How Halloween Brings Out the Kid In All Of Us

October 30, 2009

(My childhood idol, Bernie Kosar, in all of his mullet-ed glory.) Ever since I was young, I have wanted to be starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns.  When I was ten years old, I dressed up as Bernie Kosar for Halloween.  He was the starting quarterback for the Browns at the time and I wanted [...]

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How to Automate Your Life Today

October 7, 2009

(Funny picture of Rockin’ Robot from T-shirt. Buy shirt here.) First things first. Get your hands on a pen and a notebook. A pencil and the back of an envelope will also work. You now have a powerful tool in gaining back your sanity.  Whether you have a plan to take over the world or [...]

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What Can C3PO and R2D2 Teach Us?

September 30, 2009

(Everyone’s favorite automated machines, R2D2 and C3PO) Everyone has a certain amount of things on which they are able to concentrate.  This keeps the human mind limited to a certain number of tasks that we can perform during the day.  Robots also have a finite amount of computing power.  They use automated tasks and systems [...]

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Is the journey REALLY more important than the destination?

September 15, 2009

View from my Ford Focus driving down I-80 in Ohio The saying is that “the journey is more important than the destination.”  I am not sure where it came from, but it seems to carry a lot of weight with people. Some might say that it sounds like an excuse for someone who wasn’t able [...]

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Three life lessons learned in SoCal.

September 10, 2009

(View of the Hollywood sign taken by my iPhone at the LA Observatory) First, I have to apologize because it has been a few weeks since I have added a post to the blog. I have been slacking, but have gathered several ideas for future posts from my time away and will be stepping up [...]

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Appreciation is About Finding the Silver Linings

August 25, 2009

This post was featured on Sam Karol’s blog: Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates as a part of the Appreciation Revolution.  I was honored to be asked to contribute to this series, all of the other writers who contributed have blogs that I follow regularly and enjoy.  It is a great idea and I [...]

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