As a parent of two soon-to-be-asking-for-the-car-keys tweens, I came across this post the other day and found it struck a chord with me. I’ve gotten the eye-rolls from my daughter for everything on that list by now. My son is younger but I am certain he will also hit a point where everything on that list will earn his … Read more
It’s that time of year again. The time when we find many “year-2014-in-review” and “what-to-expect-when-you’re-expecting-2015? articles littered about the series of tubes known as the internet. It’s only natural for folks to wax nostalgic as 2014 fades into the sunset one final time. I, however, have never been one to follow the crowd. So as we … Read more
I realized that it would be easier to show you the things I was doing instead of writing a Christmas blog post than to actually write a Christmas blog post. So, that’s what I’ve done here.
It’s the classic twist in horror stories from 40 (or more) years ago, back in a time when most homes only had one phone line and the idea of calling your own home was something reserved only for phreakers. Here’s a clip of a movie scene from 1974 called “Black Christmas” (skip to 4:29 in … Read more
Recently I came across a TED talk by Shawn Achor titled “The Happy Secret to Better Work” and it reminded me of a talk I gave almost three years ago. Perhaps you’ve heard me mention “Someday” to you before, but if not…well, now you have. My talk and video pale in comparison to what Shawn … Read more
Because Adam Spencer (web | @adambspencer) is a math geek, that’s why. You don’t have to just take my word for it though. Check out the TED talk he gave in February of 2013. http://www.ted.com/talks/adam_spencer_why_i_fell_in_love_with_monster_prime_numbers Math is something that is near and dear to my heart also (MS, Mathematics, Washington State University). Watching Adam give … Read more
