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OK, so why the zen bones thing?

About 20 years ago I stumbled upon a book called "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones". Being vegetarian - the "flesh" bit didn't grab me, but the short pithy Zen stories inside it, did.

Ever since then my web nick has been zenbones, my Hotmail, my Gmail address, you name it. It's kinda stuck.

Is the blog about Zen? Nope.

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March 5

“ Rhetoric is the art of persuasive communication. According to Aristotle, three elements are required for effective rhetoric: ethos (your reputation), logos (the logic in your argument) and pathos (the emotion you elicit). All three are a vital triad when presenting for new business. Pitching for new business: Aristotle’s Rhetoric

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March 4

“ The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. C. S. Lewis

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February 28

Spotted this outside Mellisa’s today.

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February 16

“ Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.

Eleanor Roosevelt

10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy by Jen Angel — YES! Magazine

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February 5

“ I’ve often said, the only thing standing between me and greatness is me. Woody Allen

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February 3

“ Eternity is very long, especially towards the end. Woody Allen

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January 31

“ It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen

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January 30

“ These phones go in and out of style so fast that unless Apple has half a dozen variants in the pipeline, its phone, even if immediately successful, will be passé within 3 months. There is no likelihood that Apple can be successful in a business this competitive. John Dvorak, via Claim Chowder « The 401st Blow :: Thoughts On Media

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January 21

“ Above all, when you redesign the website, I don’t want any HTML in it. I’m tired of dealing with all the hassles of HTML.

Anon. (via clientsfromhell)

Brilliant! I just love the thought of the web without HTML. So Zen.

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January 20

“ There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO.

CEO Forum: Microsoft’s Ballmer having a ‘great time’ - USATODAY.com

(Aug ‘09 market share stats from AdMob: iPhone=40%, Symbian=34%, Android=7%, WinMo=4%)

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January 19

Newspaper Clipping of the Day: A letter to the editor from a recent evening edition of The LOLWUT Times.
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Newspaper Clipping of the Day: A letter to the editor from a recent evening edition of The LOLWUT Times.

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December 15

“ If we do post this [Word] document to the Internet, will more than one person be able to view it at the same time? If so, how many? (via clientsfromhell)

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December 12

“ In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. Yogi Berra

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December 5

“ Four months ago, during the monsoon rains, we decided to set up this stock exchange. We started with 15 ‘maritime companies’ and now we are hosting 72. Ten of them have so far been successful at hijacking. One wealthy former Somalian pirate named Mohammed - see Pirate stock exchange helps fund hijackings

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