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Ariette Fux
This blog is run by Ariette Fux, a pal from Wallis in Silicon ValleyArchive for February, 2009
Wickie und die starken Maenner
This was my absolute hero when I was a little kid. I admired Wickie’s wisdom -:).
The answer to the old debate in our household: How much water does pasta really need?
The New York Times is trying the answer the question that Rene and I always debate on: How Much Water Does Pasta Really Need?
Safari 4 Beta
The Safari 4 Browser, which is available in Beta version is great! I love the new ‘top sites’ and ‘cover flow’ features. ‘top sites’ keeps a history of your most visited web sites and displays them in an amazing preview. Check it out to see yourself!
My Strengths
I recently took Gallup’s Strengths Finder 2.0 test.
These are my 5 strengths:
Achiever – People strong in the Achiever theme have a great deal of stamina and work hard. They take great satisfaction from being busy and productive.
Your Achiever theme helps explain your drive. Achiever describes a constant need for achievement. You feel as if every day start at zero. By the end of the day you must achieve something tangible in order to feel good about yourself. And by ‘every day’ you mean every single day — workdays, weekends, vacations. No matter how much you may feel you deserve a day of rest, if the day passes without some form of achievement, no matter how small, you will feel dissatisfied. You have an internal fire burning inside you. It pushes you to do more, to achieve more.
Adaptability – People strong in the Adaptability theme prefer to “go with the flow.” They tend to be “now” people who take things as they come and discover the future one day at a time.
You live in the moment. You don’t see the future as a fixed destination. Instead you see it as a place that you create out of the choices that you make right now. And so you discover your future one choice at a time.
Driven by your talents, you effortlessly adjust to the shifting challenges of the day. You enjoy variety and change. You are comfortable allowing each day to unfold on its own terms. You feel little stress when predetermined timelines must be scrapped. You probably regard rigidly organized plans and routines as barriers rather than helpful tools. By nature, you realize that each day offers its own surprises.
Learner – People strong in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.
Responsibility – People strong in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.
Belief – People strong in the Belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.
Learning to play golf
Rene and I attended our first golf class today. Lots to learn -:). Luckily the golfcourse is conveniently located for us (5 mins from our house).
“Keep Your Identity Small” an essay from Paul Graham about religious arguments
I read the latest essay from Paul Graham today about religious arguments. A must read -:).