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I basically agree - I read a great quote - "if you shape it in your head, you will find it in your life." But shaping should include verbalizing your goals and writing them down, too.

MS Config controls background programs as well as services. The silly little "Helper" apps that arrive bundled with Real, QuickTime, MS Office,HP printers, etc collectively eat up a fair amount of CPU cycles and RAM. It's best not to have them start up, and since they're not services...

Possible source of cars to resell??? Retirement areas where a lot of old people are dying - relatives might be most inclined just to let a car go a little cheaper rather than deal with it amongst all of the other stuff (more easily divisible property, the funeral arrangements).

One theory I heard about why women stay in an abusive relationship is that they are addicted to the cresendo of fear and pain during the abusive stage, and the relief that follows when the episode "subsides."

Bad boys win... Interesting case - on the show "Lost" the island's resident Bad Boy, Sawyer, spent an episode locating a frog whose croak was irritating to him. When he found it with a character's help he held in the palm of his hand. The other character (a gentler soul) implored him to...

quick one is start ----> run ---- > MS Config. Click the "startup" tab, and uncheck every single program, including antivirus programs (disable your internet connection first) Reboot. You can then systematically figure out which programs are slowing you down the worst. Also at...

Famous quote about money... Some guy once said, "I spent most of it on booze and women... the rest I wasted." Seriously, enjoy a bit, save/invest the rest. I would suggest a 3 to 12 month CD while you research and find a good mutual fund.

My two GFs called me at roughly the same time to wish me a happy V-Day. I'm not getting them anything, nor am I expecting anything from them.

"Theme From A Summer Place" by Percy Faith. I hate annoying rintones - this one's soft and unusual. Everyone around me likes it!

about the Dell dude.. The actor, Ben Curtis, was busted for a small quantity of pot. Dell suddenly dropped him as an ad figure, citing a "change in marketing direction." I always liked the one in which he helps steer a decent looking soccer-mom type named "Mrs. Lindsey" toward buying a...

Great short story to read re: Satan It's called Unferno, by George Alec Effinger. It's about a wife-killer named Rosenthal who's sent to Hell, finds it to be quite a lot less (and more) than what he expected. *** spoilers, if you want to read a summary of the whole thing **** The...

One of the funniest interviews I've read in a very long time. He's right about being bored by NPR - I've all but stopped listening to them.

Oh, here's one I really hate... The commercial in which a kid is going to race in a soapbox derby (cue the bouncy, "he's the brave underdog" music), but wait! he builts a frigging soapbox Hummer, and GOES OFF ROAD, reaching the finish line before all of the competitors. Wow, what great...

I was getting IOIs from a gal who worked at a bookstore. So I came back one day, well dressed, and asked her to help me with something in the back. So I said, "Look, I come in here, and I see you smiling at me. So I'm asking you if you'd like to get together sometime, or if I was just...

Feel confined? Here are some ideas: 1. Visit other departments on foot - getting to know people in person makes them easier to deal with in the future, and helps build a "network" for future opportunities. 2. Find excuses for getting out of the office altogether - for example, if...

I could have moved out at around the age of 22, but I wanted to go directly from living at home to owning a place. At the age of 26 I moved into the 2 br 1 bath apt I bought because I saved diligently since the age of 17.

The stretch between New Years and spring seems so long and cheerless, even including Valentine's Day. I think there should be a new holiday in Feb or March called National Respite day - an official day off for everyone.

Awesome watch, POLO. I'm partial to Skagen watches - understated by classy, nice quality, and marked down a fair bit from retail on Ebay.

I agree it's overrated, as is the director, David Fincher. However, I think some credit is due the filmmakers for tackling the subject of de-masculinization of modern men. I always felt Fight Club was about how society makes us (especially men) clamp the id in an unhealthy way. The...

How about the Richard character from Surface? A refreshingly different male character. The guy is no wuss - never hesitates to do what needs to be done. He freely uses his fists or his Glock when he has to. (I'm not saying that being quick to beat someone up or draw and fire your weapon is...