Name Change

I've been blogging for a while under Bellchimetime but have decided to change to this blog name. I had started to do this last year and found that the old posts did not transfer over so I stopped but am feeling that Sneakers57 will inspire me more so here I am.

The Last Lecture

I read a book this week called 'The Last Lecture' , written by a man named Randy Pausch who is a professor of virtual reality at Carnagie Melon University. The last lecture refers to the words of wisdom a teacher would give to his students if it were indeed the last thing he could tell them. Randy Pausch adds another layer to this ...he is dying of pancreatic cancer and expected to live less than 6 months.

Randy tells us all about his childhood and his dreams and his jobs and his family. He doesn't ask for pity because of his situation but I am sorry that he's dying. He has a wife who loves him and 3 children who will grow up without their father and that is a sad thing on any level.

But....this book is an ego filled crock. I have a feeling that if I met him I wouldn't like him very much and the truth is he is spreading psycho-babble that is not anywhere near original or profound. I guess he's providing financial security for the family he is leaving behind but little else. He got my $20 bucks so I guess he accomplished his mission.