The Uncertainty of Life The Uncertainty of LifeSteam rises from my little glass teapot. It's the fifth brewing of the Tung Ting Oolong, so it's a little bit weak even though the color is still a clear gold. Employees of the tea shop... Dec 4, 2015 11,366views 0
The 2016 Gear Post The 2016 Gear PostWelcome to the 2016 Gear Post! This is my most anticipated post of the year, which means that it's the one I'm harrassed about the most. Due to popular request, I did individual photos... Nov 27, 2015 71,315views 1
The 2016 Gear Post Prelude The 2016 Gear Post PreludeI would have forgotten about my promise to post this in November if it wasn't for, well, everyone else very tactfully reminding me that I said I'd do it. The timing works, though. My ba... Nov 24, 2015 8,880views 0
Excuses We Give Ourselves Excuses We Give OurselvesMy friends and I do a quarterly accountability group. We come up with our own individual goals and pair them with punishments and rewards. For this quarter, I have a list of ten things... Nov 20, 2015 9,443views 0
Retire First Retire FirstHere's an idea for people who are done with school and aren't too excited about the standard life staring them in the face. Instead of grinding through life to retire later, why not wor... Nov 14, 2015 14,574views 0
Island Two-Year Update: Shipwrecked Island Two-Year Update: ShipwreckedWe were all excited about this most recent island trip. Brian, Elliot, and I would be flying together from Tokyo directly to Halifax, and would be joined there for a few days by Todd, a... Nov 7, 2015 13,092views 0
Up in the Ether Up in the EtherWhen I was a kid, I had flannel blankets. Blue and green, if my memory's accurate. My bedroom had big french doors to the outside that made my room cold when it was winter. Even before... Oct 30, 2015 11,222views 0
Build Things With Your Friends Build Things With Your FriendsA couple years ago I became obsessed with the idea of buying an island. I mean, I'd always been obsessed with it, but my obsession shifted from the idea of buying the island into the ac... Oct 23, 2015 12,629views 0
Opportunity, Not Outcome Opportunity, Not OutcomeTodd and I sat on my couch in Vegas today. He was on his computer researching home automation stuff, and I was cleaning up my place, getting it ready to hibernate until I return. I didn... Oct 16, 2015 11,470views 1
Why I Throw Away my Change Why I Throw Away my ChangeI throw away my change. Not all of it. Quarters of the lifeblood of laundry, and dimes have the best value to weight ratio, but I throw away all nickels and pennies. If I'm at a store a... Oct 9, 2015 14,107views 0
Superhuman Social Skills is Now Available! Free Today Only on Kindle! Superhuman Social Skills is Now Available! Free Today Only on Kindle!Whew! Superhuman Social Skills is Officially available! I'd like to hype up this book and tell you how proud I am of it, and how much early readers have liked it, but instead I'll do yo... Sep 29, 2015 23,564views 1
Results of the Social Skills Survey -- Book Coming out Tuesday Results of the Social Skills Survey -- Book Coming out TuesdayWow. Over six hundred people responded to my social skills survey and gave really thoughtful and in-depth answers. In retrospect, I really wish that I had done this survey before I had... Sep 25, 2015 10,551views 0
