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Why Your Next Laptop Should be Japanese, And How to Buy It
I’m the kind of guy who’s so dependent on his laptop that it makes sense to always have the best one for my needs. I’m willing to go to extraordinary lengths for a good laptop, because it’s probably the one item I own that directly impacts my productivity. I’ve had my trusty Sony Vaio Z12…
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A Short Trip to Alaska
One night, while in the RV working on SETT, Todd suggested a trip to Alaska. I said I’d be interested in it, forgetting that in our group of friends, this low level of commitment basically always results in a trip happening. A couple weeks later I bought a really decked out 2001 KLR 650 motorcycle…
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The Race
There’s a race going on, but it’s not an ordinary marathon. First of all, it’s not a mere twenty six point two miles long. We don’t know how long it is because we can’t see that far; no one has been to the end of the course yet. And, really, it’s more of a relay…
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The 2012 RV Tour
For new readers to the site, or old readers who haven’t been paying attention, I live in my small RV. I bought my first RV in 2007, and except for short term travel rentals, I haven’t lived in a house or apartment or any other non-wheeled dwelling since then. This sounds rather extreme, but I…
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Building a Small Piece of Greatness
I’ve recently become interested in history, which was one of my least favorite subjects in school. Last week I watched a documentary about the Medici family, the rulers of Florence who served as patrons to many of the great Italian artists, including Michelangelo. When we look at the great works of the old masters, we…
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SETT’s First Non-Tynan Blogger
Time for a SETT update. Let’s eat our dessert first and start with the big news– my good friend and really sharp tech entrerpreneur, Daniel Odio, is officially the first person to switch to SETT. He’s been incredibly supportive and helpful ever since we began working on SETT, so it made sense to have him…
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Brain Training
One day last week I drank too much tea too late in the day. Instead of going to bed at my normal 1:30-2am time, I went to bed after 3am. The next morning I woke up around eleven, feeling a bit slothful for sleeping in. Usually I make some nice green tea in the morning,…
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Real Escape, and What I Learned From It
Real Escape is a Japanese phenomenon, which is generally enough to get me in the door. Through my Japanese teacher I met one of the creators a few months back, and he described a real life puzzle game that sounded like a ton of fun. I was invited to go to their Doctor Mad event…
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Looking at Extremes
As I wrote in What Lasts, classical music performances are an excellent place for me to think and tune out distractions. In addition to the suggestion that ideas are the durable commodity of our time, during that cello concert, I had another thought that was interesting to me. Matthew is a twenty year old, and…
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Some Thoughts on Procrastination
When I was in high school and I had a week to do a paper, I would put it off. Not until two days before it was due, not until the night before it was due, and not even until the morning it was due. During the period before it was due, I would whip…
