Thomas Cox

Hilarious

// July 16th, 2008 // No Comments » // Life

Wow Jib Jab has increased their budget for production of these things haven’t they?

An Update on Life

// April 14th, 2008 // 1 Comment » // Life

Things are going very well and many things have occurred since I last updated this blog(not that I was every real revealing in my personal life).  I made a career move last November, it was something that was necessary to do due to finances. NFi was great and a wonderful experience but I felt stale and needed a change. The learning environment no longer existed and it was time to experience something new. I moved on to INViSiON Industries and am directing our online presence entirely. From coding to SEO and email campaigns, it all falls under my direction. Our company is very interesting and we deal with subject matter near and dear to my heart. Through college one of my hobbies was working on my cars sound and entertainment systems. Well, INViSiON creates OEM and Dealer Direct Rear Seat Entertainment systems which you can order with your car direct from the dealer. We do not sell aftermarket or direct to the consumer. The systems are very high quality and very cool. We have recently launched a brand new site which will soon feature online ordering for our dealers and many more exciting new features. Be sure to check it out.  Find out more about INViSiON Industries… also Macraes Blue Book on INViSiON Industries

All That Jazz

// October 31st, 2007 // No Comments » // Life, Orlando

I love living near the downtown and Winterpark areas, there are so many interesting, cultural activities to be involved in. Following the UCF homecoming football game versus Marshall I want to check out two events in my neighborhood this Saturday, November 3rd. The problem is both are at the same time and both involve Jazz! Choices, choices.

The College Park neighborhood is having its annual Jazz festival. The concert begins at 6pm and seating is available on a first come, first serve basis and the cost is free. “Just pack a picnic basket with your favorite food and beverages, grab a blanket or lawn chair and sit back to enjoy a warm fall evening under the stars, filled with beautiful jazz music and good friends!” Sounds like a good time to me. Interestingly, Alcoholic beverages are permitted for those 21 and older. I love being able to have a drink outdoors.

Additionally, Leu Gardens is hosting its Fall Jazz Stroll, consisting of live music and candlelit walks through the gardens. “Enjoy an evening of jazz & blues music performed by Beautiful Bobby Blackmon, The Robert Harris Group and Lindy & Sol Y Mar with candlelit walkways in Orlando’s most beautiful garden. Pack a dinner picnic basket and bring a blanket or chairs.” I enjoyed my first visit to the gardens recently and can think of no better date night. Tickets are $17 and went on sale October 22nd, the gardens will close at 3pm and reopen at 7 for the stroll.

I may just have to figure out a way to do both!

Coffee Cups

// July 11th, 2007 // Comments Off // Life

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee.
Savour the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.