one of my favorite movie characters is rocky balboa. this speech he gives to his son, reminds me of the marcus aurelius quote: "so oth...

i had one blog post in march. as previously noted, i started a new assignment with my company.  my new assignment has been tremendously ...

the oxford dictionary defines covet  as "yearn to possess or have (something)." synonyms for covet include desire, yearn for, ...

last year, the company i work for adopted an open and shared space environment.  around jaunary of 2014, i moved from a private office to ...

in the past two weeks, i came across two memorable articles.  both articles point to the fact that society's clutter has reached a poi...

i really enjoy scott adams' blog posts. today, he wrote a really interesting post on self-control, entitled " can you make yourse...

you can break rooms and big areas of your home into little chunks; then deal with the chunks and liberally throw away. for example, our do...

Alarm Clock Extreme a few years ago, when i was really determined to consistently get up early in the morning, i downloaded an alarm clo...

the recent headlines this week featured the debate about whether parents should vaccinate their kids or not. in a recent perusal of redd...

the 49th super bowl was a fantastic game with an unforgettable ending.  besides the big game, the viewing of the super bowl ads and subseq...

lots of good articles from the past month; here are  few highlights. homeless, millionaire poker player low-income lifestyle effects fro...

about four months ago, i received a phone call from my wife.  she was a bit frantic and said that something wasn't right at our home.  s...

changing your lifestyle, whether you're trying to minimize possessions or to lose weight, requires that you change your thinking.  you...

while playing taxi driver for my daughter and her friends this morning, i heard a news report about getting a raise - by moving closer to ...

" it is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. " - seneca i lived in guatemala for a time....

do it now. these are powerful words.  i remember the day these words rang out in front of my eyes; and the vibrations of the ring have n...

Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon by Kim Zetter My rating: 4 of 5 stars really fascin...

i don't plan to own a ranch, but i'm happy to visit one about a year ago, my boss announced he was about to retire.  he worked h...

as i've mentioned before, i broke my ice cream habit last year.  despite breaking that habit, i believe i've replaced it with anothe...

joshua becker tweeted an article from, thelala this week, entitled ' why minimalism should be your 2015 resolution .'  the article ...