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Be Excellent
I’m trying to write something personal improvement related every Monday and a story every Wednesday. I hope these are interesting to people, because I generally think that most personal improvement articles are relatively useless. Every couple weeks I scan through lifehacker.com, and inevitably think “Man… this is a lot of useless junk.” Now… I’ve definitely…
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These are a Few of My Favorite Things
Here’s a quick list of some fantastic things that I don’t feel like writing full reviews on. Razor Blades – Merkur platinum coated. NOT feather, which are good but not as good. Monospace Font for programming – Bitstream Vera (free) Toothpaste – Tom’s of Maine spearmint Floss – Tom’s of Maine wax coated Stock –…
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Minor Details
We just found out that we need visas for Taiwan. We probably should have thought about that before, but every problem is an opportunity. If we can’t take care of this while we’re in LA then we’ll take a side trip to the Philippines or something so that we’re not there for more than 30…
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Camping at IHOP
“We need to take this, ok?” The nighttime receptionist didn’t know what to say. I had just grabbed the poinsetta plant from her desk and before she could reply we were already halfway to the door. “Well, I guess…” They were almost used to us at the Dobie, the dorm my friends and I lived…
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Arrested Development
I watch very little TV. Maybe 1-2 seasons of a show per year, and nothing outside that show. There is, however, one TV show that is so fantastically good that I’ve watched it all the way through more times than I can remember. It’s Arrested Development. This show was on Fox through 2006, when it…
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Persistence Alone
My grandfather grew up in a small apartment in Lawrence, Massachusetts with fourteen older brothers and sisters. His mother stayed at home to watch after the family, and his father worked in a dry goods store. His parents came from Italy to Ellis Island with no money. He grew up poor. When he was ten…
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A Serious Conversation with my Sister
[00:53] tynan: we’re going to see another tribe called the Kuna Indians[00:53] tynan: they slaughter people if they sneeze![00:54] sister: WHA[00:54] sister: T[00:54] tynan: because it’s against their religion[00:54] sister: WHAT[00:54] sister: OOH MY GODDDD[00:54] sister: i REALLY hope that you’re not allergic to anything there[00:54] tynan: I doubt I am[00:54] tynan: a dozen tourists…
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I Ate a Bug
First of all, Best in the Land is back. I’ve recently adopted a new posting schedule (twice a week on btyb, and best in the land, once a week to my pickup newsletter at Make Her Chase You, and twice a week to Life Nomadic including Todd’s posts). I didn’t want to post about it…
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Epson R-D1s Digital Rangefinder Camera
I knew I needed a digital camera for Life Nomadic, my 2008 trip around the world. But which one should I get? Point and shoots just don’t cut it. The trip was planned to bring me to some of the most amazing places on earth, and there was no way I wasn’t going to capture…
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Casco Viejo
Jose, our friend and the guy who rented our apartment to us, is a Spanish teacher here in Panama. He comes over a couple times a week and hangs out with us. It’s business and pleasure – we learn Spanish from him and we teach him about online business. He’s a lot more of an…
