Category: Improvements

  • An 18th Century Evening

    No, we didn’t go reenacting. Last night, Heather and I embarked on a bit of an experiment. At 5:30PM, I went around the house and unplugged everything electrical, turned off all of our devices, lit a half-dozen candles, poured two glasses of wine, and sat down on the couch. What ensued? Well, drinking of wine,

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  • Eliminating the alarm clock

    This article is the first of many in my new Improvements category. The idea behind these articles is self-improvement. I tend to read a lot on the subject, whether it be physical, mental, or spiritual (yes, I do) health so I figured it’d be fun to share the little things I do in order to

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  • Adjusting Goals

    Is it acceptable? I did some Googling, found little to nothing on the subject. It’s a sticky subject. If goals become adjustable, what’s the point of them? I suppose they’re still better than nothing, but you run the risk of not taking them so seriously. Anyway, halfway through the year, I find myself only able

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  • Video: a story for tomorrow

    Things that this video make me want/realize: I really want to visit Patagonia. I really want some nicer camera lenses. I really want to get better at shooting. I really want to learn videography. I really don’t have the time or patience do so something as awesome as this.

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  • 2011 Goals

    Last year I set a ton of goals… too many, in fact. I also didn’t follow The Golden Rules of Setting Goals (primarily #2). This year, I will do better. Without further ado, I present you my goals for 2011: Run 1000 miles. I’m back to a point where I think I can run 20

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  • Starting a Diet

    April was a bad month. I went on three trips, attended a wedding, did a ton of consulting work, and had a really good friend laid off. That all meant LOTS and LOTS of eating well. Too well. I typically hover around 180lbs when not in training, to which this past eight months can attest

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