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Have You Ever Wanted To Write A Book?

You have probably known someone who has said “I want to write a book.” Or “I should write a book.” Or “I could have written that!” Perhaps you’ve ever said these things yourself. I have. The difference between me and a lot of people is that, for better or worse, I have written a book. [...]

July 22, 2010 READ MORE →

Keeping Track of Too Many People? The Evolution of My Address Books

I recently read a wonderful book called You Are Not A Gadget, by Jaron Lanier. It’s an analysis of the ways in which technology and the Internet change the ways we interact, and how they impact the reality of what it means to be human. The major point for me: technologies like social networking (allegedly) [...]

July 21, 2010 READ MORE →

Build Muscle: A Tale Of Two Giant Men And A Look At Appearances

I have seen two truly gigantic men in my life. Men that would be right at home in the pages of Muscle and Fitness. One was in the Denver airport, exiting the plane that we would board a few minutes later. The other was in the library, about a year ago. Both airport-man and library-man [...]

July 20, 2010 READ MORE →

A Question To Ask Before Working In A Library

“Please quit peeing on that.” Ah, librarian work. I heard myself say that to a five year old boy in the children’s department at the library. He was standing atop a decorative stone, swaying, spraying to and fro without a care in the world. The untold stories of library careers… I’m about to start my [...]

July 19, 2010 READ MORE →

Video Game Storage, Too Many Books, And The Cost Of Clutter

Update: A lot of people are finding this link looking for video game storage. If that is you, there are really only a few factors to keep in mind, particularly if your video game collection is large. Buy shelves, racks, or cupboards that are sturdy, that will not allow your games to be exposed to [...]

July 16, 2010 READ MORE →

There Will Never Be Enough Time. That’s Okay With Me.

The more I learn, the more I see that I will never be able to… Read all the books Ask all the questions Watch all the movies Find all the answers Make all the friends I want to Refute all the hypotheses Try all the strength training methods Meet all the people Make all of [...]

July 15, 2010 READ MORE →

Convict Conditioning Update

Are any of you guys really, really good at exercises with only your bodyweight? I watch the Olympics every four years, and nobody ever captivates me quite like the gymnasts. Nowhere else do I see such inhuman levels of strength demonstrated with such apparent ease. Or such well-developed arm muscles. I want in! But you’re [...]

July 14, 2010 READ MORE →

What I Know About Russian Kettlebells So Far

This is my long kettlebell manifesto, kind of a compliment to the weight training history piece I wrote recently. Again, feel free to skip it if you aren’t into KB fitness. Variety I’ve tried a lot of different kettlebell brands and styles. The selection wasn’t always this generous. Most of the people throwing these iron [...]

July 12, 2010 READ MORE →

How To Be More Creative Part 2 – Good Confusion

In part 1 of How To Be More Creative, we discussed problems with sameness, distractions, and the creative perils of being a passive spectator too often. Today I want to talk briefly about the best friend my own creativity has ever had: confusion. But first: The negative meaning(s) of confusion Confusion is rarely a pleasant [...]

July 9, 2010 READ MORE →

How To Fight The Law And Sound Stupid

On the way to our holiday destination this weekend, we were stopped by a young police officer outside of Moab, Utah. He had pulled someone else over and had his lights on. There is a new law that says when an emergency vehicle is on the shoulder, you must move over to the opposite lane. [...]

July 6, 2010 READ MORE →