A Sort of Mission Statement

With interests too numerous to mention in one posting, I simply lay out my intentions.

In addition to publishing all the random thoughts that pass through my head, there is an overarching theme.

I believe...

...that the good life is out there, not too difficult to attain and (with the help of the internet, a library card, the iPod, Netflix, thrifts stores, and a few other tools) not too expensive either.

...the 80/20 rule can be applied to your personal life. The 20% of the things we do bring us 80% of our joy in life. The solution (as if there was a problem) is to focus on the good life and avoid the things that we can.

...that elimination is one key to the good life. If you look at my previous two beliefs you'll notice that elimination is subtext in both of them. The library and Netflix (and to a lesser extent the internet and iPod) represent the elimination of owning material possessions. And, by using the 80/20 rule, one eliminates everything that one can to allow more clear focus on those things that you truly enjoy.


I read somewhere that the first episode of any narrative television program will be drastically different from the subsequent episodes because the first episode contains the catalyst for the series. That is, a roommate moves out and two women take on a man as their third roommate. Or, a snooty woman waits for her fiancé in a working-class bar, only to be stood up. (I read the article years ago, so forgive the old references). My point is that this post is the catalyst, and not a template, for future posts.


Next time: less exposition, more good life.