Jason Barr’s posterous

Jason Barr’s posterous

Jason Barr  //  At www.startbeingyourbest.com, I write two essays a week on creative personal development. The readers of Start Being Your Best return and recommend it to friends because I provide actionable thoughts on becoming the person you're meant to be, and ideas on how to positively impact the world around you.

Here, I just post stuff that's interesting to me personally or professionally. It's stuff I can't post on SBYB, but that I still think is important. Hope you enjoy.

Jul 5 / 10:29am

Porter on his Skuut bike

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These Skuut (pronounced "scoot") bikes are pretty cool. They're supposed to develop balance for bike riding without training wheels. My son is two and a half, and he can already do it fairly well.

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Jul 5 / 5:39am

Happy 7th Anniversary!

Congratulations to me, as 7 years ago today I made the best decision I will ever make.  I love you with all my heart and can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.

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Jul 4 / 3:11pm

Porter and Gus go outside

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I was testing out the video camera on my phone; not great resolution, but Porter and Gus fighting for position was kinda fun.

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Jul 4 / 10:08am

Happy Birthday America!

Photo courtesy of brunkfordbraun

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Jul 3 / 10:41am

Homeownership's Downsides

I, for one, am the "owner" of (probably) my last house.  I've discovered that I don't care for the limitations to my flexiblity far more than is offset by the "pride of ownership" (which currently isn't much).  Your mileage may vary, of course, but I'd sell my house tomorrow if I could find anyone to buy it. :)
 
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Jul 2 / 3:30pm

TSA Security and Other Excesses in The War On Terror

 
These guys with "looking for contraband", the NSA with its wiretapping... I'm so irritated.  As a person who used to work at the NSA and who got all the FISA briefings all the time about protecting Americans privacy, I'm just frustrated.  Why in the world do we let them get away with this?  And what can we really do about it?  I hate feeling powerless...
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Jul 1 / 12:38pm

This is what "I love my job so much, I'd do it for free" is supposed to look like

 
I have never seen or heard of such a thing before.  Who in the world spends six months of their life, working 72 hours a week, with no guarantee that their efforts will be recognized?  How in the world can you put up with what these two guys had to put up with?  You do what you do because you LOVE it.  The best rewards are intrinsic.
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Jul 1 / 7:40am

Ron Paul's Bill to Audit the Fed Gaining Support

 
I normally wouldn't link to an article from Fox News, as I find their ridiculous level of Republican partisanship off-putting (even more so than CNN with Democratic partisanship, honestly).  However, my man Ron Paul is more of a Libertarian than a Republican, so I'll link this up.  Transparency in government is something we all should demand, and I don't have any idea as to why something like this hasn't happened before.  Well, I do have ideas, but they're pretty cynical towards government and politicians, so I'll just not state them.
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Jun 30 / 9:37am

Iraqi Forces (Finally) Take Control In Baghdad

Glad to see this is happening, and I certainly hope they succeed...
 
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Jun 30 / 5:45am

Collaborative Storytelling

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This is a companion video that I shot for the blog post I wrote today, entitled "Collaborative Storytelling". Interested in feedback as to whether you enjoy the video format or not, as well as general comments on the content!

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