Archive for the 'inspirational' Category

Craig Ferguson Speaks From The Heart

For those who aren’t familiar with the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS, Craig is a very sharp witted and sarcastic comic who regular lampoons all manner of public figures. On Monday Craig replaced his monologue with a speaking from the heart segment where he talked about his own struggles with alcoholism and […]

Joe’s Goals helps user fight Migraines

Bradley knew his migraine headaches were bad. Bad enough to even send him to the emergency room on occasion. Then one day someone suggested he try bicycle riding. Getting his old bike out of the garage he started riding a mile every day. Gradually he worked himself into shape and noticed that his headaches were […]

Two brilliant history websites

I’m a huge fan of history, having just yesterday finished the excellent America - The Last Best Hope by William Bennett. Before that I was reading 1491, a highly speculative but excellent read on the continents of North and South America before the Europeans arrived. I can highly recommend both books. I also use the […]

Most popular New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year Everyone! It’s time again to start making those resolutions for the New Year. I was curious just how many people planned on making resolutions this year and so I dug up this poll from the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. Their research shows that 44% of adults plan to […]

So this is what pop does to my body

Most athletes know that drinking pop is one of the worst things you can do while training. But what about computer geeks like me who only run to catch the bus? While truth be told that pop (also know as soda and/or coke) is horrible for your body. How horrible? Well Healthbolt has a nice […]

My new favorite goal: Bless Others

As the stress and chaos of the Holiday season bares down upon us I thought it was a fitting moment to tell you all about my new favorite goal. Inspired by another Joe’s Goals user I added a goal to my tracker to “Bless Others.” I don’t have that many checks yet, but I’m […]

Impossible objects that will amaze you

For your consideration:

How did they do that? Or, better yet, why did they do that? That is the question that keeps going through your mind when you browse John Rausch’s Puzzle World. The site offers a huge selection of web puzzles as well as many many profiles of impossible objects, real world puzzles, and obscure […]

Awesome Video: 3d engine animation

I happen to be one of those folks who opted to focus my learning and attention more on the finer arts (such as HTML and StarCrraft) and, as such, I’ve always been left to wonder just exactly how all the parts in an engine fit and work together. Now, thanks to the following brilliantly done […]

Ten reasons why ants are better at setting goals than humans

Achieve IT! has a fun little article explaining the top ten reasons why ants are better goal setters than you. Well worth the read.
As a child I used to love torturing ant colonies in my backyard each summer. I’d burn them, flood them, spray paint them, stomp on them, and spray anything I could find […]