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Better Thinking Gift Ideas
Here’s a fun idea to take some of the dread out of December: Better Gifting. In this monster of a post are some discussions of what makes a "better gift", how to package intangible gifts to make them...
View ArticleManic Sunday / Sleep Fixin’
I do tend to get awfully high-energy some Sundays. Not always…but especially if there’s been a long weekend, by Sunday I’m fully charged and looking for something ridiculous to tackle. This Sunday, it...
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Things to Do in 20 Minutes (Besides Nap)
20 things you can do in 20 minutes (and create a sense of momentum) has artist Michael Nobbs' list of things he can do in 20 minutes or less … I guess great (or at least kooky) minds think alike! I...
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Ahoy there, 4am! I’ve missed you!
::breathes deeply:: Aaahhh, four a.m. I've missed this time of day — it's so peaceful, and there's time to watch a whole movie (or whatever) before the sun even comes up. Today is Thursday; yesterday...
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Horoscope for Everyone: Dangerous Times
There's more than a little Evil wandering the maps today*; did you notice? Sometimes there's not much you can do to keep from tussling with it; but there are ways and means which, if you avail...
View ArticleSalt & Soda and Thou
Very first thing I want to say: Wow, were there some great comments on my recent "An Argument for Right Now" post! That argument is one of the cores of my personal philosophy and one of the main...
View ArticleDay Zero, Adaptation 2010
So, I tried to capture some monophasic sleep data on my Zeo thingy (the portable-EEG device, works by headband wirelessly attached to spiffy evolved-alarm-clock) the night before I begin my Everyman...
View ArticleObvious Lessons in Exercise: We’re All Stuck Embodied
I don't fsck with not getting exercise anymore. I do at least the basics (pushups/situps/squats/triceps/or something), stretching, and some weightlifting, at least a few times a week, no matter what....
View ArticleThe Sudo Hack for Creating Change (in sleep or whatever)
The I Ching says that to make a major change in your life, you spend three days thinking about it to make sure you understand what you're changing and why and how; then spend three days consciously...
View ArticleSelf-Esteem for Smart People (Part One)
This topic has been on my mind a lot lately for…various reasons, we'll say. For background, I myself am a smart person (we can define that later if you like, but if you care about definitions then...
View ArticleRoll your own: First Aid Kit
Hey all! I carry a spiffy tin in my always-with-me bag with basic first aid supplies, and it's come in super handy, and others have asked me about how to make one. The real reason I'm posting this...
View ArticleDare you: Got a mnemonic that beats ASS COP NEED?
Mnemonics are supposed to be freaky and strange, ok? They stick better that way! I can now type "Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio" without having to look it up, and...
View ArticleRandom Woah (title caps edition)
Today I randomly figured out that using capitalized passive verbs without subjects* is an elegant and simple way to write a phrase like "our God-given lives" in such a way that it fits with my...
View ArticleReplacing the First Link: Personal management to please a professional...
Oo, I think I've solved a big one: The age-old problem (to me) of needing three very specific things from my personal organization software* and process/system, and having them be VERY hard to get in...
View ArticleThe Hanging Swing
The Hanging Swing I. Oh man, life-wise I am kinda hanging off the crumbling edge of a cliff after a seizmic explosion and it's cool, it's cool, I'm scrambling up over the ledge and it looks like...
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