A recent trend in the world of outdoor adventuring is the idea of Ultralight Backpacking. It's the art of ventur
It used to be (in what some might be tempted to call the Good 'Ol Days) that all it took to start developing for the web was an index.html file. Then we started getting fa
Last time we covered blog tech (in Blog Tech pt. 1), we outlined how to use Jekyll to create a blog by 'baking' static files f
An English Lit teacher of mine once told me that every great essay started with a contentious statement. So here goes mine: Thomas the Tank Engine is the coolest, most inspirational chi
Trust is tricky. Whether it's an organization, an individual, or an abstract system, trust is usually seen as something that's valuable, but difficult to measure. As individuals, we often s
It's fitting that the post that I finish on the Ides of March happens to be about decision-making, leadership, and how to make mistakes. Please do not assume that I'm advocating for the kin
Happiness is a tricky thing to pin down. Some folks will tell you happiness happens at the extremes, in moments of indulgence. Some folks will say that hedonism is fleeting, and that real happiness
One of my favorite authors of all time is, believe it or not, the source for one of my favorite quotes of all time. It's something of a life motto for me by this point, and any self-described s
There are probably too many TED talks on this page, but here's another one anyway. T
While most of my posts will deal with more abstract "builds" (businesses, processes, campaigns), this one is more of a how-to on building a blog like this one. This blog is not a WordPres
They say that breaking up is hard to do, but it's not nearly as difficult as getting something started in the first place. Breakups usually have some momentum behind them already. Some are even
While there's quite a lot to say about the process of getting started (in big things or little things in life... more thoughts on that in a later post), this post is more about what I hope to a