Having shaken my head in disbelief many a time over other’s bubbles of idiocy, I often assume that Hanlon’s razor must apply. Very few are sly enough to manage true malice and manipulation, and instead fall into the “dumb as a sack of hammers” category. And for those…we have Hanlon.
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity”
Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero - ”Seize the Day, trusting as little as possible in the future” – Horace
I feel now, as I think I’ve always felt…you need to live for THIS day and for THIS moment. Don’t only fill your life with plans that are months and years and decades away. Travel NOW. Go to that movie on a weeknight.
“If you want to lead an extraordinary life, find out what the ordinary do – and don’t do it.” – Tommy Newberry
So, I’m a big fan of lists. To-do lists, present lists, goal lists, what-to-do-to-change-your-life lists, etc. I’ve got a load of them and don’t actually complete most of the tasks on said lists, but it just feels good to have them to reference.
I saw this list yesterday, and think it’s phenomenal…
Man does not cease to play because he grows old; man grows old because he ceases to play. - George Bernard Shaw
And on that note, here’s my 2012 trick or treating haul! 
This morning I received an email from my dad telling me that I had to check out this New York Times Opinions blog his friend Karen had sent him. And wow – it was so, so worth the read. If you think you’re “too busy” for this and for that, give this a read and I’m sure you’ll figure out you’re not. Yes, you do have the time to read this now.
Adam Yauch aka MCA, one-third of the greatest band that has ever made its way onto my radar, the Beastie Boys, passed away on May 4, 2012 after a valiant battle with Cancer. I have been reading page after page after page of tributes to the late MCA and I am truly touched by what I’m reading as there is just so much love out there for what he was, what he stood for and what he meant to so many people’s lives.
Took a double-take at this truck in Calgary, Alberta yesterday and just had to snap a pic. Umm…redneck really???
Edited to add: Maybe it is ME that is the typical Albertan busy snapping photos while tailgating.
