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July 10th, 2009

Law of the Garbage Truck - David J Pollay

Posted at 08:54 AM on July 10, 2009 in General.

I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here's what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when all of a sudden, and I mean without warning, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded and missed the other car's back end by just inches.

Here's what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us. How do I know? Ask any New Yorker, some words in New York come with a special face.

Now, here's what blew me away. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck."

Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they'll dump it on you.

When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happy you did. I guarantee it.

So this was it: The "Law of the Garbage Truck." I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, on the streets? It was that day I said, "I'm not going to do it anymore."

I began to see garbage trucks. Like in the movie "The Sixth Sense," the little boy said, "I see Dead People." Well now "I see Garbage Trucks." I see the load they're carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I don't make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.

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July 28th, 2009

Arm breaking action with Boom Blox

Posted at 11:27 AM on July 28, 2009 in Gaming.

A video game from Spielberg should be interesting and what if it combines ideas from our childhood days of blocks and bringing them down. I liked it when I heard it the first time and now I have it at home. After Wii Sports Tennis this was the game which my wife and kid and I like equally well. Isn't that some effort. A very nice physics based game with puzzles and challenges for everyone. You aim at the blocks with your wii remote and throw the ball. That is all you need to learn to play this (like World of Goo but much more easier) Ok let me blast a few more blox...

 

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