Random thoughts, musings and things I think are interesting…
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They forgot one…
The county I live in (Grant) is dry (no alcohol sales) but there is a special vote on Dec 22nd to put it to the public to see we want to go wet. I got this in the mail today: A list of all the bad things that will happen if we go wet. I…
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90 Second Book Review: Influence
Influence made it onto my to read pile from listening to some now forgotten episode of the Tim Ferriss podcast. It actually may have been a few episodes that I listened to in close proximity. Each time it was referenced as one that “everyone” has read and since I hadn’t I added it to my…
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What do you mean?
On the way to drop my son off at a film shoot for a commercial this morning (ah, the joys of homeschooling!), he asked me if I thought the attacks in California yesterday were terrorism. I told him that depends on what you mean by terrorism. If you mean what I think alot of people…
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My new third place
I first heard about the concept of a “third place” in a magazine article I was reading about starbucks a few years ago. Recently I was reading a book that referenced another book (which I haven’t read, but is on my ever expanding Amazon wish list) that clued me in on the fact that the idea…
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Wicked
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Quick post to try out new OSX WordPress.com app
Just a quick post of the new WordPress.com OSX App. First impression: very nice. Amazing that its a complete rewrite. Seems very well thought out and not a single issue. Did make me realize however that I had neglected to turn on two factor for my wordpress.com account, which was connected to all the blogs…
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90 second book review: Our Mathematical Universe
Not sure where to start with this one, so I guess I will start at the beginning. First, a disclaimer: I am not afraid of reading above my weight class, and while I think I’ve bulked up a bit, there is still a ways I have to go before I will fully grasp all of…
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90 second book review: A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Building a Great Business
A few weeks ago I had the chance to visit Ann Arbor, MI for a week for business. I drove up late on a Sunday for an all day people performance review meeting on Monday that was a precursor to a larger meeting for the middle of the week and then a team meeting at…
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A queen's version of molon labe
I have to give credit where it is due: the whole reason I have discovered that I actually like history is due to Dan Carlin. As any of my few readers might know, I am a huge podcast fan and have been listening to Dan’s two podcasts for years (I owe a hat tip to…