Wine is good for getting buzzed in a civilized way, without people thinking you’re a lush. Other than that, I don’t have much use for it. I went to my first wine tasting this year and, while it was pretty fun, my bottom line is that wine is kinda boring. So why have I been [...]
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Posted in Motivation, Outside the box, Tips on Sep 8th, 2009
Steve Prefontaine was one of the greatest long-distance runners of all time. I became a huge fan of his after watching Without Limits and Prefontaine (both very good movies) back in middle school. This was way before I started running in races like the Urbanathlon. Even if you don’t like running, “Pre” was a very [...]
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Posted in Motivation, Outside the box, Tips on Sep 4th, 2009
It’s 5:30am and I’m tired. I don’t have to go to work until 7:45, but I’m awake anyway. Why? It’s become a habit to get up and write, which I’m doing right now. Which I’m really proud of, by the way—don’t get me wrong. Being Tired Sucks But I’m still tired. As in, really tired. [...]
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Posted in Outside the box on Aug 31st, 2009
The health care debate has set off a huge debate about how this country should deal with the health care of its citizens. But don’t worry, I’m not about to get into the thick of that debate on a personal-finance blog. But I did read something interesting in James Surowiecki’s latest New Yorker article on [...]
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