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5 Responses to “Life lessons from Randy Pausch’s “Last Lecture”, part 2”

1. 1 Marlene Chalet
   May 1st, 2008 at 12:05 am

   Give Randy Pausch a Virtual Visit since we all can’t fit in his living room, and he’s given us so much of himself.

   Date and Time: Monday, May 5; 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time (Virginia, USA). Spread this around; blog it, text it, translate it (here are some international time guides: Melbourne- Mon 2:00 AM; Mexico City- Sun 11:00 AM; Paris- Sun 6:00 PM; Johannesburg- Sun 6:00 PM; Beijing- Midnight Sun-Mon; London- Sun 5:00 PM).

   So no matter where you are, as close as you can to 12 noon EDT, sing, hum or just think it:

   “Sing” (Sing A Song)- from Sesame Street (written by Joe Raposo)

   Sing, Sing a song.
   Sing out loud, Sing out strong.
   Sing of good things, not bad.
   Sing of happy, not sad.
   Sing, Sing a song.
   Make it simple, To last your whole life long.
   Don’t worry that it’s not good enough, For anyone else to hear.
   Sing, Sing a song.

   We can do it and he deserves it: Knowing just when we’re all thinking of him..

2. 2 dina campbell
   May 13th, 2008 at 11:07 am

   steve, hello from b.c. canada…i am also grateful for my life, parents & childhood, poor but lots of fun & life lessons along with the sorrows…i’d like to think that i was as grateful before i broke my back but truthfully, it was a chance to clear a cluttered cupboard of stuff that didn’t matter, certainly not a totally negative experience…as a school board trustee, i am giving the grad’08 address & i’m planning to mention your assessment of life in terms of achieving childhood dreams…thnx for sharing your truth…as i live through each day in debilitating chronic pain, sometimes i wish i could “go to sleep forever”, however, most days my dream of writing about my parents life keeps me going & on a day to day level, working with kids keeps me busy…i think of you often, good on ya…dina.

3. 3 dina campbell
   May 13th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

   i apologize for the name difficulty in my comment, memory mix ups are one of my challenges, very frustrating…sorry…d.

4. 4 Pedro
   Jun 3rd, 2008 at 8:11 pm

   How inspiring Randy Pausch is! If you liked “The Last Lecture”, another fantastic memoir I just read and highly recommend is “My Stroke of Insight” by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Her TEDTalk video (ted.com) has been seen as many times as The Last Lecture I think, and Oprah did 4 shows on her book, so there are a lot of similarities. In My Stroke of Insight, there’s a happy ending though. It’s an incredible story! I hear they’re making it into a movie.

5. 5 Steve Darden
   Jun 3rd, 2008 at 10:34 pm

   Thanks - yes we all need to recommend the Jill Bolte Taylor TED talk to our friends. Myself I’d rather skip the stroke — but if I have to experience a stroke, I hope I’ll be up her standard.

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