Garden Pic - 5/5/13

http://instagram.com/p/ZChrJfRQHq/

It happened later than I wanted, but feels good to get the garden planted this year. 

8 tomatoes

4 corn

8 green beans (new this year!)

2 cantaloupe 

2 watermelon

1 eggplant

4 bell peppers

3 peppers

1 zucchini (next to the fence)

16 marigolds (to add color and divert bugs)

I have the comments to convert to a drip system, but haven't had time to do that yet.  I'll need to get this in before the plants get too big. 

Also planted 6 herbs in the wine barrel, 2 herbs in the planter below the barrel, 5 herbs in mini-pots, and 20 seeded veggies (5 plants, 4 of each).

http://addicted2success.com/success-advice/why-successful-people-leave-their-loser-friends-behind/

The article is about surrounding yourself with those you want to emulate. 

"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." - Jim Rohn

Three essential people in your life at all times. 

1 - A person who is older than you and more successful to learn from

2 - A person who is equal with you to share ideas with

3 - A person below you to coach and keep you energized

“Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes”- James Froude

Hsieh of the Day - 2/13/13

Walk and Talk

TED Talk by Nilofer Merchant. Host walking meetings. We spend 9 hours a day sitting. Sitting is our generation's smoking. 

Record Store Day

Record Store Day - 4/20/2013
Vinyl Solutions Records - San Mateo

Garden - 4/21/13

Soil

• pH - Neutral (7.0) to Slightly Acidic (6.5)
• N - Deficient (N1)
• P - Sufficient (P3) to Surplus (P4)
• K - Surplus (K4)

Activity

• 4/21 - Weeded
• 4/22 - Weeded, Rototilled, 1.5 bags of Bumper Crop, 6 Cups of Fertilizer, 6 Cups of Nitrogen Supplement (Blood Meal), Watered

How to think about Big Data

Big data differs from traditional information in mind-bending ways. For one thing, the authors write, "society will need to shed some of its obsession for causality in exchange for simple correlations: not knowing why but only what. This overturns centuries of established practices and challenges our most basic understanding of how to make decisions and comprehend reality." Quote from the WSJ on 3/27 - "Why 'Big Data' Is a Big Deal Analysis showed that prematurely born infants with unusually stable vital signs correlates with serious fevers 24 hours later—enabling physicians to take preventive measures."