Comments on: Finding Meaning in the Pérénees

By: nate

nate — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:46:04 +0000

Ah, see, that’s why we left… I couldn’t spell over there. Hah.

Thanks for the comment Gary. I appreciate it.

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:16:10 +0000

Nice post! It’s good to be reminded of the triviality of many of the things that worry is.

p.s. it’s Pyrénées in France, and Pirineos in Spanish. Generally, it just Pyrenees in English without the accents.

By: nate

nate — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:55:15 +0000

Thanks for the thoughts Kevin. I really do appreciate it. And yea, it’s true. Content is what matters (I’ll sidestep the web design opinions I have on this one… heh). Craigslist works, but I’d never go to MySpace. Anyway… your point is valid.

And thanks for the kudos on some of my earlier projects. Much of it has been inspiration from other sources, but it’s been good.

Original ideas are too hard to come up with. Give up and just do something worthwhile, even if it’s not “original”.

Case in point, my wife and I just started looking into what it would take to purchase an eco-friendly, green modular pre-fab home and setting it on a plot of land when we come back to San Diego (if we can find some land).

By: Kevin Thompson

Kevin Thompson — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:46:03 +0000

Very insightful post. It really made me feel like I should be doing more with my time, and my life in general. I’ve wasted many nights and weekends plotting how I might acquire a new gadget or obsessing over the design of my website (which has been blank and barren for some time – and still is…), when I could really just toss up a wordpress install/default theme and get on with more important things. After all, it’s the content that really matters right?

Not to be too corny, but I think that’s a decent metaphor for life. In general, people spend a great deal of time trying to build wealth, buy the bigger house, look good, etc., when what’s truly important is what you do with your life, the content.

This post, in addition to your previous work on projects such as http://twitter.com/whatsshakin, have been truly inspirational. Keep it up. Looking forward to seeing where this train of thought takes you.