This seems like as good of a place as any to archive the conversation my youngest and I had last night as we finished up his bath: [As I’m helping him get out of the tub] Me: “Please don’t spit, that’s pretty gross.” K: “I had some water in my mouth from the shower. I…
Without projecting in absolutes, I’d venture to say that we’re all going to be a statistic some day. Some are good stats while others are ones we’d all like to avoid, knowing this… What statistic will you choose to be?
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. – Benjamin Franklin I don’t often post (or put much credence into) single line quotes but this seems like a fitting resolve for all of us.
I’m not sure where I stumbled across this article – What Should a 4-Year Old Know? – but it’s been in my Instapaper account for a short while now. Coincidentally, through the magic of Twitter, I was able to eavesdrop a conversation a week or two ago between a couple of buddies chatting about learning…
As told by the Telegraph. Pretty comprehensive list but this one stuck out at me for several reasons over the last few weeks. 39) Try-hard websites People do not come to websites for an experience, they come for information. Anything that gets in their way, like slow-loading Flash graphics or counter-intuitive navigation tools, just makes…
Interesting thoughts from Jason Zimdars over at 37 Signals today. Of course it is totally understandable to take the ideas of those that pay our bills as gospel. But we should also be reminded that those same people hired us for our expertise. If they just wanted someone to follow orders, they‚Äôd probably have hired…
One woman who frequently flew on Southwest, was constantly disappointed with every aspect of the company‚Äôs operation. In fact, she became known as the ‚ÄúPen Pal‚Äù because after every flight she wrote in with a complaint. She didn‚Äôt like the fact that the company didn‚Äôt assign seats; she didn‚Äôt like the absence of a first-class…