Just upgraded my :mt: to version 2.64. Thankfully, no mishaps.
Free-ness
No, there is no spelling error in the title of this entry. And yes, there is no such word, but the choice was deliberate.
Free is such a pervasive and yet often mis-used word. For example, in accounting there is the term free cash. This certainly does not mean free cash for the taking, as in free beer! Instead this term means a sum which has not been committed, available for various purposes, an abundance of, etc.
Conundrum
Is it possible that as a person achieves more and more, that same person can feel less and less adequate at the same time?
Sorry, don’t have the answer to this one. But sure is a good chance for using this long word!
Friendship
Today a short quote from a little book which was a gift before I headed for Singapore:
“What does it matter
If man reaches his goal –
And gains the whole world
But loses his soul,
For what have we won
If in gaining this end
We’ve been much too busy
To be kind to a friend?”Helen Steiner Rice
Kind of an answer to a personal prayer really: Today the most inspiring thing you can do is to inspire another person.
Smiles
The smileys are working again. In fact, managed to have it working for comments as well. The next thing to do is to show the available icons when typing in the comments.
Motorbike & inertia
This morning, while on the way to work, noticed a motorbike at the traffic lights.
I have often wondered why motorists like to weave their way to the front of the lines whenever the traffic lights turned red, so that they are the first to go off when the lights changed. Surely not everyone on a motorbike is impatient? Although I have never owned a motorbike before, I have been told that it’s more than just wanting a head start on every one else. In fact, it is safer for the motorists because motorbikes have higher acceleration than cars, and motorists have less protection around them in case they get squashed in by cars.
Value
Since I have been busily studying for my Financial Management exam for the past week, this quote about values and worth seems to have arrived at a most appropriate time:
“The real measure of wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all of your money.”
Author Unknown
Newly digital
Just saw this great idea for a collaborative effort, reported on Six Apart, creator of :mt:. Here is an effort to document some of the first experiences of various bloggers in our digital world. Each article actually resides on the original author’s blog, with links set up by the device called Trackback – another creation of the blogging world.
Study & age
I wonder if there is any correlation between ability to study (for exam) and age?
You would think that when you get older, and after having already survived whatever the existing education system can throw at you, you will get better at preparing for examination, wouldn’t you!? I mean, once you have some working experience and therefore have lived in the real world, surely you are better at time management, resource planning, and all that stuff that people have always said is critical for exam success, compared to a fresh and naive student!?
Dip FM
Created the Diploma for Financial Management (DipFM) sub-blog after coming home from another long study session tonight.