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‘Other women’ are probably *the* #1 cause for arguments (/fights) between men and women in relationships…check out the Youtube video below in which Dennis Prager of Prager University explains and debunks this. Yes, men and women *are* different, there is nothing new with that and surely nothing to worry about!

Hmm, now only hope that women will understand it!! 🙂

(perhaps Dennis Prager should have been Denise Prager?! 🙂 )

Ann Richards: “The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it’s all we’ll need.”

Harry Emerson Fosdick: “The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.”

Nicole Kidman: “When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.”

Mary Field Belenky: “Really listening and suspending one’s own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms… This is a process that requires trust and builds trust.”

The Northern Lights are just pure magic in the sky and last night was the first time since I moved to Norway that I witnessed it conveniently at home!

At first it looks like some shady clouds are closing in from the northern horizon, then these ‘clouds’ start to move from left to right, they move faster and faster, towards an incredible speed as if a t.l. tries to light up, and then you realise; hey, these are no clouds…something magical is happening in the sky…those ‘clouds’ are actually somewhat greenish instead of hazy white…the flares are everywhere, there, there *and* there…left, right, directly above me and even more at the horizon…Northern Lights mannnn, I love it! Unfortunately they were a tad weak, at least too weak to be captured on my iPhone (despite a special camera app allowing for a long shutter time)…so, less spectacular and far from the intensity that I experienced last year, but hey, I got a falling star as a bonus so no complains here, ha!

Check out the Youtube video below which was taken (not by me) in Oslo yesterday:

Ken Keyes Jr.: “A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.”

I recently saw this YouTube video being shared by some of my Facebook friends and found out that I still didn’t put it on the blog even though it has been in my ‘blog-bin’ for months now…shame on me as this is to be seen by all, powerful stuff by the late philosopher Alan Watts! 🙂

In the two minutes that the video lasts you will still be trapped in the future and its imaginary promises, right after you will rethink your life and understand that: “You can’t live at all, unless you can live fully now!”

PS. A version translated in dutch done by the ‘Vrije Denkers‘ can be found here.

Charles W. Eliot: “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.”

Marcel Proust: “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

Mother Teresa: “Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.”

Anonymous: “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: “Nothing happens to any thing which that thing is not made by nature to bear.”

Sydney J. Harris: “An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.”

How stubborn can one be? ROTFLMAO! 🙂

(perhaps the AHRQ can make use of Apple’s ResearchKit as announced yesterday! 🙂 )

Aristotle: “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

Apple had its “Spring Forward” event today, and it has been THE event many looked forward to in order to learn more about the upcoming Apple Watch, Apple’s new (fifth) branch to the their family tree (next to Mac, MacBook, iPad, iPhone). Tim Cook on stage (Steve, you are missed!) had some more interesting products in his sleeve though, so next to a lot of self promotion and ‘oh gosh we are good’, there was a lot to cover:

– Apple TV: is exclusively supporting the new standalone streaming service HBO Now with access to a LOT of movies and series (including Game of Thrones) for $14,99/m. Also the price for the Apple TV change to just $69. Tim repeatedly mentioned that ‘this is just the beginning’, so expect more to come! 🙂

– ResearchKit: is a revolutional method to allow people to participate in medical research through their iPhone a game changer for medical research. The first five tests are built in, available from today, are to contribute in research done for: Parkinson’s, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and breast cancer. I am not sure what to think of this, despite the disclaimer that Apple will not see your data, who knows on what corners data flows…ResearchKit is Open Source which at least shows that Apple is serious in contributing to Medical Research by allowing many parties in.

– MacBook: a new reinvented laptop with a 12″ Retina display, a separate product line next to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. The thinnest (13.1mm at most) and lightest (900 grams) laptop of all with new keyboard, super thin display, Force Track trackpad, a fanless design, a 67% smaller logic board (allowing more batteries on board to give it an ‘all day’ battery life) and, only one (!) connector (the new USB-C standard, supporting HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, power and more). All in all pretty awesome and available from April 10. (oh, and it comes in three colors; Silver, Space Gray, and Gold 🙂 )

– Apple Watch; last but definitely not least, more information on the upcoming Apple Watch, the ‘most personal device ever’. Well, I could say much about it, but you really should see it to understand that this very well may be a game changer for many. Despite the fact that I am not a watch person, it IS an amazing product which will allow you to use your phone (iPhone) less (and in the process avoid being dragged into the overwhelming world of the ‘internet in your pocket’ that the iPhone truly is…not a bad thing actually). I caught myself actually considering an Apple Watch…damn you Apple, how the hell do you do it, creating a need? Amazing! 🙂

For the real geeks, go watch the full  Keynote speech here!

Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”

Leo Burnett: “When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either.”

Reverend Sean Parker Dennison: “The ability to see beauty is the beginning of our moral sensibility. What we believe is beautiful we will not wantonly destroy.”