One of my goals for 2011 is to focus on writing, specifically to further develop how I express myself rhetorically. To do this, I’m writing and reading more (a lot more). Reading More To track my reading, I’m using Shelfari (sign up and add me!) which allows you to track the books you’ve read, books [...] Read more – ‘Becoming a Better Writer’.
Here is my goal list. The 100 things (I have 11 empty slots) that I hope to limit my personal possessions to by May 10th (1 month from now) Macbook Air iPhone Ray Bans Chrome Bag Carryon Bag 22” Monitor Boxers (all counted as 1) Socks (all counted as 1) Undershirts (all counted as 1) [...] Read more – ‘100 Things Goal List’.
I consider myself a minimalist. I do my best when my life isn’t cluttered. However, if you look at all the things I have own, all the things stacked in my closet and my garage overflowing with crap, you would have a hard time agreeing with me. 100 Thing Challenge So the big question now [...] Read more – ‘minimalism’.
So much has happened in the last couple months of 2009. In chronological order from September through today: I was working. Created an LLC called Reno Collective for a coworking space. Worked freelance on the side. Spent a lot of time building a social network for Vivanista. Started dating a wonderful and talented individual. Went [...] Read more – ‘A Little Bit of Personal Planning’.
2009 is wrapping up but it comes with some very exciting news. I’m very pleased to announce that Lively Labs is now open for business. The core team consists of myself, Ed Adkins, and Chelsea Otakan and we will be providing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) development and consulting using Salesforce.com, the Force.com platform, WordPress and the iPhone. [...] Read more – ‘Life just got a little livelier’.
“You see this goblet?” asks Achaan Chaa, the Thai meditation master. “For me this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it. It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it. But when I put [...] Read more – ‘"Every moment with it is precious"’.
This past weekend I completed my first-ever century cycling ride by participating in the Tour De Nez. Steve James convinced me to do the ride and I’m glad I stuck with it. We were a little disappointed in the turn out, less than 30 riders showed up combined for the full 100-mile century and the [...] Read more – ‘Tour De Nez 2009’.
Like the morning sun your eyes will follow me As you watch me wander, curse the powers that be Cause all I want is here and now but its already been and gone Our intentions always last that bit too long - Full Moon by Black Ghosts Read more – ‘Full Moon’.
I started promoting Reno Ignite about a month ago and even with all the details I provided, the number question I have been getting is "What is Reno Ignite?" Read more – ‘What is Ignite Reno?’.
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where…” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. - Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Stop and reflect. [...] Read more – ‘Where are you going?’.
It’s been just over 4 weeks for my 30 day slow-carb experiment, with one more day to go. Overall, I have not been able to stick to the diet religiously but have used its basic principles (such as not drinking my calories and avoiding simple carbs) for nearly every single meal. The original claim was [...] Read more – ‘[Week 3 & 4 Update] 30 day slow-carb experiment’.
A List Apart has opened their “Survey for people who design websites” survey for 2008. This is the second annual survey distributed by A List Apart and the results are pretty useful for determining where graphic design, web design, and development fields are going and how they are performing. The survey results are always published [...] Read more – ‘The survey for people who make websites’.
I’m now on week 2 of the 30 day slow-carb diet experiment and I’ve managed to stick to the plan with little deviation but eating at work has been one of the most difficult parts. It’s easy to grill something up when you’re sitting back at home but its quite another story at work. Sticking [...] Read more – ‘[Week 2 Update] 30 day slow-carb experiment’.
It’s been one week since I started the 30 day slow-carb diet experiment and I have some things to share. The first thing I tried to do was create a log to track everything I was eating. This failed after the first two days and signifies a barrier than many people face when trying to [...] Read more – ‘[Week 1 Update] 30 day slow-carb experiment’.
The word diet certainly has a negative connotation. Now I don’t necessarily need to lose weight but I know my youthful metabolism won’t last forever. I’m interested in this experiment for the benefits of physical performance and lifetime health. Tim Ferris, of Four Hour Work Week fame, claims that “it is possible to lose 20 [...] Read more – ‘30 day slow-carb diet experiment’.
I’ve had trouble regularly updating the blog in the past but a few things have happened this summer that will and have changed that. Of course, Robert Payne says, “I’ll believe it when I see it!” Part of this problem has been a lack of focus. I do a lot of things everyday and love [...] Read more – ‘A summer of changing content’.
