Stealing from Sunday Style

Like a child coming crying to their parent after they broke the cookie jar because they stood on a drawer to get it out of the top cabinet, I am coming back to this blog after almost two weeks off.

The momentum was good, but then it got lost and I'm still trying to find it. So I thought I'd at least try pick it back up by posting something that I was not smart enough to have written but am smart enough to share. 

*me right now.....

Sunday style is a glossy mag part in the Sunday newspaper that makes the weekend (or in my case, the week as I stole it from the cafe across the rd when it was a day old) all the more enjoyable. It features articles on health, fashion, technology and feel goods, and more. 

Scott Simon tweeted from his mother's deathbed and in this article shares memories about her last few days: 

*** Disclaimer : the text that is about to follow is not mine and I just copied it.

"Death makes life worthwhile. It gives each moment meaning....but death drives life. It frightens and inspires us. Do away with death and we'd have no reason to get out of bed (or into it), grow, work, love. Why would we do much of anything if we had the time for everything? It's the certainty of death that moves us to write poems, find friends and sail across oceans and skies. It's because we know we don't have all the time in the world that we try to use the uncertain and unknowable time we have to do something that endures. It's why we have children." 

Scott Simon's book- Unforgettable is out on April 1 and his Twitter is @nprscottsimon

This next bit, which was on the next page, is Jess Fink (@jessefink)'s take on the dangers of selfie sticks and not just the physical:

"Increasingly, no matter one's age or background, the precious moments of our lives-particularly our travels- are committed to SD cards and Instagram feeds, not our memories. Advances in technology have had an undeseriable effect; our imaginations are not really being nourished, just our narcissim."

I would like to point out that I do see that I am being somewhat ironic and hypocritical sharing this exert since it could be seen both as unimaginative and narcissistic but it's still food for thought and going to inspire me to work out my imagination a bit more this week.

Plus, what Scott Simon said about the fact that our time on earth is finite certainly is what I needed to get my A into G and at least attempt at an upload.

Speaking of uploads, check out the video my Mate made about Keeping Salad Safe:http://youtu.be/bFO6I1RDbdo

Jj