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  • 90 second book review: The Obstacle is the Way

    I first heard of Stoic philosophy a little over a year ago.  It immediately appealed to me (another book I just started would say that was more intuition than reasoning, but that review will come later) and I downloaded a copy of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations (the link is to the translation that everyone says you should…

  • CDG is finally not a nightmare

    After 15 years of flying through CDG in Paris and bitching about it almost every time, I have to give them credit: I was able to get off my regional connection, go through passport control, take a bus, NOT have to go through security a second time and get to my gate in less than…

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  • 90 second book review: The Market for Liberty

    I finished reading The Market for Liberty, by Morris and Linda Tannehill a few days ago on my Kindle (available as a free epub and PDF at the previous link).  This was another one of the suggestions I took away from a conversation or session at Porcfest.  Overall it was a quick and easy read…

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  • Reddit proves the stoics right

    This post on Reddit is exactly why the stoic practice of recognizing your own mortality is so important. You don’t need to be dying (even though we all are) to live with this perspective.

  • Strange loop quote from Bacon

    We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. – Francis Bacon I like the paradox in this quote. Especially because it’s true.

  • Quick job for a local designer

    I’m working on a small project and need to find a local designer to work with me to create a model that can be 3d printed. Know anyone? Interested?  It’s a paying gig and shouldn’t take more than an hour or two.

  • I am a "needy" home educating dad

    After a lot of discussion, reflection and even amidst continuing doubts, we (Mason, DeAnna and I) have made the decision to give home education a go again for this next year, which would be his Freshman year in traditional high school.  When we decided to try home education for the first time last year, we…