2014

Hello, there. It's 2014.

Countdown to Throwdown: 13 days.

If you had asked me at the beginning of the summer, I would have told you, with 100% certainty, I'd have everything planned out for this upcoming year. Everything. Every decision made, every strategy complete, everything. It's July 23. I've accomplished nothing professionally and I am going to suffer for it. I went to an awesome conference and learned a lot of great things and I was really pumped up about knocking some stuff out. Nothing. I got through college with these sorts of tactics, and I'm sure I'll make it through this year but I'm not doing myself any favors.

Life Goals: Update

Sewing a three-piece suit is no longer one of my goals. I don't remember ever feeling that way but I obviously did (see earlier post).

Resurfacing.

We're alive. We're married. Things are ok. More to come. New pictures to see at flickr.

Read it and weep.

"The really dangerous American fascist... is the man who wants to do in the United States in an American way what Hitler did in Germany in a Prussian way. The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information. With a fascist the problem is never how best to present the truth to the public but how best to use the news to deceive the public into giving the fascist and his group more money or more power... They claim to be super-patriots, but they would destroy every liberty guaranteed by the Constitution. They demand free enterprise, but are the spokesmen for monopoly and vested interest. Their final objective, toward which all their deceit is directed, is to capture political power so that, using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously, they may keep the common man in eternal subjection."

-- U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, quoted in the New York Times, April 9, 1944

New and improved.

Did some work on the blog, thinks should look better now. Thanks to Terra for the heads up.

Past or Future? 7 year old philosophy.

Britton recently asked me which I liked better, the past or the future. That's quite a question for a first-grader to ask. I was, needless to say, taken aback. I doubt he understood the depth of the question at the time. He said he liked the future a lot more than the past, and I am glad for him. So what about you? Past or future?

Photos.

I've added more pictures of recent projects at my flickr page. Enjoy.

My favorite salad.

When I was living in Switzerland, I ate mounds of this salad every day. As a result of this diet, and walking tens of miles a day (no joke), I lost 30 pounds in three months. So, I'm going back to it. Here it is:

one whole cucumber, preferably the ridgy "English" cucumber, cut into chunks.
roma or cherry tomatoes, cubed.
2/3 cup of walnuts.
3oz. canned tuna, drained.
crumbled feta cheese.
balsamic or red wine vinegar or soy sauce.

Sometimes I add red pepper flakes and cilantro too. Mmm. Tasty. Maybe I'll include some more recipes sometime. But you're not getting my pesto lasagna recipe. No, you're not. If you're lucky enough to be Jamie or Terra, you know how good it is, and what a valuable secret it is.

Local Celebrities.

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