Joe's Development

Put simply, we need more people in congress like this…

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Put simply, we need more people in congress like this…

This has been my iPhone (3G) ever since I upgraded to iOS...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:34:11 -0400

This has been my iPhone (3G) ever since I upgraded to iOS 4…

"Life is a.. ehhhh, depending how you dress her"

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:03:52 -0400

“Life is a.. ehhhh, depending how you dress her”

I love this video. I need to get involved in CrossFit very...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:33:53 -0400

I love this video. I need to get involved in CrossFit very soon.

reecepacheco:

I love this. I do my own CrossFit-style workouts, but I need to get on the real thing. Maybe even head out to Gym Jones for a week sometime…

p.s. - these two are badass.

davehyndman:

I’ve been doing CrossFit 5 days/week for the past year and a half. I love it. At 44, I’m in the best shape of my life. And it’s the one exercise routine I’ve really stuck to.

Here’s a good CrossFit video. It’s an ad Adidas did for the CrossFit games.

CrossFit Games 2010 Adidas Commercial

"I’m motivated by fear. Fear of fear. I hate being afraid to do something."

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:53:15 -0400

“I’m motivated by fear. Fear of fear. I hate being afraid to do something.”

Helping my cousin Kate bake a cinnamon cake. The finished...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:37:21 -0400

Helping my cousin Kate bake a cinnamon cake. The finished product.

Nice outdoor fire on a Thursday night.

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:45:21 -0400

Nice outdoor fire on a Thursday night.

"The best way to find out if you can trust someone is to trust them."

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:31:40 -0400

“The best way to find out if you can trust someone is to trust them.”

- Ernest Hemingway

Watching my little cousin do magic tricks… Pretty, pretty,...

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:48:13 -0400

Watching my little cousin do magic tricks… Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty… Pretty awesome!

Uncle Fran

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0400

In response to my post from yesterday, the following Henry Ford quote: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”

I received this email from my Uncle Fran, “The wisdom of this quote is lost on the current generation of politicians who, instead of doing the right thing, check the daily polling first. If FDR had governed this way we would never have survived the Great Depression…”

I absolutely couldn’t agree more with what he’s saying. It’s something I firmly believe is missing in our leaders today.

Without naming names, I could live with the decisions made by our leaders if they would truly stick to what they believe is right, even if I don’t necessarily agree with it.

I wonder if we’ll ever hear a politician, CEO, or any leader say some version of the following: “I firmly believe ABC is the right course of action. This is why I believe it. I will take steps XYZ to reach this goal. And, I am prepared to fight to make sure it gets done, even it costs me my career, because I believe it is for the greater good.”

I realize things are usually never this black and white, but to truly lead, beliefs have to be firm, decions need to be made, and you need to be willing to “die” for what you believe is the truth.

I guess the simplest way to put it is; we voted you as our leader, now lead us.

PS. When I replied to my uncles email, and said “You’re absolutely right.” His response was; “Mark that on your calendar!!!”

"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:30:47 -0400

““If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.””

- Henry Ford - I love this…

"I don’t need 7 cycles to trace this spill to Bush. I don’t even need 6 degrees, which..."

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:00:00 -0400

“I don’t need 7 cycles to trace this spill to Bush. I don’t even need 6 degrees, which is the actual way to play the Kevin Bacon game. Because the oil spill is the result of the Mineral Management decision to stop regulating natural resources, and start regulating how much coke they were sniffing off of oil executives ass’s. A decision they made during the administration of George W. Bush. Who was played by Josh Brolin. Who starred in Hollow Man with Kevin Bacon.”

- Jon Stewart

"When are you going to start acting like it? The idea that you are a faceless cog in a benevolent..."

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:53:45 -0400

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When are you going to start acting like it?

The idea that you are a faceless cog in a benevolent system that cares about you and can’t tell particularly whether you are worth a day’s pay or not, is, like it or not, over.

In the long run, we’re all dead. In the medium-long run, though, we’re all self-employed. In the medium-long run, the decisions and actions we take each day determine what we’ll be doing next.

And yet, it’s so easy to revert to, “I just work here.”

”

- Seth Godin - You’re Already Self Employed

"I recall one story my mother told us about a traveler who was approached by an old woman with..."

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:15:26 -0400

“I recall one story my mother told us about a traveler who was approached by an old woman with terrible cataracts on her eyes. The woman asked the traveler for help, and the man averted his eyes. Then another man came along and was approached by the old woman. She asked him to clean her eyes, and even though he found the task unpleasant, he did as she asked. Then, miraculously, the scales fell from the old woman’s eyes and she became young and beautiful. The man married her and became wealthy and prosperous. It is a simple tale, but it’s message is an enduring one: virtue and generosity will be rewarded in ways that one cannot know.”

- Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela

reecepacheco: Be Lucky - It's an Easy Skill to Learn

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:33:43 -0400

reecepacheco: Be Lucky - It's an Easy Skill to Learn:

I recently read God’s Debris and just like the intro suggests, I got together with some friends to discuss it over beers after we all finished it.

I won’t get into the entire thought experiment that is the premise for the story, but one of the main takeaways is around the idea of…

"Fear - False Evidence Appearing Real"

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:16:16 -0400

“Fear - False Evidence Appearing Real”

My Secret

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:46:00 -0400

If I’ve found one secret to living life, and being happy, it’s to ask yourself this everyday: ”How can I be better today, than I was yesterday?”

After that, just take it one day at a time.

It’s really that simple. I only wish I realized it earlier.

Babysitting my god son, Nick! That’s just a good looking...

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:42:52 -0400

Babysitting my god son, Nick! That’s just a good looking kid.. No other way to put it!

The first recorded “that’s what she said”...

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:11:50 -0400

The first recorded “that’s what she said” … sort of… Things were different back then…

"Kevin Costner - Hey, if you had a machine that cleans up disasters, why didn’t you use it on..."

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:00:00 -0400

“Kevin Costner - Hey, if you had a machine that cleans up disasters, why didn’t you use it on “3000 Miles to Graceland”? - BOOM!!!!”

- Jon Stewart