About my annual review: For the last 10 or so years, I’ve tried to look back at the year before and see how it stacks up, while also setting goals for the year to come. I find the exercise invaluable as a mechanism to be inspired to do more cool stuff. The categories Life, Fitness, Business & Travel work best for me.
Read moreI’d consider myself fairly politically agnostic. I’ve voted for both sides in elections past and voted for our president to get another four years last week. And as much as the conservatives did a better job turning me off with their tea-party, le…
Read moreIts been a year since I wrote my first Unverifiable Truth. The goal was two fold: heed my own advice and post more regularly & have a more focused format for my own ramblings. Before I push out another year’s worth, a quick recap of a few stats fr…
Read moreI’ve been fortunate enough to have some business success over the last few years. I’ve been even more fortunate to be able to save a good chunk of that money rather than have my income wrapped up in a condo lease, overpriced car payment, or thousa…
Read morePatience is good in a parent. Patience is good with a dog. Patience is good with a new employee. Patience is good in a teacher. But when does it go to far? Offices are filled with mediocre employees who underperformed from the get go, with bosses …
Read moreThere 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 moreO.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…
Read moreSan Francisco to San Luis Obisbo on the Pacific Coast Highway, 247 miles of awesome.
Read moreThe line, originally coined by Grace Hopper (a badass in her own right) may get overused a bit (guilty), but its merit can not be overstated. Almost anything worth doing will come with a naysayer or two, and if you go around asking people for perm…
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