I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.”

— Winston Churchill

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”

— George Orwell

Yes, the iPhone 4 is a very cool device. Two cameras, front and back; LED flash, retina display, and the cool new iOS 4 software. But how tough is it, really? This is the question Blendtec seeks to answer in this episode of Will It Blend?

The man of action has the present, but the thinker commands the future from his study.”

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates.”

— David Allen
GTD Times

This short video is aptly titled. It is a presentation by Daniel Pink, author of Drive. The video summarizes the content of the book.

The video all by itself is very cleverly done. But the message is very powerful, especially for leaders who are trying to figure out how to motivate their teams. The results he presents are indeed surprising. Think you know what motivates people? Think again.

I have been using Laurel Pankratz to photograph me and my family for a couple of years now. Her business and Web site is called Eilas Photography. She also has her own photo blog.

Laurel took the shots currently on my blog. She has also taken our family pictures for the past two Christmas seasons. She is a superb photographer and reasonably priced. I highly recommend her.

“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.”

— Albert Einstein

It is often said that children are the wealth of the poor. This was not my experience. But books are without question the wealth of the poor’s children. Books are a guiding light out of the underworld, a secret passageway, an escape hatch. To the affluent, books are ornaments. To the poor, books are siege weapons.”

— Joe Queenan
Closing Time

I have held many things in my hand and I have lost them all. But whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.”

— Martin Luther