Comments on: Surfing serendipity http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/ What associations do you have with waves? Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Farveterapi « Levende http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-3609 Farveterapi « Levende Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:28:27 +0000 http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-3609 [...] af den slags øjeblikke der opstÃ¥r uventet og glædeligt. [...] [...] af den slags øjeblikke der opstÃ¥r uventet og glædeligt. [...]

]]> By: levende http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-93 levende Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:35:16 +0000 http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-93 That's what I call a <i>radical booking philosophy</i>. And of course, I like that! (being someone who takes life sometimes a little too personal and thus radicalizes thoughts as they are turned into real life actions - such as removing the idiotic CAPS LOCK key on the keyboard because it gives nothing but trouble ;-) ) Oh and talking of who discovered America, when <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Ericsson" rel="nofollow">Leif Eriksson</a> set foot on American soil (Newfoundland that was), it was only because he tried to escape a storm. Maybe the <b>waves</b> of the sea made him feel nauseous? That’s what I call a radical booking philosophy. And of course, I like that! (being someone who takes life sometimes a little too personal and thus radicalizes thoughts as they are turned into real life actions – such as removing the idiotic CAPS LOCK key on the keyboard because it gives nothing but trouble ;-) )

Oh and talking of who discovered America, when Leif Eriksson set foot on American soil (Newfoundland that was), it was only because he tried to escape a storm.

Maybe the waves of the sea made him feel nauseous?

]]> By: Nadja http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-88 Nadja Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:30:35 +0000 http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-88 Well - I guess Columbus discovered the Americas with the help from serendipity as well... Well – I guess Columbus discovered the Americas with the help from serendipity as well…

]]> By: Nadja http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-87 Nadja Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:29:55 +0000 http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-87 Actually - I've just returned from winterholidays in Cambodia. On of the beautiful beaches in coastal Sihanouxville was called Serendipity Beach. That was the place where everyone wanted to stay - several funky guesthouses with beautiful bungalows on a dramatic cliff overlooking the beach. But you couldn't reserve a bungalow in advance. You had to take the chance - and let serendipity decide your accomodations... Actually – I’ve just returned from winterholidays in Cambodia. On of the beautiful beaches in coastal Sihanouxville was called Serendipity Beach. That was the place where everyone wanted to stay – several funky guesthouses with beautiful bungalows on a dramatic cliff overlooking the beach.

But you couldn’t reserve a bungalow in advance. You had to take the chance – and let serendipity decide your accomodations…

]]> By: levende http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-85 levende Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:36:07 +0000 http://www.shareabrainwave.net/2007/01/31/surfing-serendipity/#comment-85 Finding something seemingly irrelevant yet indeed needed is truly serendipitous! <a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n283/levendeblog/Serendipity.jpg" rel="nofollow">Stumbling upon a place called Serendipity</a> is most certainly serendipitous when walking the streets of Manhattan. (Bonus info: I found it on E 60th St.) Did you know that among inventions that were really serendipitous by origin we can find <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teflon" rel="nofollow"><b>Teflon</b>, by Roy J. Plunkett, who invented it by accident as he was trying to develop a new gas for refrigeration and instead got a slick substance.</a> Well, well, well. So let the waves keep rolling and let's keep playing together :-) By the way, my favorite quote trying to define what serendipity is all about is this one: <i>"Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering a farmer's daughter."</i> Julius Comroe Jr. Finding something seemingly irrelevant yet indeed needed is truly serendipitous!

Stumbling upon a place called Serendipity is most certainly serendipitous when walking the streets of Manhattan. (Bonus info: I found it on E 60th St.)

Did you know that among inventions that were really serendipitous by origin we can find Teflon, by Roy J. Plunkett, who invented it by accident as he was trying to develop a new gas for refrigeration and instead got a slick substance. Well, well, well. So let the waves keep rolling and let’s keep playing together :-)

By the way, my favorite quote trying to define what serendipity is all about is this one: “Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering a farmer’s daughter.” Julius Comroe Jr.

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