Ironman

This past Saturday, they were holding an Ironman race in St.George. From 7am to Midnight, 2300 people swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and then ran 26.2 miles. It was awesome. I found myself totally sucked into the excitement and wanted to give as much encouragement to these people who trained and sacrificed so much to become an “Ironman”. It is really amazing what men and women can accomplish and thousands gathered to acknowledge those participating.

This week, in the mist of trying to regulate the financial markets, President Obama said “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money”.Voices for Reason wrote a great post about this statement, and when I read it, it reminded me of the Ironman race. At no point did I hear someone in the crowd say “I do think at a certain point they should just give up”. There was no judging of personal accomplishments, only encouragement.

Here is the perfect response to President B.O.’s statement
“You assume rational self-interest is simply ensuring one’s physical luxury. But what would a man do with himself once he has those millions. He would stagnate. No man who has used his mind enough to achieve a fortune is going to be happy doing nothing. His self-interest does not lie in consumption but in production–in the creative expansion of his mind.” – Ayn Rand

The motive to earn unlimited rewards come from the producer’s desire for unlimited achievement. We encourage unlimited physical achievement and reward it with awe. We should be doing the same with financial achievements.

Conan on Tour

The Official Review

Things I loved:

1) Conan live in the flesh

2) Being a part of his first ever tour (and very likely his last)

3) Conan without NBC Wardrobe/Makeup people. He had a beard, no tie, no gel in his hair, and no makeup. It was wild

4) Walker Texas Ranger lever

5) His 6 musical numbers. I love seeing Conan play the guitar and sing.

6) Encore song – He literally did an Encore, just like any rock star. It was awesome

7) The original Late Night band – minus Max.

8) Reliving it the next day as I told Friends and Family about it. Just ask, I’ll tell you all the jokes.

Things I didn’t love:

1) The show was less than an hour.

2) 7 Min of Deon Cole stand-up (This is one of Conan’s Tonight show writers. Come on, I came to see Conan)

3) Triumph video appearance. I know he is part of the Late Night family, but he wore out his welcome 5 years ago.

4) Andy’s Solo Act – I really love Andy, but his 5 min solo act was not his best work.

5) Not enough Conan!

All in All it was awesome. Review of his 60 min interview to come. Juicy stuff.