The day I won the watermelon eating contest at the state fair.
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Let yourself be ruled by your ambition, not your fears.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
Albert Einstein
You don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to.
Being defeated is often temporary. Giving up makes it permanent.
I want you to be completely honest with me as long as you’re only pointing out my strengths.
It is that time to get your PC back in shape for another grueling academic year. I have put together a simple and FREE PC Tune-up you can do to make your PC preform a lot better:
Use OpenDNS
I am a huge fan of OpenDNS for their malware protection alone. This free service stops your machine from accessing known malware and virus sites automatically without you even knowing it happening.
You can get started using OpenDNS Here.
Secunia PSI
Secunia PSI makes sure all your application stays up to date automatically. Having up to date software stops a lot of the hacking attacks and just makes your PC run better.
You can download Secunia Here.
Microsoft Security Essentials
PLEASE, NEVER BUY ANTI VIRUST SOFTWARE FOR YOU HOME. In 2009 Microsoft started giving away Microsoft Security Essentials. Its just as good (if not better) than the software that you are paying for.
You can download Microsoft Security Essentials here.
If you install and use these three programs your computer will love you and help you through the next school year.s
Being mad at a flat tire doesn’t put the spare on.
I remember a summer about 15 years ago when I was with my Grandfather somewhere in southern Illinois and his truck made that familiar flop…flop…flop noise of a flat tire. He was either being lazy or trying to teach me a valuable lesson that day because I got to change the tire.
It was 115 degrees outside. I weighed all of 125 pounds. I didnt know how to change a flat tire.
I was mad.
He walked me through climbing under the truck to get the spare tire that was bolted to the bed down.
I was mad.
He walked me through loosening up the lug nuts. He walked me through jacking up truck. He walked me through taking the flat tire off.
I was mad.
Once I got the tire off the truck and on to the side of the road I kicked it. I don’t know why. I was 16 years old and dumb is about all I can come up.
I was mad.
My grandfather then looked at me like I would look at an idiotic 16 year old today who just kicked a flat tire and said:
Being mad at a flat tire doesn’t put the spare on.
It didnt sink in at all that day. I finished putting the spare on. Got back in the truck and pouted all the way back to St.Louis.
I luckily don’t get many flat tires. I had a flat tire on Sunday afternoon and as I was waiting for my wife to come and pick up from the garage where I was getting it repaired I remember this as vividly as if it happened last month.
My grandfather passed away 7 years ago this month. I miss him and his guidance nearly everyday. I just hope that I can take this great advice and apply it no matter what kind of flat tires life hands me.