I Take the Internet For Granted
I hate grocery shopping but I love Starbucks and my computer so while Steph goes shopping at Meijer, I sit in the cafe and enjoy a non-fat latte while hacking away. One point of interest is that the...
View ArticleWhy The iPhone Is Worth The Money
Everyone that is not a geek who sees me brandish my iPhone while checking text messages and such, is first mystified by the device and then they instantly hop on the “it’s just too expensive for a...
View ArticleYears of Experience Does Not Matter
So I had this really long post written to support my title. The only problem was that I feared my overall point was lost in dripping sarcasm and multiple paragraphs, so I erased it and I’m going to now...
View ArticleFollow or Forge Part Deux
So on July 23rd, 2005 at 12:42am (my typical inspiration time), I posted my thoughts on Following and Forging. It is now almost two and a half years later and if you have talked to me at any length...
View ArticleGood To Great Notes
I’m a big fan of quotes so as I read books, I keep track of the lines and paragraphs I like in a tinye moleskin book. The other day I was reading through some of the things I’ve stored in it over the...
View ArticleiPhone Web Clip Icon Added
Aww…snap! I just added a sexy iphone webclip icon for this site. I put a photograph below for those who don’t own the greatest device in the history of the world. You can also see the nd.edu icon if...
View ArticleMeet Sally
I remember my dad proudly showing me pictures of his first muscle car when I was young (I believe a Plymouth Barracuda). The pictures were from the 70’s so they had that faded, worn look. He bragged of...
View ArticleDon’t Work Hard, Work Efficiently
So we are pretty busy right now at Notre Dame. Both sides of the agency (print, web) are swamped. The thing I’ve noticed is when you have too much work to get done, there are two ways of catching up...
View ArticleEars Covered In’Bose
Sometimes I have a problem getting into the zone while working. What I’ve found is that music by itself doesn’t really help. I still hear all the distractions and such. Not too long ago, it hit me....
View ArticleHow To Make Coffee
Making your own coffee from the bean is really easy. Maybe it’s because I’m inept at most kitchen related activities (other than eating) but I remember thinking that making coffee (other than drip or...
View ArticleEffort and Time
I have been saying that to people a lot lately. Success takes effort and time. Now that I think about it, effort and time could probably be considered the definition of consistency. Though now that I...
View ArticleDo It For Mom
Mom. Mom. Mom. Moooom. Mooooooooom. Mom, mom, mom. Remember those days? Remember when you only cared what mom thought of what you were doing? Those were the good days. Then, out of nowhere, you are no...
View Article4 Weight Lifting Tips
I started lifting weights again and it feels great. I have lifted weights off and on since college and have picked up a few things that I thought I would share. 1. Negative Can Be Positive In order to...
View ArticleAn Idea Idea
I have a lot of ideas lately. I think the main reason I have had so many is because I have been trying to come up with ideas. Contrary to popular belief, ideas do not spring out of nowhere. Idea...
View ArticleNew Blog about Blogging
I have spent a lot of time over the past few months growing RailsTips, one of my other blogs. From October to December, I doubled my traffic and almost doubled my feed subscribers (16k to 30k and 2.5k...
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