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I found this earlier this year and while it is a long video (over 16 mins – there’s your warning!) I thoroughly recommend it.

It’s a little quirky and the black and white gives it a great Sundance quality. I really like the underlying message – hope you do t00. Give it a few minutes anyway.  Interested to hear what you think – just send me add a comment at the end of this post.

“Bones” fans will recognise T J Thyne (in a very different role). I really enjoy seeing an actor go in a different direction. (Like John Lithgow in Third Rock, or Robert De Niro in the Analyse This series – okay maybe I just like comedy)

Yeah, I know that’s way it is called acting – but I still like it. (Maybe that’s why Extras was a hit).

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Staying in Control

I have recently been reading some inflammatory posts on Facebook about a company I work with. Some of the posts have a kernel of truth and to the extent they do, I have no concerns, fair and constructive criticism is to be encouraged and listened to.

What (briefly) riled me was some comments from someone who had decided to hide under a pseudonym. For a moment I was disappointed and annoyed with that person’s childish, self-serving and immature behavior, but then I realized they were drawing me into their game – and I would have to play by their rules.  I decided to stop, seethe (for a moment, because it does no good to fail to acknowledge feelings), then let it go. Continued…

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Monetizing Twitter – Is Be A Magpie Cuckoo?

Yes, the long silence interrupted by bursts of noise continues!

So what is the latest news?

Be A Magpie

I recently got a warning from BeAMagpie that my account was temporarily de-activated because it had too many automated feeds going to it (the apparent limit is 15%) and my percentage was closer to 90%  so I was in breach.

I have read the BeAMagpie Terms and Conditions and I say, fair deal – it quite clearly stipulates in the Terms and Conditions that merely reproduces other sources does not qualify as participation in their network.

But what happens if I am sending RSS feeds from my own site through a feed aggregator (such as Twitterfeed), how does BeAMagpie work this out – or do I need to send separate posts out? Can I use other syndication tools such as Ping.fm (I guess so). Continued…

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A shower of ideas

How come so many good things happy in the shower? (Unless you re a dog of course – in which case, apologies but thanks for reading) Shower of Ideas
I mean not only do you get clean, freshen up and recharge but you sing better and I find its a great place to ruminate, plan and come up with ideas. If there wasn’t a water shortage at the moment or a limit to our hot water supply I would spend hours there. (Of course I would need a pad and paper or a recorder that could record my ideas and occasionally brilliant renditions of popular classics, over the sound of running water and the radio. Continued…
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The Power of “Yes”

Hi and welcome to Wasabihound.com

In my first post I want to talk about “Yes”.

Have you seen Karl Moore’s You Tube presentation on Saying Yes More.

I came across it while reading up on the 30 Day Challenge and his comments resonated with me – in particular his reference to Jim Carrey’s movie: Yes Man. I have seen the movie too, and I quite liked it. I admit it was 1 am on  a red eye flight from Perth to Sydney so maybe my critical faculties were taking a bit of a break but now, in a slightly more rational state I still look back on it and its message fondly.

I wonder how much of our lives would be different if we said Yes more – or more precisely if we allowed ourselves to be more open to experiences and to the possibilities. Continued…

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