The core developers of WordPress have decided today would be the release date for version 3.5 beta … that being the case it’s time to show “I Drink The Kool-Aid” and start running the “latest” version of WordPress. If you would like to show your support for the continued improvement and updates to WordPress feel free to install and activate my plugin: BNS Early Adopter.
Multitasking = Bad
Multitasking is one of the worst ideas ever to be conceived … do one thing at a time; do it well; do it right; then, move on.
Perhaps the above is overly simplified, but the idea behind it is really simple. Trying to do more than one thing at a time is simply asking to be interrupted at any conceivable moment; and, what’s worse about the situation is the one that will be generally interrupting you is yourself.
If you really need to get something done, then focus on that particular item and get it done.
If you have a list of items that need to be accomplished, prioritize them first; then get them done … one at a time.
You’ll thank yourself for doing this, twice. First for not interrupting yourself, and second for doing the job well and getting it right.
Making Money
If all you want to do is make money, don’t be surprised if you end up with exactly that; sad too, when life has so much more to offer.
Getting the Lead Out
It seems I have been stumbling through another writer’s block, again … and I love to write.
I’ve often thought about, and even talked with others about, writing a book. Well, as fate would have it, I am in the initial stages of doing exactly that. Although the book in question is being described as a “micro-book” by the publishing house that approached me, I am very much interested in going forward with this idea (the details of which will be made known at a later date).
I’m looking forward to this project; and, even more so, I’m looking forward to pushing my digital pencil right through my electronic paper and busting up this writer’s block.
Chess 2012.08.28
Five-Minute Chess is not one of my strengths, but it was still fun to while away a little time last night at Chess.com:
Game 1
[pgn]
[Event “Live Chess”]
[Site “Chess.com”]
[Date “2012.08.28”]
[White “carito30236”]
[Black “Cais”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteElo “1292”]
[BlackElo “1074”]
[TimeControl “5|0”]
[Termination “carito30236 won by resignation”]
1.e4 e5 2.d4 Nf6 3.d5 d6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.f3 Bh5 6.g4 Bg6 7.h4 h5 8.g5 Nfd7 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4 Ne5
11.Bxe5 dxe5 12.Nf3 f6 13.Qe2 Qe7 14.Qb5+ c6 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Qa4 Qb4 17.Qxb4 Bxb4 18.gxf6 gxf6 19.O-O-O Nd7 20.Ne2 O-O-O
21.Rg1 Bxe4 22.Nh2 Nc5 23.a3 Rxd1+ 24.Kxd1 Rd8+ 25.Kc1 Bd2+ 26.Kb1 Be1 (26…. Be3) 27.Bh3+ 1-0
[/pgn]
Common Inspiration
With the recent release of my BNS Add Style plugin and the latest “enhanced” version of Automattic’s Jetpack plugin that includes a new feature to add custom CSS to a theme brought to mind the saying:
There are no original ideas. There are only original people.
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
… and seeing the implementation of this new custom style sheet functionality in both of these plugins also brought to mind the old proverb:
Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ
anonymous
… which still leaves me inspired to continue taking original approaches to ideas without regard to what others may think.
Self-Awareness
I am not as great as Mohammed Ali and I’m not greater than Bob Marley. I just know I am a legend.
Usain Bolt
The Future
The earth was made round so we would not see too far down the road.
Karen Blixen
The Motorcycle Song
Open Source Value
Perception of value is often skewed by the one deciding what it should be.