Category: Random Stuff (Misc.)

When You Say Yes

Every choice has two sides

I heard a great saying yesterday which basically says, “when you say yes to something or someone, you are saying no to something or someone else.” For instance, if you say yes to working more than 40 hours a week, you are saying no to being somewhere else. If you take a second to think about it, that is kinda deep, isn’t it?

“Every yes is also a no. Choose wisely.”

What have you said “yes” to recently, and what did that mean saying “no” to?

TiVo as a Metaphor for Life

If we could control time like a DVR…


There is a saying that life emulates art, but being a self-proclaimed geek and knowing next to nothing about art, my life has always seemed to emulate technology. Have you ever stopped and thought about how great it would be to have a TiVo for your life? Do you buy cable TV and get all that life has to offer, or are you satisfied with what life gives you over the air waves?

If you have a TiVo would you fast-forward ahead to see what happens, or would you wait patiently through the commercials of life? Would you maybe rewind and do something over again? Maybe something in life is going really well, and you want it to last, so you put life into slow motion. Perhaps something is not going well and you want it to stop.

Then there are times in life where you say you know what, I think this show looks good, I think I’ll hit play and give it a shot. Sometimes life goes too fast, and you want to hit the pause button to get caught up on other things or do something else. Do you listen to TiVo’s recommendations or decide what is right for your own life?

At the end of the day, our TiVo can only hold so many hours, so make the most of it, as hard drives don’t last forever and neither do our lives. Get busy living or get busy dying, but promise me you’ll TiVo it for me, so I can see what happens. 🙂

Think About It

  • If you could rewind any moment in your life, which would it be?
  • What parts of life do you wish you could fast-forward through?
  • Which moments would you put on pause to savor longer?

Downtown Portland Pearl District Safeway

We went to a new Safeway in downtown Portland’s Pearl District this morning.  It is literally right across the street from Bridgeport Brewing, which is pretty cool.  They have a parking garage above the store, and a stairwell down from the garage gives you a nice view of the store (pictured above).  It was actually pretty fun because I ran into two people I used to work with almost three years ago now in the store (Kathy Tribe and Melanie Carrol).

More on the store