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| the pausch family |
when the hsbc god smiled upon my family and moved our ever-so-grateful-asses out of connecticut and into delaware, i was introduced to a man who offered the second wake-up call that i was living my life poorly.
shortly after moving into our new home, personal events required that i spend every morning 5 days a week traveling back and forth between dover, delaware and baltimore, maryland. i was desperate for grown-up talk for my solo trip back to dover, and happened upon michael smerconish's, 'morning drive'. every monday through friday, wpht's truly "fair and balanced" talk show host kept me entertained and in the know from 6 to 9 am.
after 6 months of 'morning drive' in the car, the necessity for my travels to baltimore came to an end, and i could listen online from a tiny workspace i set up in a master bathroom large enough to be featured on 'cribs'.
smerc's guest was jeffrey laslow, who along with carnegie melon professor, randy pausch, co-authored, 'the last lecture'. i had no idea who either guy was, but by the end of the interview i knew i had just listened to the words of a man who's bravery was both shocking and remarkable to me.
smerconish rolled excerpts from the actual last lecture given by pausch to his beloved carnegie students and colleagues. with almost inhuman ease, pausch described the ridiculous number of tumors rampant throughout his body, and the pancreatic cancer that would eventually take his life. at the time of the interview, randy pausch was physically struggling and began the conclusion of a life superbly lived.
randy pausch passed away july 25, 2008. he was 47 years old.
after the zaslow interview, i immediately youtubed the lecture. i highly recommend everyone watch this-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
i bought the book just after that and read it in a couple of hours.
i tried to share it with others, who at the time did not have ears for it; however, i recommend after everyone youtubes the last lecture, everyone go buy 'the last lecture' and keep it forever.
sadly, author jeffrey zaslow was killed in a car accident in early 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/books/jeffrey-zaslow-best-selling-author-dies-at-53.html
this was another signal i was in serious need of some real serious introspection.
once i became aware of who randy pausch was, i was mortified by the negative outlook i had come to embrace and let define my quality of life. it was humbling in a painful yet enlightening way, and exactly what my heart needed to hear at exactly that moment.
synchronicity.
sometimes i ask myself, wwrpd?
and i set myself straight.
i know you have peace, and i am so grateful to have had a moment of your time.
cmk
p.s. due to severely-challenged blogspot skillz, i have 2 pages titled 'a year of dangerous living'. until i overcome certain tech challenges, the page you are currently on 'beginnings' will be my ongoing account. ty.
shortly after moving into our new home, personal events required that i spend every morning 5 days a week traveling back and forth between dover, delaware and baltimore, maryland. i was desperate for grown-up talk for my solo trip back to dover, and happened upon michael smerconish's, 'morning drive'. every monday through friday, wpht's truly "fair and balanced" talk show host kept me entertained and in the know from 6 to 9 am.
after 6 months of 'morning drive' in the car, the necessity for my travels to baltimore came to an end, and i could listen online from a tiny workspace i set up in a master bathroom large enough to be featured on 'cribs'.
smerc's guest was jeffrey laslow, who along with carnegie melon professor, randy pausch, co-authored, 'the last lecture'. i had no idea who either guy was, but by the end of the interview i knew i had just listened to the words of a man who's bravery was both shocking and remarkable to me.
smerconish rolled excerpts from the actual last lecture given by pausch to his beloved carnegie students and colleagues. with almost inhuman ease, pausch described the ridiculous number of tumors rampant throughout his body, and the pancreatic cancer that would eventually take his life. at the time of the interview, randy pausch was physically struggling and began the conclusion of a life superbly lived.
randy pausch passed away july 25, 2008. he was 47 years old.
after the zaslow interview, i immediately youtubed the lecture. i highly recommend everyone watch this-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
i bought the book just after that and read it in a couple of hours.
i tried to share it with others, who at the time did not have ears for it; however, i recommend after everyone youtubes the last lecture, everyone go buy 'the last lecture' and keep it forever.
sadly, author jeffrey zaslow was killed in a car accident in early 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/books/jeffrey-zaslow-best-selling-author-dies-at-53.html
this was another signal i was in serious need of some real serious introspection.
once i became aware of who randy pausch was, i was mortified by the negative outlook i had come to embrace and let define my quality of life. it was humbling in a painful yet enlightening way, and exactly what my heart needed to hear at exactly that moment.
synchronicity.
sometimes i ask myself, wwrpd?
and i set myself straight.
i know you have peace, and i am so grateful to have had a moment of your time.
cmk
p.s. due to severely-challenged blogspot skillz, i have 2 pages titled 'a year of dangerous living'. until i overcome certain tech challenges, the page you are currently on 'beginnings' will be my ongoing account. ty.
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