Looking at
the Cup Half Full
since 1966

How do you pronounce that?

“Holzapfel” actually means crabapple (Holz = Wood, Apfel = Apple).

This is not German for beginners, though.

Just call me Klaus.

Conversation Starters

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Non-violent Communication

This is simply another way to make the world a better place. We can keep yelling at each other (online and offline) or we tone it down and try to understand what others are actually trying to say. For starters I highly recommend Marshall Rosenberg’s book on the topic.

Common Sense

Need to discuss common sense?
Does someone need a dose of it?
Are the principles unclear?
Doubting its benefits?
Please get in touch!

Empowerment

We are ALL so much better off with a higher level of empowerment. Women, minorities, immigrants: stronger together with a sprinkle of Ubuntu on top please!

Optimizing

One of my strongest realizations is how limited our time on earth really is. Therefore having a purpose in life and using it as a guide is of high priority for me. This is not necessarily the easy route. I keep challenging myself. My journey has ups and downs and many of them have been recorded on this blog.

Random Acts of Kindness

Buying a cup for someone else. Paying for someone’s groceries. Giving flowers to a stranger. Shoveling someone’s driveway. Generally this is not something we talk about a lot. It’s something we simply do. Beware: Once you know how good it feels one can become addicted.

 

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Mar 28, 2010 2 min read

At DIA – just wasted one hour trying to get into a sucky wifi that's fighting a subtle mentally draining psycho-war against me # Are u in Denver? LivingSocial Deal of the Day: 50% Off City, O' City: http://bit.ly/cEKOgt – they are cheap already w/o the disount… # Just fyi:…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Mar 21, 2010 1 min read

Have any of your teens played with Chatroulette yet? Did you turn out to be on the other end? Was it fun? No? Embarrassing? Yes? # RT @conceptbakery: Facebook just beat Google as the most popular site in the US http://ow.ly/1mZxz # @kursed I am glad we are not disagreeing…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Mar 14, 2010 1 min read

Megan Mariah Barnes crashes car while shaving crotch day after DUI offense: http://starcasm.net/archives/38424 Even I am speechless :) # RT @saproject: Gaining some steam: Ubuntu Now welcomes Carbona as first corporate sponsor. http://ow.ly/1h940 # 100 facts about the World Cup i.e. No European team has ever won a World Cup…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Feb 14, 2010 1 min read

Why are the winners of the Super Bowl called "World Champions"? How many nations are competing to win? # @JebDickerson I wish I could call mself world champion just by living in my own fantasy world ;) in reply to JebDickerson #

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Feb 7, 2010 1 min read

@Joe_3gan I don’t know what eBay is intending. But Amazon, Craigslist & offline retailers might all enjoy their decision to raise their fees in reply to Joe_3gan # 50% of my brainpower is still consumed by Lady Gaga’s “thing” on top of her head last night. I am wondering if…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Jan 31, 2010 1 min read

Is there a Facebook for dead people yet? There should be a way to maintain your brand from the cloud. # I just totally randomly ran into the awesome @heizusan at Paris on the Platte. I’m glad Denver is such a little village. # If u tell Mr. Jobs about…

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