tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90004981116635054832011-08-04T05:18:25.307-04:00uuummm...Daniel Bala Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713377978502302256noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000498111663505483.post-55292416087543207202008-10-28T04:54:00.002-04:002008-10-28T05:01:39.177-04:00

i has been an incredible while since my last post, honestly, because I haven't had the time to sit and collect my thoughts.since my last post, i am now an expectant father - October 25, 2008 my wife is 29 weeks pregnant, - i purchased a house last year July 31, 2007 on the day of our 4th anniversary, i am now full-time with launch dynamic media and i am currently writing you from india.there has

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i've been considering going back to school for my MBA, and I really really want to better myself, but 5 years into my career i am realizing that doing so might set me back... IMHO (in-my-humble-opinion) i think i am awesome at what i do, and so far i've been able to keep up with the ever changing nature of computer science.i read the email attached below, and it helped me understand economics

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as you know, "too many cooks spoil the broth..."i am learning so many lessons about people and their perceptions. in my new professional life i am surrounded by artists and other very creative people. my field is more analytical, things can be proven and dis-proven, a certain set of instructions will cause a computer to act in a desired and predictable fashion. but with artists, the success of

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as most of you know i recently quit my job... and now i do some freelance work for additional fundslife is great!!! i have never worked so hard in my life!!! but i wouldn't trade it for anything, i get to spend beaucoup time with the mrs, i am living the american dream.so i asked my best friend obi to illustrate how this phase of my life is unfolding, and he came up with this drawing that gives

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the moral to my last post is this: it is what it is...huh? what? that makes no sense!!! whatever your response might be to the moral of the story, the truth is that things have already been set in motion and my (most recent) response to a lot of circumstances in which i find myself in is simply this: it is what it is! other responses could be: "shit happens" or "that sucks" or "oh well." if you

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i'm back!sorry for the long hiatus. the past weeks have been insane but extremely exciting. i'll be sure to share with you all. but before i get into the usual nature of this blog, which is funny, witty, silly and slick, i want to share a story i received from a friend with you. this is to ease you back into things... the next post is going to be titled "it is what is is." don't miss that one, it

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anyone who says that life is fair has not hit puberty yet or still has their milk teeth. i am writing this from a waiting room at the reading hospital where my wife is undergoing a procedure. i am so worried about her mental state, we've been trying the whole bun in the oven thing but it never seems to stick. this is the third and very painful time this has happened, and this is the last time!!!

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i am in a place in my life where a lot is expected from me. whenever people want something, the delivery date is always ASAP (as soon as possible) - so i really despise that term.it is insane to always want things ASAP - even more insane is agreeing to deliver things ASAP. someone(?) once gave the definition for insanity as "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results

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so today is my birthday. and i wish my mommy was here,see the thing is that my mommy loves me! i wanted to write an elaborate description of her love, to flex my creative writing skills, but that will do her injustice. simply put, she loves me and i have no doubt about it. her love is pure, intense, intentional and unmistakable.a friend asked me once how i knew i was ready to get married, and i

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We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.Kurt Vonnegut,Definitions of pretend on the Web:1.to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong. 2.to appear falsely, as to deceive; feign: to pretend to go to sleep. 3.to make believe: The children pretended to be cowboys. 4.to presume; venture: I

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dont-make-my-mistake.com! this is my idea of the week. i try to come up with a new revenue generating idea a week. hopefully i'll strike gold with one of the silly / witty / slick ideas i come up with.so how often do we make the same mistakes? the same crap over and over again. i always get caught speeding...always... ever notice someone pulled over by the side of the road by a police officer

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so do you think this is enough? is that all it takes? i got this formula from guy kawasaki's blog entry on DIY PR (do it yourself public relations)so i try to explain tomy wife why i want to leave the comfort of a well paying job for the uncertainty of entrepreneurship. and she gets it!!! she tells me she loves me and that i should go for it! oh my goodness... i hope each one of you has/finds a

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ladies and gentlemen. what is the point, what is the deal with our infatuation with memberships? this all comes as i am about to proudly tote my brand spanking new OISV -Organization of Independent Software Vendors - membership.memberships are usually predicated by these declarations:this is what i want to be.this closely explains where i am right now (professionally, spiritually, physically,

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so i ask myself, what is the point? why do i have to wear this stupid tie - yeah i know it looks good on me, but still. i don't mind this cube, and the people are awesome, but the purpose - less, mind - less, point - less, work fills my life with less joy. i am not looking for happiness - which is an emotional state of mind - but joy....please follow me here...i don't always agree with Oprah but

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my first post. why am i joining the blog revolution? who cares? what is the point? well i am using this blog to enlist your help. i need help clarifying my thoughts, refining my ideas and finding the cause or intention underlying any action or situation. i hope to present these actions or situations to you, unravel my thought process and share results and discoveries with you.why life, code and

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