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Choose your passengers wisely

I commute to work five days a week, via train and ferry, and in each of those days I rub elbows with hundreds of fellow passengers. Fortunately, I often get a seat, which is helpful as I am on those trains and ferries for 60 minutes (each way!).
There are plenty of well-known rules when commuting, [...]

Posted 28 January 2010 § ‡ Comments (0)

2009: A personal retrospective

As is usual, I find myself sitting in front of a computer in the late evening. This evening is, of course, different than most. It is January 1, 2010, the first day of a new year, and the first day of a new decade. (In reality it is January 2, 2010, because it’s after [...]

Posted 02 January 2010 § ‡ Comments (0)

A brief history of an amateur musician, Part III: Assorted Recordings and Dirt Man’s King

This is the third in a series of posts about my past life as an amateur musician. Other posts include A brief history of an amateur musician, Part I: The Early Years, and A brief history of an amateur musician, Part II: The Hardcore Years and Kulturkampf.
Both during and after my time with the hardcore [...]

Posted 10 December 2009 § ‡ Comments (3)

Quote: Work less, accomplish more

From Productivity501.com:
Personally, I am not interested in working more.  I am very interested in accomplishing more.  Trying to accomplish more just by working more is the brute force “assembly line” method. It doesn’t scale.  Eventually, you will reach a point where you can’t do any more without having harmful side effects.
Honorable mention to Mark Shead’s [...]

Posted 09 December 2009 § ‡ Comments (1)

The waiting is the hardest part

Being the father of a 4-year old has reminded me of the difficulty we all have with the concept of waiting. It’s hard enough for adults; it’s nearly impossible for kids.
In their defense, kids have the deck stacked against them. Patience is learned; some kids take a long time to learn it, and some [...]

Posted 25 November 2009 § ‡ Comments (0)