Benjamin Franklin was a wise man as I have blogged about before. Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is online and it provides a very instructive guide to his character development and experiences he had through his varied career. At this time of new year resolutions, here is Ben’s life long (20 years of age to 84) list …
Ottawa Snow 4, originally uploaded by Gavin Sharp. Photo taken by Gavin of the snow piling up outside our house.It certainly was a white Christmas although not so much in Calgary.
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A couple of Ken Follett books set in the middle ages which I have particularly enjoyed: Pillars of the Earth I read this a few years ago and now it is an Oprah book club selection. Wikipedia has an article about Pillars of the Earth but don’t look at it before reading the book since …
Some helpful suggestions from the zenhabits blog on how to achieve weight loss and stabilization. 14 Stress-Free Ways to Kick Weight Loss in the Butt | Zen Habits:14 Stress-Free Ways to Kick Weight Loss in the Butt Technorati Tags: Food, Health
For a lot of people economics can be a dry and uninteresting subject but it can be fascinating and practical for building models that can make a difference in living a better life. Lifehack.org has a reference to a series of articles on economics by Arnold Kling topics “Fifty Essential Topics in Economics” that could …
Zen habits blog regularly has articles on decluttering, GTD, and simplifying life.The following article on Brain decluttering has some excellent points on how get into the flow by eliminating distractions.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zenhabits/~3/200032932/ Technorati Tags: Organizing
Cool web site that explains building projects using cartoons.http://www.howtoons.com/blog/ Technorati Tags: Education
Does anybody know if it tastes good too?http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/21/food-thoughtHere is another recipe with edame in it.http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/230922Photo of edamame beans Technorati Tags: Health, Food
Are you primarily a left brain or right brain thinker? The left brain is associated with step by step logical thinking while the right brain traits are associated with overall impressions of images. For more on this check out the wikipedia article on brain lateralness. The following test purports to show your preferences or overall …