Dang it. A few weeks ago we were in Walmart and I noticed they were selling Levi’s blue jeans. Not just selling them, but selling them at Walmart prices. Like, $25 a pair for someContinue reading
Category: Thinking
The Stages Of Password Change Adaptation
Stage I “Why can’t I unlock my machine?” Because I’m typing the password I used previously (Stage IV-ing it) and hitting enter before remembering it was changed Stage II “Uh…hang on.” Remembering that you changedContinue reading
10 Day Hiatus
I will be back to long-form blogging again soon. You know–more time to read the analysis about BJJ training than I spent actually training. I’m nursing a minor self-diagnosed MCL tear, so I’m taking aContinue reading
UFC Fans Getting Worked
I don’t follow UFC that closely any more, but let me get this straight… Conor McGregor refused to show up for a publicity event. As a result UFC receives a ton of publicity (what theyContinue reading
“I’m a Process Person”
That’s exactly what you want to hear, right? A “process person” wants things to work with efficiency and structure. A “process person” wants to make sure things are done correctly and with as much transparency asContinue reading
Every Wave…
Every wave leaves behind a beautiful pattern in the sand And every wave destroys another beautiful pattern in the sand I reckon that’s supposed to be some kind of metaphor. Or maybe it just looksContinue reading
Unschool? Free Range? Child-Led? Whatever
So what do we do exactly? Or, maybe the real question is what do we call it. I guess “unschool” is the best catch all term, and the one most people are familiar with. Yeah,Continue reading
A Bone To Pick With Yogis
Yoga whoops me. It whoops me good. I have a healthy respect for yoga. It’s eclipsed only by buffets on the list of things that expose my personal weaknesses. But I have a hard timeContinue reading
I Know How To Make Bowling Better Too!
In the past, I’ve proposed some ideas on how triathlon could be much more exciting and engaging to more people. Nobody has listened yet, but that’s ok…I’ve moved on to making another sport activity better.Continue reading
It’s Nice To Be Understood
Her: I bet all those girls had crushes on you. Me: Are you serious? Every one of those girls haaaated me. Her: Well, yeah…after they got to know you. But I bet they had crushesContinue reading
Another Brain Burp of Cool Triathlon Stuff
Trainerroad First things first…if you have even been considering joining Trainerroad, this is the week to do it. You can get in for $89/year instead of the usual $120. That’s good for as long asContinue reading
Dear Shop Owners, Managers, and Clerks
At some point, we may march a frightened looking small child into your store. They will proceed to hand you an item worth less than $1 and tell you that they recently removed this itemContinue reading
Racing Is Just Like Getting Drunk
I was talking to Neighbor Ben last night about racing. And racing. And racing. He’d just finished a run, and I’d just finished a bike ride, and there was only one beer each involved inContinue reading
Chromecast Missing One Big Easy Win
I just unboxed and set up my Chromecast. It took about 5 minutes, and the Missus is downstairs right now listening to No Doubt on my Google Music dime…probably going to have to get aContinue reading
Facebook Product Development Process
Get on Twitter and find 10-12 things that are successful (Instagram, Snapchat, Google Reader, Vine, etc.) Write these onto slips of paper and put them in a hat Pick a slip of paper out ofContinue reading