radiant.matrix

The misanthropic side of me loves Violent Acres, a vitriolic monologue on money matters and the little annoyances of life. Perhaps my favorite part is that it usually makes me think — even when I disagree with the author.

That site has a post titled A Peaceful Marriage is Not Always 50/50 that speaks to the various difficulties of sharing responsibilities. The post’s central theme — if something bothers you, you should fix it — got me thinking about how I’ve applied the “fix it your own damn self” paradigm in my own life (and where I’ve failed to apply it).

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Paul Murphy wrote an article titled “Linux: no longer a winner?” (coral cache) for ZDnet.

Mr. Murphy goes on a bit about “winning”. In so doing, he misses the point of Linux and OpenSource entirely. Yes, there are a lot of zealots out there who think Linux is the One True OS and want to see it in exclusive use. Most of us Linux proponents, though, think that would be a bad thing.

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I don’t buy into the “New Year’s Resolutions” stuff. Most people resolve things like “finally get in shape” that are really more fluff than substance. Often, they resolve to achieve a transformation that’s just unreasonable — if you’ve not been to the gym in years (if ever), you’re not going to get very far resolving to “finally get in shape”. And, when one ultimately fails to honor one’s resolutions, one gets to add the feeling of failure to one’s stresses. It’s all very depressing. But, like most things, it’s reparable with a little self-reflection and a change in outlook.

What follows is a survey of the most common issues with our resolutions, and how we can set and attain New Year’s goals instead.

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