http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:19:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anyone who's been in a business setting for any length of time knows that meetings can quickly overwhelm a calendar. For me, today happens to be a light day for meetings, at least the formal scheduled ones. The amount of work done is exponentially greater as a result. Meetings serve ... http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=120 I've added entries for 2009 to the Books Read page. Ratings are included with each entry. http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=107 Check out this video link. Is this real? Even when I was younger, unmarried and invincible, this did not fit my risk profile. Wingsuit Flying http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=99 What bothers you more: Things that you disagree with or things that may change you? I suppose that being forty means that I'm set in my ways and have formed strong opinions about many things. I have a core that will not easily be shaken. Sitting in church today, I learned about ... http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=93 I see it often with my kids. One of them will come to me crying because of some great injustice. Just a little bit of probing reveals that their 'injury' is minor and that they're more upset at what was intended to harm them. We learn this and perfect it ... http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=90 I'm excited that my kids have taken an interest in reading the Bible. Anders wrapped up Leviticus several weeks ago and recently finished the Psalms. I was certainly not reading the Bible that much at age seven. Elena is also doing some challenging reading and just completed Revelation. To help ... http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=86 In college, my wife had a journal that she passed around to everyone. Each person would write down their likes and dislikes. It was fun to read because some considered it a serious effort, others merely fun. Every day I run across things that I like and dislike. Here are ... http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=82 If you haven't explored podcasts, but you like the spoken word, you need to get connected. I started by listening to them on my computer but soon found a better way to do it, through a piece of software, Newsbreak, on my Samsung 8525 cell phone.  The challenge for me is finding ... http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=83 We all see it. Those that are younger than us, and for me, that's about half the population, seem to think they are invincible. Does the idea come from their limited life experiences? Maybe so. Check out this Wii Bowl 300 score from my little friend Watson. Way to go ... http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=80 Do you have an elevator speech for the most common question asked on Jan 1st, "What are your new year's resolutions?" If you get tired of the question, consider that the anything that has been around for more than 2000 years may never go away. It's never been a struggle for ... http://www.kolbrek.com/iotaoflife/?p=76