Qualitative Survey of Motorists - Thursday, April 14, 2011

Vast majority, approximately over ninety percent, were single occupied vehicles.
Well over half were driven by women.
When passengers were present, all were women.
The number of drivers of Negro descent were approximately on par with cohort's ratio of the United States population.
The number of passengers of Negro descent were over par with cohort's ratio of United States population.

The survey was conducted on the Eastbound motor vehicles on Morse Road in Columbus, Ohio from 8:00 - 8:10 A.M.

(Sports) Philosophy of Mind

Most team games have the goal of taking the ball away, and keeping it, from the opposing players. This is an incentive to reduce the participation, thus the fun, of competitors. It encourages team work on one side, but doesn't foster inclusion and rapport across the field.
As a side note for all the traditional business network builders: Golf is passive-aggressive, the players engage through the turf.
For a cooperative competition look for games where everyone gets a turn, or at least there is an incentive to give other players an opportunity to participate. Examples include tennis and role playing.

April - Odds and Ends

In the United States April is National Poetry Month. A great opportunity to flex your creative organ, try to write everyday. This is a good excuse to put color and bold ideas in the workplace.

Speaking of bold ideas, the United States federal government has a website for contract opportunities: WWW.fbo.gov

There are opportunities in improving efficiency currently. Since prices have increased, but not due to demand, now isn't a good time to increase production. Just as the past two to three years have been used to shake out the personnel roles, this segment is ripe for capital upgrades.

There has been talk about automating, streamlining work flow with software and processes, and alternative and reduced energy use. While some players may not feel a motivation to change the highest value is in harnessing efficiency. Those who fail to do so will be replaced by more nimble and hardy competitors.

Games

Wanting to write and create and make some money. Sometimes it seems these things are contradictory, but I believe there is an important, but viscous vetting process.

Currently, I am designing assistant applets for underserved business needs. This is primarily a developer portfolio building excuse, but I'm presenting it as the work of a company, not somebody fooling around in their off time, so there may be monetization opportunities.

I'm still trying to get published by a game company, for which I'll be making another submission soon. I also plan to take advantage of the long tail by doing some self publishing.

Looking Inward

There are a lot of exciting changes, mostly for the better, happening around the world. These events can be stimulating for the vicarious observer in ways that can distract from self-evaluation. Even being a part of such events can be a challenge as there is a strong proclivity towards seeing oneself in light of circumstances, not in the purity of self. Should the movement your actions aspire toward take hold or not should not affect the way you are, nor understand yourself.

Let us take time to clear our minds of the distractions and allow us to just be.

The Vision Thing

I finished Jitterbug Perfume, by Tom Robbins, for the first time last night. It felt like verse pounded into prose, the flowing of one idea to the next, self-referencing with ease. I'm impressed by the combination of myth and science, of explaining or describing half and leaving the rest unanswered and vague.

A friend said yesterday she was trying to determine what she values so she can plan for a future that reflects her will. "Our values are constantly changing," was my reply. I think this is a good motivation to both not take things, and that includes ourselves, too seriously, and to have initiative in resolving our projects before we change.