“How about Honduras?” she said as we were researching trip destinations… I figured, why not? I’d never been, plus on the surface it seems a lot like the rest of central america. Turns out, the answer to the “why not?” was a few reasons deep: Hon…
Read moreAdventures in Entrepreneurship – 3 Years In
Last year I formalized a few lessons I would have relayed to myself as I was starting my adventures in entrepreneurship back in early 2009. Now that I’m at my third anniversary of self-employment, I thought I’d take a look back again and add in an…
Read morePhotoset: Highway Lines & Warning Signs
Road Trip Economics
Having just returned from a two week trip cross-country (post coming soon), I find many of the people I encounter seem to have two misconceptions – 1. It cost alot of money 2. It would be impossible if not self employed. So I thought I’d break dow…
Read moreUnverifiable Truth # 29 – Sportsmanship Awards and 5k’s Are Making Us Weak.
There was a time when statements like “he’s super competitive” or “she takes really winning seriously” would be considered compliments. These days a competitive attitude is treated as a character flaw. Over and over I hear people knock on good ole…
Read moreAnnual Review 2011 Part 3 – Bring It 2012
Nice to meet you 2012. I’m Neil. I’ve got big plans for us, I hope you don’t mind. (Provided you decide against that whole 2012 end of the world thing that is.) Overall, 2011 had a ton of successes but also a few failures, and I’m hoping that putt…
Read moreAnnual Review 2011 Part 2: Success.
As I mentioned in my post on 5 things I’d tell my self while starting a business, It is natural for me to feel like as an entrepreneur that I need to be tied to my work. For the first time I was able to allow myself to feel like it was OK with tak…
Read more2011 Annual Review Part 1 – FAIL City.
First off, hat tip to Chris of The Art of Non-Conformity for the idea of doing a personal “annual review” at the conclusion of each year. Basically the concept is to evaluate your last year; where you kicked ass and where you fell flat. As I didn’…
Read morePhotos of The Year – 2011
Some great trips this year lead to some solid pics. Not bad given my camera broke on the first day all three overseas trips. Most taken on Panasonic TS3, HTC Evo or Iphone 4S. Do it right, click to enlarge. Color Out. Color Up. Water. Transportati…
Read moreUnverifiable Truth #28 – “I’m Not a Dog Person” Is Blasphemy.
O.K. not as offensive as “I’m more of a cat person”, but pretty close. Listen, I get it. Dog ownership isn’t for everyone (including myself currently). But dogs fucking rock, and not enjoying their general presence is just plain bush-league. Is it…
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