14 min
Tescasterone_011 - Altruism Tescasterone Podcast
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- Society & Culture
Hello Casteronies, hmmmm - Castaways, I don't know - trying to come up with a name for you guys. Whatever, welcome to your Weekend!
Starting off the show with NASCAR, congrats to Brad Keslowski for winning the Kansas Speedway Digital Alley 400. The top 5 drivers according to the standings: 1) Joey Logano, 2) Kyle Busch, 3) Kevin Harvick, 4) Chase Elliot, 5) and Brad Keslowski.
I went to a Twins game on Monday, Hear all about my trip in the podcast, it was pretty cool. Twins still leading their division, and 4th place overall in the Major League. Go Twins Go.
Just Joe today, as Scottie's Big Project is starting to make him feel a bit overwhelmed. I've helped him as much as I could, I guess the rest he has to do on his own. So, today, I'm here to discuss Altruism. The dictionary defines it as the practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others. Sometimes altruism is viewed with cynicism, but I honestly believe in and practice it, on an almost daily basis. We are all on this planet, Together. We are all striving for the thing - happiness.
How can it be, then, that there are those that step on, steal from, crush, and kill others in their attempt to gain happiness?
Have you ever watched the rowing competitions at the summer Olympics? When those teams are all pulling together, for a single purpose, their combined efforts achieve goals that a sole person could never even conceive of.
So it is in my mind, when viewing this planet, the same must apply. When we all pull together we can accomplish So Much More, than we could ever do all by our selves. And faster than we could imagine.
I have a different friend that has a huge project looming over him. I knew of it long before he even came to me. He didn't even have to ask me, I told him I would be there.
I believe that is the way is should be with true guys - whether we are Bikers, Bakers, Geeks, or Bankers. Broads or Bro's, we are all in this world together, and together we can accomplish miracles.
Onward. The Z-car project keeps moving forward. I'm trying to pull together a parts list for the engine; Heads, cam, low-rise intake manifold, carb, etc. . .
Oh, as an aside, I do have to mention the place where I picked up my engine stand. Harbor Freight. I picked up a 1,000 pound stand, which I found comparable stands on other sites for around $100, on sale at Harbor freight for 59.99, added on a 20% coupon, and with the $25 gift card (Thanks Big Swifty), I ended up paying 26.41 for the stand. 15 years ago, I would have just gone straight to Sears, to the Craftsman Tools Section - Alas, Sears is no more, and Craftsman quality isn't what it used to be. Looking for good tools, at a great price? Check out Harbor Freight.
Oh, before I forget, music intro and outro was provided by Jon from the band 'Sea of Vapors', check him out on Soundcloud. Thanks for the solid, Jon.
Twitter: Tescaterone Joe
Facebook: say hi to Scottie
Talk to you all next week,
Tescasterone Joe
and Scott
Hello Casteronies, hmmmm - Castaways, I don't know - trying to come up with a name for you guys. Whatever, welcome to your Weekend!
Starting off the show with NASCAR, congrats to Brad Keslowski for winning the Kansas Speedway Digital Alley 400. The top 5 drivers according to the standings: 1) Joey Logano, 2) Kyle Busch, 3) Kevin Harvick, 4) Chase Elliot, 5) and Brad Keslowski.
I went to a Twins game on Monday, Hear all about my trip in the podcast, it was pretty cool. Twins still leading their division, and 4th place overall in the Major League. Go Twins Go.
Just Joe today, as Scottie's Big Project is starting to make him feel a bit overwhelmed. I've helped him as much as I could, I guess the rest he has to do on his own. So, today, I'm here to discuss Altruism. The dictionary defines it as the practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others. Sometimes altruism is viewed with cynicism, but I honestly believe in and practice it, on an almost daily basis. We are all on this planet, Together. We are all striving for the thing - happiness.
How can it be, then, that there are those that step on, steal from, crush, and kill others in their attempt to gain happiness?
Have you ever watched the rowing competitions at the summer Olympics? When those teams are all pulling together, for a single purpose, their combined efforts achieve goals that a sole person could never even conceive of.
So it is in my mind, when viewing this planet, the same must apply. When we all pull together we can accomplish So Much More, than we could ever do all by our selves. And faster than we could imagine.
I have a different friend that has a huge project looming over him. I knew of it long before he even came to me. He didn't even have to ask me, I told him I would be there.
I believe that is the way is should be with true guys - whether we are Bikers, Bakers, Geeks, or Bankers. Broads or Bro's, we are all in this world together, and together we can accomplish miracles.
Onward. The Z-car project keeps moving forward. I'm trying to pull together a parts list for the engine; Heads, cam, low-rise intake manifold, carb, etc. . .
Oh, as an aside, I do have to mention the place where I picked up my engine stand. Harbor Freight. I picked up a 1,000 pound stand, which I found comparable stands on other sites for around $100, on sale at Harbor freight for 59.99, added on a 20% coupon, and with the $25 gift card (Thanks Big Swifty), I ended up paying 26.41 for the stand. 15 years ago, I would have just gone straight to Sears, to the Craftsman Tools Section - Alas, Sears is no more, and Craftsman quality isn't what it used to be. Looking for good tools, at a great price? Check out Harbor Freight.
Oh, before I forget, music intro and outro was provided by Jon from the band 'Sea of Vapors', check him out on Soundcloud. Thanks for the solid, Jon.
Twitter: Tescaterone Joe
Facebook: say hi to Scottie
Talk to you all next week,
Tescasterone Joe
and Scott
14 min