http://thedook.com the life which is unexamined is not worth living. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:31:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A little and A lot! Dear Son decided he wanted to begin calling Gwenn and myself 'momma' and 'mommy.'  For those who don't know, Dear Son is my adopted nephew who has now officially been living with us for almost a year and who's adoption went through legally in April of ... http://thedook.com/2008/08/whats-in-a-name/ Image by letneo via Flickr "I want to be in the light." "I want a heart for humanity." "I dare you to move." All quotes from amazing songs that inspire and make me wonder what am I truly doing on this Earth. Put them together... I want to move into the light with a heart ... http://thedook.com/2008/07/light-humanity-move/ As the first hurricane of the 2008 season comes on shore I am reminded of all the hurricanes Gwenn and I weathered in the 2004 season.  Here is Dolly as she is about to make landfall. http://thedook.com/2008/07/the-storm/ Image via Wikipedia This morning on my drive into work, on my way out of Flower Mound, through the quiet neighborhoods and the green grass lawns there was a man jogging.  He was hot and sweaty and seemed as if he was overheating.  It was already 87 degrees outside and it ... http://thedook.com/2008/07/the-broken/ Image by sandcastlematt via Flickr The past few days I have been reconnecting with past friends from both my youth and young adulthood.  I've mentioned in previous posts that I am searching for my purpose and/or vision for 2009, I feel that going backwards a bit and remembering who I was ... http://thedook.com/2008/07/reconnecting/ Fish Kisses Learning to Swim Raft Slides Belly Laughs "The Cheese" Chocolate Ice Cream Grandma and Grandpa Summer Days at the age of 3... Does it get much better? http://thedook.com/2008/07/happiness-defined/ I found this quote in an article i was reading on parenting.com The real goal of discipline isn't to punish.  It's to help kids really want to do the right thing. It really made me think about how, when and why I discipline Dear Son.  This quote is so true... discipline ... http://thedook.com/2008/07/a-lesson-in-discipline/ Image via Wikipedia We were driving to grandma and grandpa's over this past 4th of July holiday weekend, when Dear Son excitedly blurted from the back seat "I see a sheep in the clouds!" Gwenn and I paused for a moment and looked at each other, this was his first ... http://thedook.com/2008/07/cloud-images/ Image via Wikipedia Join Mozilla Firefox in its mission to set a Guinness World Record with the most software downloads in 24 hours.  You can set a world record!! My Download Day Certificate http://thedook.com/2008/06/firefox-3-download-day/ Image via Wikipedia I read a quote yesterday... Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. Wait for it.. wait for it... WOW! Just imagine going into each project, each vision, each goal with that type of attitude and aspiration.  The quote is so right, things to not just get ... http://thedook.com/2008/06/set-yourself-on-fire/