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Diet vs Autoimmune Disorders 2

Apr

2014

When I mentioned it was my birthday and that I would be spending it alone in an unfamiliar area, a person I just met took me to the beach in San Pedro, CA. We talked all night looking at the ocean, talking about life. At some point they began to tell me about their health problems. ...

Happy Birthday To Me

Apr

2014

It is my 30th birthday today. I’ve carefully taken inventory and yes, I still have all my limbs. I’ve never given birthdays appropriate attention or fanfare. They have a tendency to creep up on me and happen amongst the existing, all-important plans I’ve already made. Therefor I never imagined on this day I’d be on ...

Negative Feedback

Mar

2014

Today, as a #developer , I had to deal with some negative feedback on one of my Chrome extensions. A user believes my software isn’t working properly and did not provide details for how to reproduce the issue. The user has been contacted (no response yet) and there is no way to remove the negative ...

Going to Volcano

Feb

2014

I’m going to Hawaii next week. Specifically I’ll be residing in Volcano, HI, by way of Hilo International Airport. Fishing is on the menu, and perhaps hunting as well but I’m not certain of this yet. I’m also going for a run. Although I’ve not done an endurance run in months (strength training has been ...

Paleo Quickstart

Feb

2014

The biggest factor in getting someone to change their diet is adherence. If an individual is opposed to eating certain food items such as meat, or if making too many changes too quickly is a confusing problem, or if asking a person to give up certain foods is asking too much, these tips will help ...

Setting the Mood with Ambient Sound

Jan

2014

My environment is awash with different mood-establishing ambient sounds I’ve recently picked up. Here is my collection. Tibetan Healing Sounds 11 hours – Tibetan bowls for meditation, relaxation, calming, healing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5dU6serXkg (Recommended by G.N.Pappas) Rainy Mood / Thunderstorms http://www.rainymood.com/ Coffee shop chatter http://coffitivity.com/ I find those to be my top 3, and they can be ...

New Years Karma Attempt 1

Jan

2014

This morning, soon after the New Years countdown, I saw a woman in her 20s crying while walking down the side of the road, in the cold, with at least another mile to the nearest residential area. Trying to pick up some good karma, I drove well ahead of her, parked against the curb, pulled ...

Merlin Mann

Dec

2013

Merlin Mann has been a real pal of mine lately. I’ve never met Merlin Mann, but I listen to the archives of his podcast Back To Work, which he records with Dan Benjamin. To me, the podcast is more than just productivity tips and GTD mentalities, or the genius insights about people. Merlin’s abundant energy, uncaged ...

Things I learned making a mixtape

Dec

2013

Things I learned making a mixtape 1. The slower the build-up a song has, the better suited it is to follow songs that seem impossible to follow. Longer silences can help too. 2. After the first 3-4 tracks, the mixtape will fade into the background and doesn’t need to be too heavily scrutinized beyond that ...

My Day As An Indie Developer

Dec

2013

My day: Wake. Turn on my PC and brew coffee. Open Trello, Unity, and Photoshop. Start work immediately. Work non-stop, sometimes forgetting to eat. I may work 12 to 20 hours, depending on my resolve. I blast My Top Rated playlist in iTunes to keep me going. I rock the pomodoro technique when I can’t ...