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It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then -- just to loosen up and be a part of the crowd.
Inevitably, though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker.
I began to think alone -- "to relax," I told myself -- but I knew it wasn't true. Thinking became more and more important to me, and finally I was thinking all the time.
That was when things began to sour at home. One evening I turned off the TV and asked my wife about the meaning of life. She spent that night at her mother's.
I began to think on the job. I knew that thinking and employment don't mix, but I couldn't help myself.
I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau, Muir, Confucius and Kafka. I would return to the office dizzied and confused, asking, "What is it exactly that we are doing here?" Read more »
Gets my vote. Read more »
It will be fun to see how fast this goes viral. When initially posted on this blog, it had 500k views.
Riding with neighbors who invited me out for this morning's ride to Lake Pflugerville.
Estimated miles for this calendar year: 4600 miles. I was targeting 5000 miles, but I kinda got side-tracked for a few weeks moving myself to Austin. Still, this is an all time high for me and something of an accomplishment. Read more »
Anyone who knows me knows that I am an avid cyclist, so it might seem strange that I advise others against taking up this dangerous activity.
A pedestrian was hit by a cyclist and killed this weekend here in Dallas
It happened on one of the most popular hike and bike trails. Here is the story.
There has already been, and will continue to be much talk about how to make that very crowded trail a safer place for cyclists and pedestrians alike. This is necessary, but not sufficient, because wherever there are cyclists there is danger. That's a fact of the sport, regardless of all the good intentions.
This blog is not about how to make it safer, though that is just as important. This blog is about recognizing the danger in the first place. Read more »
Information is stupid when it is not actionable, and that counts double when there's just too much of it.
This blog on ribbonfarm.com addresses that issue. 7 simple tests to keep your enterprise steering in the right direction. Read more »
Switched out tires today on my "training" bike that I purchased [used] earlier this year.
This bicycle is now over 2 lbs lighter. And best of all, it is weight that is lost in the wheels, which is the best place to lose weight, according to those who know these things.
Pretty nice gain for me, it rides like a completely different bike with that weight difference. Read more »
Writing software can be tedious, so this weekend it was easy to get distracted by this recent drive to cook pinto beans.
[Note: I really need to submit this blog to some kind of contest for horrible writing. I'm leaving it up just to remind myself how ridculous I can be. The recipe linked here is great, though...] Read more »
"Once" is one of the better films you might see, because it has the juice.
The raw, electric energy of music being made at a personal level creates the spirit of this film. The performances are spine tingling at times.
They spent less making this film than most films spend on coffee service for the film crews, and it shows in a good way. This film is deeply honest, and the best place they saved money is on the actors. They used a couple real musicians, and the word "real" here can be read in all it's many meanings. You'll enjoy them all the way through. Actors, they are not, and you won't wish they were. Read more »
Jeff turned me on to this one today:
Not a whole lot of videos that I'd put on a blog. You won't be disappointed. This one goes to the core.
