Moment ~ Expanded Edition

Current Reading: Rework by 37 Signals (2nd time), Poke the Box by Seth Godin, 12th Insight by James Redfield, The Next Decade by George Friedman, World Wide Mind by Michael Chorost

Current Music: Unforgettable by Joe Pass, “Friday Night in San Francisco” by McLaughlin, Di Meola, De Lucia, “Passion, Grace & Fire” by Al Di Meola, De Lucia, McLaughlin.

Current Watching: U2 360 at the Rose Bowl (DVD)

Mood: Awaken to the light

Smells: Grapes

Sounds: Little girl talking & the sounds of water.

Temperature: 34 degrees

Thoughts: Digital hiatus is over: Japan disaster is the first thing I read about in the media. Going back to bed or should I go to church?

Moment

Current Reading: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Marakami
Current Music: Consequence of Chaos by Al Di Meola
Mood: Needles & pins all over...
Smells: Coffee & left over spaghetti
Sounds: Humming heater & panting dog
Temperature: 7 degrees feels like -2 out there.
Thoughts: New biz-site coming soon(ish)

Moment

Current Reading: Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
Current Music: Flesh on Flesh by Al Di Meola
Mood: Happy!
Smells: Cantaloupe
Sounds:Disney Princess
Temperature: 27 degrees light snow
Thoughts: Still image / Written page

Moment

Current Reading: The Cello Suites by Eric Siblin
Current Music: The Promise by Bruce Springsteen
Mood: Motivated to do good
Smells: Coffee
Sounds: Wind & garbage trucks
Temperature: 9 degrees, cold very cold.
Thoughts: Implied harmony & empty space…

Moment

Current Reading: Life by Keith Richards
Current Music: Small Craft on Milk Sea by Brain Eno
Mood: Good
Smells: Snow melting on my dog
Sounds: Heater kicking on
Temperature: 19 degrees light snow
Thought: Hurt less, feel more....

Moment

Current Reading: Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir by Mark Vonnegut
&
The Thieves of Manhattan by Adam Langer (both books very enjoyable)
Current Music: Antonio Ramos "Maca" (... Spanish Flamenco bassist, great stuff)
Mood: Back to life
Smells:Wine
Sounds: My dog panting..she does that a lot in her old age.
Temperature: 34 degrees
Thoughts: Life is lived forward but understood backwards.

Moment

Current Reading: Life Inc. By Douglas Rushkoff
Current Music: Bright Size Life by Pat Metheny
Mood:Existential
Smells: Courvoisier
Sounds: Heater
Temperature: 19 degrees
Thoughts: Picture quality or quality of picture????

Moment

Current Reading: The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks
Current Music: Everybody Loves Happy a Ending by Tears for Fears
Mood: Under the weather, not feeling well mood..
Smells: Coffee
Sounds: Quite house
Temperature: Light snow, 30 degrees
Thoughts: Life is random chaos with simplistic moments of perfection arising every moment.

Moment

Current Reading: Life Inc. By Douglas Rushkoff
Current Music: Bright Size Life by Pat Metheny
Mood:Existential
Smells: Courvoisier
Sounds: Heater
Temperature: 19 degrees
Thoughts: Picture quality or quality of picture????

Moment

Current Reading: You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier
Current Music: Winter of Mixed Drinks by Frightened Rabbit
Mood: Awake, finally
Smells: Coffee
Sounds: My dog pacing
Temperature: Currently 37 degrees
Thoughts: To take a simple and somewhat minimalist approach to life.

Moment

Current Reading: The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking
Current Music: Call of Love by Peter Kater
Mood: Busy, out of breath
Smells: Eggs & Toast
Sounds: Coffee brewing, percolating
Temperature: 32 degrees
Thoughts: You can either be a partial or a wave or just a wave or just a partial….trippy

Moments

Current Reading: What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly
Current Music: A Reality Tour Live by David Bowie
Mood: Building an empire
Smells: Soap
Sounds: Typing keys & Bowie
Temperature: 58 degrees
Thoughts: Cleaning out Lightroom feels good!!!!

Moment

Current Reading: Ghost Tree by Bill Deasy
Current Music: A Hard Day’s Night by The Beatles
Mood: Good, very good
Smells: Coffee & books
Sounds: Hum of a heater
Temperature: 55 degrees
Thoughts: Writing next e-book, working title "Create, Connect & Grow"

Moment

Current Reading: The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guilebeau
Current Music: Lost in America by Gathering Field
Mood: Excited
Smells: Clean House
Sounds: MSNBC., background noise
Temperature: 73 degrees & sunny
Thought: This is the start of the education season, as the teacher....

Moment – Expanded Edition

Current Reading:
Art & Fear by Bayles and Orlando ~ Good book, its about facing the resistant of our inner voice when creating. This is the third book that I have read about “resistant” makes me want to write about the “release” vs. “resistant” when creating.

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ~ Loved it. There I said it. I am a heterosexual male who loved reading this book. Now, somebody turn up the Lady Gaga music.

Tribal Leadership by a whole bunch of people, follow the hyperlink if you are interested. Good book if you are into community building and bring the best out of others.

Oscar Wilde a Life in Letters by Merlin Holland ~ Just started reading this book, very good so far.

Current Music:
Elizabeth rock’en the ipod mixs

Mood: NFL game day…..its a mood.

Smells: Tomatoes

Sounds: My four year old dancing and bouncing throughout out house.

Temperature: 63 degrees

Thoughts: Is it wrong to tie a four year old to a chair as I watch football? If so somebody please get me a good lawyer.

Moment

Current Reading: The Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely
Current Music: 12 Gardens: Live by Bill Joel
Mood: Under the weather
Smells: Coffee & pancakes
Sounds: MSNBC
Temperature: Currently 66 degrees high of 83, nice…
Thoughts: 24 hour news media TV is depressing.

Moment

Current Reading: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larrson
Current Music: Symphonicities by Sting
Mood: Great
Smells: Coffee
Sounds: Dora the Explore
Temperature: 84 degrees & rain
Thoughts: You can read “Be Creative” Manifesto Part 1 (here)& 2 (here…)

PS.
The Beauty Within Project is all about celebrating women’s lives, struggles, survival, power and will to just…be....go check it out HERE.

Moment

Current Reading: The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley
Current Music: November by Dominic Miller
Mood: Full, see smells...
Smells: Homemade (by me) spaghetti sauce
Sounds: Music, air conditioner & a panting dog
Temperature: 84 degrees
Thought: I discovered "The Wells Point"...your turn (HERE)

Moment

Current Reading: The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larrson
Current Music: Petals on the Path by Ottmar Liebert
Mood: Still waking up, too soon to tell
Smell: Coffee
Sound: Hum of the air conditioner
Temperature: 93 degrees
Thought: Lightroom Workflow Workshop information.....

Moment

Current Reading:The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Current Music: Elvis Costello on Pandora
Mood: Good, tired, sore
Smells: Coffee
Sounds: 4yr old daughter singing
Temperature: 84 sunny
Thoughts: Gatorade, coffee & power bars can sustain life, my past three days...

ps.........
Read through the comments on my Classic Photography post, great stuff!!!!