Full disclosure: I worked at Waldenbooks for 5 years back in the day when I had to have someone describe to me what a search engine was. Maybe that’s not full disclosure …but it’s enough of a reveal for the … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
I have a lot of self-help books. When you’re trying to get rid of books because they’ve taken over your space and your life, it’s a good time to take inventory of what you have in your collection. I have … Continue reading
I’m beardless. See the full viking post if you wonder what was going on with the beard It is a lot faster to get rid of a beard … Continue reading
We watched this movie last night…the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It’s a movie about a bunch of old people. I loved it. I told my wife, “Who would have thought that I’d love a movie about old people?” She told … Continue reading
This is a video of a talk given by author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss. If you aren’t familiar with Tim Ferriss, he’s the author of “The 4-Hour Workweek”, “The 4-Hour Body”, and most recently “The 4-Hour Chef”. The 4 Hour … Continue reading
I don’t know if it’s context …or if the strength of the songwriting is the “thing”…but some albums, and some songs in particular, stick with me like a brand on my spirit. The first time I heard this album, other … Continue reading
Your “hipness quotient” always goes up if you like bands that no one’s ever heard of. I was never so hip that I really went off the radar…no punk bands from the South of France…no South African pan steel bands … Continue reading
Having a power outage gives you time to talk to your spouse. There’s no television, no computer, no cordless telephone…there’s no distractions. So my wife and I had a conversation down in the kitchen about a lot of things. We … Continue reading
We had an ice storm today. At 4:30 in the morning, I noticed the lights flickering when I went downstairs to make some coffee…and shortly after that we lost power for the day. The whole day. Good grief…we are creatures … Continue reading
They say that it’s probably smart to play your hand close to your vest. When it’s a bunch of hair growing out of your face, that’s a hard thing to do. I’m growing my beard out as we speak. I … Continue reading