I love cartoons

This morning I was watching the Backyardigans for a little light entertainment to get me through my morning work out. If you've never seen the Backyardigans then you're missing out. It is a cartoon about some neighborhood kids whose play time consists of glorious adventures created from their imagination.

Today they embarked on a mission to catch the gilded golden butterfly. Travelling through far away lands and overcoming every obstacle they finally trap the butterfly in a jar. Seconds later they release the beautiful creature and declare that butterflies weren't meant to be trapped inside jars.

The message is obvious, no creature is meant to be owned or mistreated. Similar lessons can be found in a lot of children's shows. I just wish the adults, the preachers and teachers, would start adhering to the same values they instill in our children.

Knowing Samina (part 2)

Favorite Quotations:

Really anything Einstein but my favorites are:

- "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."

- "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

- "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."

- "God is subtle but he is not malicious."

-"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."

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One of my favorites:
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”
- Jack Kerouac

"Personality is a mask you believe in."

WHAT? Another year's starting already?!

Goodbye 2008 and hello 2009. Another year's over and once again I'm evaluating too much, and as usual, my yearly evaluation tends towards the negative. I'm thinking about the following,

1. I haven't updated this blog more often even though I keep thinking I should
2. My piano playing is as sucky as the previous year
3. I am still living out of boxes and haven't hung anything on my walls
4. I really miss travelling and can't believe it's been 7 months since returning to calgary

Stop. New year's resolution, let us focus on the positive stuff.

1. Nephews, Newphews, Nephews. Just knowing these beautiful dudes makes everything else insignificant
2. I'm kicking some serious ass on the tennis court. My games showing some significant improvements and I am really excited about where it is heading.
3. Damo and Nicole threw the best new year's eve party ever and it was a terrific way to bring in another year

Have a wonderful year everyone!