Transcend: 6 minutes of your life that explain every other moment

A fascinating perspective on why we make decisions that you've probably never considered.

http://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_prescribes_a_healthy_take_on_time.html

RMOJ: Ma'am, here is your ridiculously oversized garden tool

Had my upstairs neighbour ask for help when I got home starting her brand new weed eater.

And not just any weed eater, but a giant gas powered one, weighing about 40 pounds, complete with shoulder strap and safety switches in triplicate. It's enough weed eater to do a small acreage... and we have about, oh maybe 14 feet of fence in the entire yard to trim. Finally got it started, and my last look was of a gal wearing safety goggles and crocs and fearlessly wielding a weed eater that was almost as tall as she was.

RMOJ: Bird Sighting

The first snowfall of the year... it must have been late September or October. The weather has a way of changing pretty quickly here in Calgary, and it had warmed up somewhat on this day. I stepped outside on my deck to take out the trash. As I finished my business, I turned to climb the step leading to the door back into the house. Suddenly I noticed something unusual on the step. There was a small bird just sitting there. If I hadn’t noticed him, I might have stepped right on him.

The bird followed me with his eyes, so I knew that it was still alive, but for some reason he wasn’t moving. I went and got my camera and took a few pictures of the little guy. Aside from his head, he still wasn’t moving. I decided to chip away at the ice by his feet and finally he was able to fly away.

There is beauty everywhere when we take the time to notice it.