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The Unusual
“Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual.”
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Khmer Empire Hypothesis
Since my research on the Khmer empire of Cambodia seems to be in a bit of a lull right now and have been unable to articulate it into text properly, I want to go ahead and put my hypothesis out in public. I have yet…
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8/8 Check-In
On 2/2 I began my year-long journey to create life long habits for myself and throw in some fun intentions as well. The plan is to check in every month to monitor my progress. How did I do since my last check-in on 7/7? Nutrition…
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Meditation Alternatives
“You need not meditate; just close your eyes and sleep or think about one of your fun moments in life.” Is there an alternative for meditation besides sitting on a zafu, legs crossed and chanting “om?” Yes, there is. Staring through the window One of…
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“Competition…
…is for losers.” I told the trainee today. The new guy was asking for advice on how to get his productivity up and how to beat his fellow trainees. So I continued: When you try to beat other people, you set yourself up to fail.…
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A Different Approach
“Good Will Hunting” movie fans will remember the bar scene where the campus know-it-all is confronted about his knowledge of the evolution of the market economy in Massachusetts’s southern colonies. Though the guy speaks confidently, Will reminds him he’s quoting passages from a book. “You…
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How I Learn and Think
Way back when I was in school and university, I had to read quite a bit of material prescribed by teachers and professors. Today, I still read many books and white papers but these are determined solely by my curiosity or even fun. I am…
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Oops
11:30am- While searching for a way to export this blog to plain and markdown text files (future-proofing), I installed a script that my webserver did not like. The memory usage spiked real high real fast. I logged into the back end, removed the offensive script,…
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Bad Apple
Overall I am enjoying the full conversion to the Apple ecosystem but have been noticing some frustrations lately. These are minor issues, certainly not deal breakers but I do wish they played nice with others. Apple Music The ability to stream and control music on…
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What If…?
To be truly free to create again is to have learned the rules, thanked them, put them aside, and begin asking what if.
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Progress
Twelve pounds lost in eighteen days.
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You’ll Never Forget Your First Time
I have yet to write a novel or publish a short story but I did submit an article online and received payment for it. The more eyeballs that read it, the more revenue will come in. Now, it isn’t a lot of money, in fact,…
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7/7 Check-In
On 2/2 I began my year-long journey to create life long habits for myself and throw in some fun intentions as well. The plan is to check in every month to monitor my progress. How did I do since my last check-in on 6/6? Nutrition…
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Mischief Managed
Recently, the Misadventures decided to hit the road for some exploring and of course, shenanigans. Thanks to Atlas Obscura, “the definitive guide to the world’s hidden wonders,” there are more than a few odd places to discover along the way. During this excursion, we came…
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Status: Ketosis
Day three reveals the process is working **Update** 6 pound loss in three days!