Comments on: I Am Still Alive

By: Yojimbo

Yojimbo — Fri, 04 May 2007 00:24:56 +0000

One of my favorite Sagan books is “The Dragons of Eden”. Check it out bra

By: datdamnmachine

datdamnmachine — Thu, 03 May 2007 19:30:59 +0000

I’m in the same boat as the first poster. I may have a broken toe and possibly another one…one on eat foot…fun stuff. I stayed off the mats for about 3 days to rest and went back to class yesterday. I didn’t do any rolling and I was taped up pretty good. Since the injury, I’ve decided to devote some time to some personal hobbies of mine.

I do technical support, mainly internet, networking, secure remote access, stuff like that. I deal with Cisco routing equipment. I’m working on a project for testing SSL VPN:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns340/ns394/ns171/ns347/networking_solutions_sub_solution_home.html

Something for all the geeks out there.

When I’m not doing that, I’m doing the typical geek stuff like watching anime, UFC fights with friends, trying to find a girlfriend who can perform a decent omaplata…you know, the stuff that makes life worth living.

Glad to see you back Aesop, didn’t know what happened to you for a while.

By: tsneds

tsneds — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:03:31 +0000

Nice to see other Grapplers with interests outside of their sport,here are a couple more books you may enjoy:

1.Strong and Fearless
by Phil Nuernberger PH D

2.Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

3.The Type-Z Guide to Success: A Lazy Person’s Manifesto to Wealth and Fulfillment
by Marc Allen

4.Fear: The Friend of Exceptional People (Paperback)
by Geoff Thompson

By: tsneds

tsneds — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:54:24 +0000

Oh I almost forgot,on the cognitive sciences tip,check out the Brain Sync podcasts here: http://www.kellyhowell.com/podcasts/

Subjects include:

Take a nap & change your brain
How Beliefs Control Biology
Is it possible to be lazy, laid back and successful at the same time?
Did you know that taking risks is good for you?
Etc.Etc.

By: tsneds

tsneds — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:47:37 +0000

Nice book list,I’ll be checking a few of those out myself(Sagan,Levitt),great to see other grapplers(Judo man myself) with diverse interests!!! Here are a couple more for you to explore in the future:

1.Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

http://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-Survive-Others/dp/1400064287/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-6288059-9265410?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177821494&sr=1-1

2.Fear: The Friend of Exceptional People
by Geoff Thompson

http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Friend-Exceptional-Geoff-Thompson/dp/1873475411/ref=sr_1_1/103-6288059-9265410?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177821358&sr=8-1

3.The Twelve Universal Laws of Success, Second Edition, Expanded
by Herbert Harris

http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Universal-Success-Second-Expanded/dp/0974836214/ref=sr_1_4/103-6288059-9265410?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177821678&sr=1-4

4.The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424505/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-6288059-9265410?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177821818&sr=1-1

5.Strong and Fearless
by Phil Nuernberger PH D

http://www.amazon.com/Strong-Fearless-Phil-Nuernberger-PH/dp/0936663340/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-6288059-9265410?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177821946&sr=1-1

By: boufling

boufling — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:18:05 +0000

You should read this book (Godel, Escher, Bach):

http://tinyurl.com/2v4mwh

By: Trog

Trog — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:35:16 +0000

You still training?

I went in last week and tried to train, only to mess my knee up more. I need to stay off the mats till it gets better.

Im going up to the school today though, i miss it.