Apple vs. Dell/Microsoft [2]
I have a MacBook Air that I used as my work (consulting) computer for 18 months or so. Then my new job gave me a Dell laptop that feels seriously inferior, but as with all things Windows/Dell, it is...
View ArticleQuote: The world responds to action, and not much else.
The world responds to action, and not much else.
View ArticleQuote: Lawyers are taught to take a position, whether it’s right or wrong...
Lawyers are taught to take a position, whether it’s right or wrong ideologically, and defend it – to go collect facts to support it. Whereas engineers are taught the inverse of that, they’re taught to...
View ArticleHow I manage my inbox [2]
It turns out that other people don’t use email the same way I do. And it turns out that some people think my email use patterns might have some useful ideas. It also happens to be the case that I’m...
View Article10 Questions a Pro-Choice Candidate Is Never Asked by the Media
My friend has again posted a link to an article about abortion. I find myself unable to avoid addressing it. The article poses 10 questions. Theoretically the article is complaining about how the media...
View ArticleThis year for Lent...
…I’ll be giving up staying up late. (Starting tomorrow, the first day of Lent.) For me, that means I’ll be in bed by 11pm every night of Lent. This year will be a serious test of my self-discipline :)...
View ArticleTechnology and Lent [1]
This website The plugin that provided the email notification feature for this website broke with a recent update to my blog software, and it’s not going to be easy to fix. So I’m not going to fix it....
View ArticleQuote: When properly administered, vacations do not diminish productivity:...
When properly administered, vacations do not diminish productivity: for every week you’re away and get nothing done, there’s another when your boss is away and you get twice as much done.
View ArticleQuote: He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands...
He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.
View ArticleQuote: Communication is what the listener does.
Communication is what the listener does.
View ArticleQuote: Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, does...
Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, does not try it on.
View ArticleQuote: Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the...
Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.
View ArticleA bicycle test
(I know, it’s been years since I posted here. I’m going to pretend like that doesn’t matter. You should too. Thanks!) Benjamin initially resisted the removal of his training wheels. When he was finally...
View ArticleSpeaking up [2]
Note: I thought long and hard about what to do about Trump, and decided that personally reaching out to my family, many of whom are Trump supporters, was the best thing I could do. I wrote the email...
View ArticleThis year for Lent: electronic distractions
I think I skipped last year’s Lent, and maybe the year before, too. (You can read about prior years, if you like.) But this year it was clear a few months ago what I needed to give up: my phone. And...
View ArticleQuote: Men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their...
Men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.
View ArticleCub Scout popcorn
Picture this… It’s 6am on a Saturday in September, somewhere in Kansas. The sun is coming up, and it promises to be a 90-degree day. Thousands of boys (6-12 years old) from across the country are...
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