Dec
26
2006
Quote from Kevin Stein
By BD Wilson
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“That I desire you, lady, I cannot deny. But I can deny my desire.”
— Brothers Majere
Dec
26
2006
Pass It Along
By BD Wilson
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When I started at my current company, I was roped into a Christmas tradition. Apparently, one of the software developers and one of the previous technical writers would bake cookies at the office on Christmas Eve day, and then share them with anyone who was actually in that day. Since that writer had left, I got talked into taker her half over.
It’s not a lot of work, Pillsbury is our friend, but it’s fun, and I enjoyed doing it. This year, though, that developer has moved on to other opportunities. Therefore, there’s only one thing to do. That’s right: rope in other people.
I have been remarkably successful in convincing other people to spend lunch hour baking cookies for no other reason than we can and it’s fun. I figure, if enough of us get into this, no matter what, the tradition carries on.
And it’s not really a big deal, but it’s something nice. A good way to start off the holiday, in my mind, and it’s enjoyable to watch people try to stop at one cookie (most can’t). It’s one of those things, the kind that are good enough that you want them to keep going, keep happening, even if you aren’t there to enjoy them anymore.
Dec
22
2006
Quote from M. Night Shamalan
By BD Wilson
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“And here’s the best part: sometime
in their life—it could be soon, it could
be many years from now when they
are older—they will do something
important for the world.”
— Lady in the Water: a bedtime story
Dec
22
2006
Viewing: Lady in the Water
By BD Wilson
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Lady in the Water (Widescreen)
M. Night Shyamalan’s attempt at a newfangled mythology–about a depressed apartment superintendent who discovers a sea-nymph who may hold the key to humanity’s hopeful future–is intriguing enough to capture the imaginations of children and adults who haven’t lost sight of their innocent sense of wonder. |
Dec
14
2006
Winter Schedule Posted
By BD Wilson
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The Winter Schedule has been posted at Integration Pilates.
Dec
11
2006
Quote from Bram Stoker
By BD Wilson
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“There is a method in his madness, and the rudimentary idea in my mind is growing. It will be a whole idea soon, and then, oh, unconscious celebration! you will have to give the all to your conscious brother.”
— Dracula
Dec
06
2006
Quote from Amy Tan
By BD Wilson
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“This feather may look worthless, but it comes from afar and carries with it all my good intentions.”
— The Joy Luck Club
Dec
05
2006
New Forums at the Wilson Karate School
By BD Wilson
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Rick’s Nothern Lights Forum is now hosted at the Wilson Karate School.
Dec
02
2006
Quote from Stephen King
By BD Wilson
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“Where do all these things come from? I had meant to ask. Oh, I know well enough where you come from, Stevens; that accent isn’t Dimension X, it’s pure Brooklyn. But where do you go? What has put that timeless look in your eyes and stamped it on your face? And, Stevens—
—where are we RIGHT THIS SECOND?”
—The Breathing Method