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

Dec 27, 2009 1 min read

Image via Wikipedia I asked the Twitterplex to add these followingsubdomains: celebrity-rip.twitter.com, weather.twitter.com, merryxmas.twitter.com # Has the Blue Men Group sued James Cameron already? # The two wealthiest sportsmen of the world are trading spaces: Tiger disappears in the dungeon and M. Schumacher is back in Formula 1. #

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Dec 20, 2009 1 min read

@pamdodd I have never set a foot in a Walmart and don’t plan on ever doing so. Therefore this is quite insightful to me. in reply to pamdodd # The 787 Dreamliner is supposed to take off on Tuesday. Who else has projects taking off this week that are 3…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Dec 13, 2009 1 min read

Did you know Mexico City is actually cleaning up his act? Bicycle lanes and metro bus lines are introduced on a large scale. Keep going! # Snowy and icy roads in CO today. Why is that I see so many SUV’s involved in accidents? Feeling invincible? 4-wheel drive and sucky…

The power of saying no

The power of saying no

Dec 9, 2009 1 min read

For many decisions, the answer will only be yes or no – without thinking about it for more than a split second. How about these decisions that require a bit more thinking? How about questions that involve ethical standards? How about the hard choices to make? I’ve faced numerous situations…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Dec 6, 2009 1 min read

My 14yr old daughter tells me that the new twilight movie sucks. That means that the project is pretty much dead. Time to cut ur losses ;-) # As for all these nonsense DMs: Since people don’t get it someone needs to go after the app developers & annoy the…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Nov 29, 2009 1 min read

A Daily Telegraph report shows how chaotic the war preparations in the UK where. 14 yr olds have better in “event organizing” skills. Unreal # Here is the link to the Daily Telegraph report http://bit.ly/6sgGeU # The Italian edition of Rolling Stone named Silvio Berlusconi “Rockstar of the Year”. That’s…

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