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Just because I’m thinking it, or typing it doesn’t mean that it should be published right away. ( oh! gasp!
really??) Nope. So, what I’m going to play with over the next little while is using some of the features that
have been put in wordpress, for they were designed for. Who knew? I’m going to use
the timestamp…( oh! gasp! )…and the “draft” ( more gasping and maybe a couple of murmurs ). Matter of fact
I’ve already started…this
post alone was actually entered in 2 days ago, but didn’t show up till now ( ooo! aaah!).

• I do not choose to be common.
• It is my right to be uncommon – if I can.
• I seek opportunity – not security.
• I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled, and dulled by having the state look after me.
• I want to take a calculated risk, to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.
• I refuse to barter incentive for a dole.
• I prefer the challenges of life to guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of Utopia.
• I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity of the handout.
• I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.
• It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid, to think and act for myself, to enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say:
• This, with God’s help, I have done.
• All this is what it means to be an Entrepreneur.

Official credo of the American Entrepreneurs Association

It seems that with the launch of the new Podcast Subscriptions through iTunes, they had more then One Million subscribers in less 2 days. That’s just the number of subscribers. How many are out there that submitted their podcasts?

I must admit, it’s something that I’ve been thinking about. Could I have some form of regular weekly PodCast? I’ve got the software and the hardware to do it…hmmm. Maybe something for the idea block, maybe I could piggy back between blogging and podding.

Ah, a small moment of self promotion

Recently I joined a Swing Band, and last weekend we had our first performance. We’ve got another one coming up Friday July 8 at Tree’s Cafe (450 Granville St). Here’s the promotional stuff that Blue has put together.

Available bootleg songs

1. Deed I Do – (MP3, 6.0 MB)
2. All of Me – (MP3, 6.2 MB)
3. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – (MP3, 4.5 MB)
4. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me – (MP3, 6.3 MB)

Cat’s in the band

• Aaron “Blue” Morris – guitar
• Carly Jepsen – vocals
• Greg Lui – tenor sax
• Nick Kempinski (Me) – baritone sax
• Kevin Wilkie – drums
• Some Other Cat – bass

Not going to give out too much details, mainly because with my financial situation I don’t want to be one of those who are dismissed from their job, but my new company got the hatchet. Somehow, I seemed to have come out the other end, unscathed and still alive. Through this little experience I’ve come to label the lessons of this year.

Last year, was my year of the snake. Regardless of the Chinese year or not, it was my year of the snake. it was my year of transformation and shedding skin. Time to learn and grown, and try new things. This year, hasn’t been that so much. I’ve been going through all this rocky terrain of emotional and financial ups and downs. So I realized, that this year is my year of the tumbleweed.

As for the spongy part, along the way, I need to learn and soak up information. I’m pretty sure the imagery captures it all.

I think this idea of one theme for your lessons is nice. Rather then coming up with a bunch of resolutions, come up with a theme, that way, you can use it hopefully to help you guide yourself through the year. Or, in my case, help the wind guide me.