don’t bother with regular Kazaa…

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2003/08/31/this-pisses-me-off/feed/ 0 Bob Hope… http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2003/08/02/bob-hope/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2003/08/02/bob-hope/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2003 05:30:21 +0000 Constantine /?p=64 Rest in peace funny man

Bob Hope was such a great funny guy. He did so much for the veterans of the US through so many wars. Not to mention he was really funny. Feels like the end of an era…

]]> http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2003/08/02/bob-hope/feed/ 0 Disturbing… http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2003/07/20/disturbing/ http://blog.spathis.com/archives/2003/07/20/disturbing/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2003 23:39:47 +0000 Constantine /?p=63 A good friend of mine called me up and wanted to go see some movie. She, being a cutie, I couldn’t say no. So we went and saw the movie “Capturing the Friedmans”, a disturbing documentary (shes a documentary freak). It won best american documentary at Sundance. It’s a look inside the Friedman’s, a somewhat strange band indeed. The father, a teacher, was caught with child pornography and later the cops interviewed students and a huge case ensued. Anyway, this was a good disturbing film. Makes you ask some really tough questions. Highly recommended.

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Happy Birthday to the USA,
Happy Birthday to the USA,
Happy Birthday to the USA….
And many more

Barry White kicks the bucket at 58, see my post from July 1st. The gods are once again restless, two more celebs should kick the bucket before they quiet again…

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Gregory Peck
Katherine Hepburn (what an awesome actress!)
& now Buddy Hackett

The cycle is complete. The gods are appeased for now, till of course they once again wake and require three more celebs to appease their appetite…

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