November 2008 Entries

Do you ever stop and listen to your mind when you're not engaged in active thought? Try it sometime...when you're in the car, sitting at your desk, etc. I'll catch my mind wandering in strange worlds, thinking inconsequential things, rambling to itself...really weird stuff. Try it sometime and let me know if I'm alone in this. The mind is such a powerful thing...where could it go and what could it do if it were being actively guided in these periodic "downtimes"? I don't want my brain to be on idle...I want a disciplined mind that takes thoughts captive...making them submit! Where does your mind wander?

I’m fascinated by technology and, specifically, mobile technology.  Fuelly.com is a cool combination of many of my interests, including mobile tech.  It lets you track your fuel economy by uploading your fueling data, either on the website or on your web-enabled phone.  Here are the two vehicles that I drive.  (Oh, and it let me import all of my historical data, including everything from the motorcycle trip, that I had already been recording using a program on my phone…)