February 2012
2 posts
A Tale of Comfort as A Child
I crouched over the curb, head hung, my hot tears disappearing into my pink shoelaces. Sobs rattled through my slight frame, and my heart ached and choked my throat with the unbridled pain of a child. I now barely remember the slight that boiled such feelings of betrayal in me, but in that moment my hands clenched so hard that my thin nails tore small pink moons into my palms.
Two emerald eyes...
May 2011
1 post
April 2011
2 posts
Even My iPhone Knows I’m a Geek! (GeekDad POTD) →
God Speaks
God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of your longing. Embody me. Flare up like flame and make big shadows I can move in. Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Don’t let yourself lose me. Nearby is the...
March 2011
2 posts
Microsoft Word Now Includes Squiggly Blue Line To... →
January 2011
1 post
September 2010
1 post
“Is not impermanence the very fragrance of our days?”
– Rilke
July 2010
1 post
“I begin with my core belief—and the foundation of almost all wisdom...”
– Anne Lamott, in Finding time - Sunset.com (via zenhabits)
June 2010
2 posts
“i
Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet.
You must depend upon...”
– How to be A Poet by Wendell Berry
May 2010
1 post
Philosophers vs. Engineers →
April 2010
1 post
“This is my simple religion. there is no need for temples; no need for...”
– Dalai Lama
March 2010
4 posts
MoMA Acquires "@" Symbol For Its Permanent... →
February 2010
3 posts
“[L]ucky people generate good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled...”
– Create Your Own Luck By Changing Your Perspective [Self Improvement]
January 2010
5 posts
Geek In Disguise : Coffee makes you dance around... →
How to Think Like a Genius - wikiHow →
Good thing I already do all this stuff.
New Year's Resolutions
Get up 30 minutes earlier for meditation/quiet time.
Continue building up my running routine, until I’m running 30 minutes straight. (Estimated time: 3 months)
Eat more vegetables. My plate: 1/2 veggies, 1/4 protein, 1/4 carbs.
Take more photographs. (Try the 365 project. Again.)
Drink less Starbucks. (Which, consequently, mean I need to GET MORE SLEEP.)
Eat out less.
Dive back into...
November 2009
2 posts
Choose Your Own Adventure →
A rather thorough analysis of one of my favorite childhood pastimes…along with a virtual CYOA!
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to gather wood, divide the...”
– Antoine De Saint-Exupery (via mnmal)
October 2009
2 posts
September 2009
1 post
passive-aggressive notes dot com — painfully... →
August 2009
9 posts
The Year of Mud: Building a cob house →
40 Modern Nonfiction Books Everyone Should Read |... →
You Are Not Trapped Inside Your Life →
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
– George Bernard Shaw
“The earlier concept of a universe made up of physical particles interacting...”
– Arthur M. Young
12 Essential Rules to Live More Like a Zen Monk →
Words are not fists: some thoughts on how men work... →
California NOW: No one wants to be The Slut. →
July 2009
9 posts
“Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
Stock Your Pantry with These 5 Health-Essential... →
How To Sniff Out A Liar - Forbes.com →
Do Experiences Lead to Greater Happiness Than... →
Power-pedaled monorail. Sweet. http://ping.fm/PZFHC
I thought I’d never say this, but kudos to Wal-Mart: http://ping.fm/m3k6H
Be magnificant.
June 2009
5 posts
You can’t dust for vomit.