experimental ambient track (c) Michael Owen Hill, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Which is worse, failing or never trying?
Failure. I know the old saying is that "it's better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all." but let's face it -- failure hurts. It's like the other saying, "it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved." Philosophically, I'm sure that's true, but I don't live philosophy, I live a real life where failing -- or losing love -- is the more painful alternative. And regardless of our ideals, I think many people are the same.
I don't mean one should avoid trying things when there is a risk of failure, or that one should never love in order to avoid loss. Clearly you have to live life fully even in the absence of any guarantees. I just believe it's better not to candy-coat the truth: failure sucks a lot worse than any missed opportunity.
That being said, I wholeheartedly believe it's better to try, whether you succeed or fail, than to live a fear-based life.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
TEDTalks (video) - Sebastian Seung: I am my connectome - Sebastian Seung (2010)
Check out this episode of TEDTalks (video) at Sebastian Seung: I am my connectome - Sebastian Seung (2010) - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TEDTalks_video/~3/7QZm6UhRiZw/967
Sent from iPod
Sent from iPod
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Minnesota Bloggers Conference 2010: Meet the #MNBlogConf attendees
Topics discussed included improving writing style, analytics and SEO, ethics and the ever-interesting "why we blog." For a group of (largely) self-proclaimed uber-narcissists, the event was quite friendly and collaborative. I guess "Minnesota nice" is prevalent in the blog world, as well.
Michael Owen Hill via BlackBerry. Visit michaelowenhill.com. Follow me on twitter @michaelowenhill.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Independence Day, 2010
Fireworks finale, Taste of Minnesota, Harriet Island, Saint Paul, MN [July 4, 2010]
I edited out my buddy yelling "F*** you England!" Talk about holding a grudge.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Hands Across the Sand Protest in Seaside, Florida
Our friend and neigbor, Dave Rauschkolb (the owner of Bud & Ally's restaurant in Seaside) started Hands Across the Sand as a protest against offshore drilling and as a statement about the need to protect our beaches, our waters and our wildlife.
In February 13, 2010, thousands of Floridians representing 60 towns and cities and over 90 beaches joined hands to protest the efforts by the Florida Legislature and the US Congress to lift the ban on oil drilling in the near and off shores of Florida. Florida’s first Hands Across The Sand event was the largest gathering in the history of Florida united against oil drilling.
On June 26th, 2010, a second event brought tens of thousands of people to the beach in locations across the United States and worldwide. We gathered at local noon to stand up, link hands and be heard.
The event was particularly poignant for those of us with deep roots in the Gulf Coast. As a thousand of us or more stood hand in hand on the beach at Seaside, Florida, the talk was about tar balls, skimmer ships, local fishermen and the devastating impact of BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster and the subsequent mishandling of the spill.
It was a beautiful day on one of the nation's most beautiful beaches. Even with concerted action -- and no more disastrous errors and delays -- it is likely to be the last summer for many years that families can enjoy the pristine white, sugar sand beaches and emerald-clear waters of Seaside, WaterColor, Grayton Beach, Rosemary Beach and other communities along the scenic Highway 30-A corridor.
This has always been a special place. It may be damaged forever. That is where the "drill, baby, drill" attitude and oil company windfall profits have brought us. It's sickening and sad.
In February 13, 2010, thousands of Floridians representing 60 towns and cities and over 90 beaches joined hands to protest the efforts by the Florida Legislature and the US Congress to lift the ban on oil drilling in the near and off shores of Florida. Florida’s first Hands Across The Sand event was the largest gathering in the history of Florida united against oil drilling.
On June 26th, 2010, a second event brought tens of thousands of people to the beach in locations across the United States and worldwide. We gathered at local noon to stand up, link hands and be heard.
The event was particularly poignant for those of us with deep roots in the Gulf Coast. As a thousand of us or more stood hand in hand on the beach at Seaside, Florida, the talk was about tar balls, skimmer ships, local fishermen and the devastating impact of BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster and the subsequent mishandling of the spill.
It was a beautiful day on one of the nation's most beautiful beaches. Even with concerted action -- and no more disastrous errors and delays -- it is likely to be the last summer for many years that families can enjoy the pristine white, sugar sand beaches and emerald-clear waters of Seaside, WaterColor, Grayton Beach, Rosemary Beach and other communities along the scenic Highway 30-A corridor.
This has always been a special place. It may be damaged forever. That is where the "drill, baby, drill" attitude and oil company windfall profits have brought us. It's sickening and sad.
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