The Rodeo » Notes to Self http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog Because illogic is a lifestyle choice. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:08:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Quarter-Century http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2007/06/quarter-century/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2007/06/quarter-century/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:16:39 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2007/06/quarter-century/ I’m 25 today! Hooray!

“Happy Birthday”s:

Ken – 12:00 (and 38 seconds) – Skype
Dave – 12:02 – Email
Jen – 5:58 – Kiss on the cheek
Rohan – 6:07 – Handshake
Matty – 6:10 – Phone call
Amanda – 6:23 – SMS
Callum – 8:26 – Email
Jesse – 8:36 – Phone call
Annelise – 9:21 – Email
Dusan – 9:57 – Next desk over
Karl – 10:24 – Phone call
Sim – 10:57 – MSN Messenger
Dad – 13:13 – MSN Messenger
Craig – 13:29 – Blog
Hogansens – 13:46 – SMS
Brenden – 15:46 – At his desk
Jacky – 15:56 – Yahoo messenger
Nana – 18:45 – Card
Mum – 19:05 – Phone call (from me)
Felix – 20:23 – Email
Dave P – 20:54 – Facebook

RodeoClown: having an OK day!

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What gets the most out of me? Respect. Trust. Confidence. When someone expresses confidence in me, shows trust, shows respect, that is when I feel the most driven to give 110% or more.

-Dan Phillips, Glimpse into the psyche of a half-decent guy (for the ladies)

Most people will try and exceed your expectations of them. Expect them to fail, and they’ll do it spectacularly. Expect greatness, and they’ll do their best to meet it.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t work if you expect greatness for twenty minutes, and then give up. That kind of flip-flopping will more than likely provide the exact opposite response.

In the comments of Dan’s post, “Kim” wrote the following:

I learned the hard way that when I express doubt in my husband, he figures there’s no pleasing, so why bother. Showing trust and confidence does indeed work much better.

Ladies, that pretty much sums up we men. We’ll take the easiest route every time. If putting in extra effort gains us no benefit*, next time we won’t bother.

Lads, take note – even if she doesn’t seem to notice, try and put in the hard yards. If you can give your woman a reason to encourage you, hopefully she’ll start doing it more often, in response you will try even harder – and then you can start a positive feedback loop, and eventually explode with encouragement and achievement**.

Excuses of “s/he didn’t, so I won’t” don’t cut it. It’s hard work, but worth it.

RodeoClown: reinforcing positively

*Benefits can include a smile, encouraging words, lasagne, and more!
**That’s probably a good thing…

]]> http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2007/05/110-or-more/feed/ 0 If B1 ate B2… http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/11/if-b1-ate-b2/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/11/if-b1-ate-b2/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:48:46 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/?p=242 If bananas cost an arm and a leg, is eating them comparable to canibalism?

RodeoClown: craving.

]]> http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/11/if-b1-ate-b2/feed/ 4 A Man of Unclean Lips http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/11/a-man-of-unclean-lips/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/11/a-man-of-unclean-lips/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:22:27 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/?p=238 I’m not a particularly sweary man, but lately I’ve found myself using disgusting language and it has just been jumping forth from my mouth.

It’s not when anyone else is around, but when I’m angry and alone.

6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

 7All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

- James 3:6-12 (New International Version)

RodeoClown: working on words.

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  • - Chicks that look like dudes
  • - Dudes that look like chicks
  • - Mushrooms

    • RodeoClown: Nosirr, I don’t like it!

    ]]>     http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/10/stuff-i-dont-like/feed/ 4     Automatic Automatic Teller Machine Machine http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/10/automatic-automatic-teller-machine-machine/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/10/automatic-automatic-teller-machine-machine/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:20:19 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/?p=236 You know how people get eyes rolling when they talk about the ATM-machine?

    There probably exists an ATM machine, and in all probability, it could be automated. A giant machine that lays cash vending machines like eggs, ready to hatch and feed upon plastic cards.

    It’s probably just an assembly line manned by cheap workers somewhere, but I like to believe in a gargantuan robot, spawning window-mounted currency-dispensing automatons. These micro-machines can transform and join forces to create an evil master banking robot that fights those opposed to fee increases and defends the rights of shareholders from the attacks of petty customers who want ease of use and free access to their own money…

    OK, now I’m just getting silly.

    Why should I think to access my money for free…

    RodeoClown: the title has a great rhythm.

    ]]>     http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/10/automatic-automatic-teller-machine-machine/feed/ 0     The Zeitgeist Segue http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/10/the-zeitgeist-segue/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/10/the-zeitgeist-segue/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:58:58 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/?p=230 I use words that are too big…

    I was changing topics last night at bible study and mentioned how smooth the segue (seg-way) occured – then I was verbally lambasted for having the audaciousness to use excessively Byzantine terminology when a more facile word would have proven intelligible to the current assemblage.

    Then in my postliminary internet perusal I discover that the term ‘zeitgeist’ also exceeds the common vernacular. Well… sorry my vocabulary is overwraught and melodramatic. I’ll endeavour to use an unembellished lexicon henceforth.

    RodeoClown: ostentatious.

    ]]>     http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/10/the-zeitgeist-segue/feed/ 15     Bible Searches in Firefox http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/09/bible-searches-in-firefox/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/09/bible-searches-in-firefox/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:22:19 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/?p=224 A quick tip if you want to do a bible search in firefox, create a new bookmark to http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=%s
    and give it a keyword like bible.

    Now any time you want to do a quick bible reference you can just type it into your address bar like so:
    bible romans 3:10

    And it will link you to the verses you wanted.

    RodeoClown: found it.

    ]]>     http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/09/bible-searches-in-firefox/feed/ 2     What’s the Worst? http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/09/whats-the-worst/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/09/whats-the-worst/#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:54:38 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/?p=214 What’s the worst thing you could say to a homeless person who asks how your day has been?

    Probably something along the lines of “It will be good to get home”.

    RodeoClown: insensitive.

    ]]>     http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/09/whats-the-worst/feed/ 10     Schadenfreude Party! http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/08/schadenfreude-party/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2006/08/schadenfreude-party/#comments Thu, 10 Aug 2006 03:37:32 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/?p=198 If I link to this comic here, I can delete the comic from my RSS reader.
    This is possibly the funniest comic I’ve read for some time.

    RodeoClown: you’re not invited!

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