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The internet becomes more amazing every day

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:30:06 -0800

The internet becomes more amazing every day

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Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:44:18 -0700

“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs [ Stanford commencement speech, June 2005 ]

Fleeing to Foreign Shores

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:22:08 -0700

Fleeing to Foreign Shores

#weekendblastoff

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:45:00 -0700

#weekendblastoff

pretty awesome

Sun, 29 May 2011 09:10:32 -0700

pretty awesome

"‎He takes the shame of people who feel that they are being looked down on, and he mobilizes it for..."

Wed, 25 May 2011 20:50:47 -0700

“‎He takes the shame of people who feel that they are being looked down on, and he mobilizes it for political purposes.”

- http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/how-roger-ailes-built-the-fox-news-fear-factory-20110525

Stats of the Union, a tool to look at health stories in America.

Tue, 17 May 2011 10:08:38 -0700

Stats of the Union, a tool to look at health stories in America.

Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude over Aptitude)

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:04:58 -0700

Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude over Aptitude):

good stuff

Photo

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:36:00 -0700

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:05:48 -0800

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine version.

This is absolutely Awesome!

I smart people

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:44:45 -0800

We are finally getting to the point where we are capturing of the all data surrounding various problems. With access to new data sets various disciplines are beginning to develop better models which describe some seemingly basic problems that have far reaching impact. These new models are being used to create new tools that have the potential to raise the level of education in first world countries and continue to decrease epidemics in 3rd world countries. It’s an exciting time to be alive…

http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html

slaying the saturday hunger monster!

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:25:00 -0700

When you bring home fresh cut filet’s out of the blue, Saturday will cower in the corner like the little girl it is. If you are focused you can crank this out in about 25 minutes. However for me Wednesday’s are for focus and I personally like to drink the rest of the bottle not called for in the recipe. (I don’t like to waste anything). The wicked garlic mustard pan sauce enriched with shallots, wine and cream is the key to this whole saturday killer! Heavy cream is a must. If you go fat free you will completely lose to Saturday. Game over!

recipe from here.

comments from me.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

4 beef tenderloin steaks (filet mignon), 1-1/2 inches thick (6 ounces each)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 Tablespoon butter
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup red wine
1/2 cup beef broth
1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Chopped chives for garnish

Preparation:

Rub Worcestershire sauce on both sides of filet mignon steaks evenly, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Heat a large heavy skillet over high heat until very hot, but not smoking. Add 1 tablespoon butter and swirl to coat the pan. Brown steak 3 to 5 minutes on one side, then turn and cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes on the other side to medium-rare doneness. (Turn only once.) Remove filet mignon steaks and keep warm while preparing the sauce.

To the same undrained skillet, add the shallots and garlic, stirring for 30 seconds. Carefully pour in the wine and stir, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom, about 2 minutes. Add broth and bring to a slow boil. Cook for 3 minute, then add heavy cream and cook until sauce begins to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk in Dijon mustard until smooth. Return steaks to pan, turning to cover both sides with sauce, and warm 1 minute.

Serve pan sauce over warm filet mignon steaks and sprinkle with chopped chives.

Yield: 4 servings

Anything potato gets me every time. When you are having steaks, garlic & chive potato puree is like a lightening bolt to Saturday’s face.

I like to chop!

if you ate this like it is and kicked Martha Stewart in the face, she would still think this looks great!

This is the point where the neighbors start getting jealous because they are standing in their kitchen munching on cheez-its…

Done!

Temes (!!!) I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. ...

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:11:15 -0700

Temes (!!!) I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. More thoughts later.

ready set feburary...

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:13:00 -0800

2009 is 1/12 over…

For the majority of Jan I’ve been bouncing back and forth between my new left coast home in Seattle and a new gig down in Albuquerque. I’m slowing re-acclimating to the mon/thurs airport olympics routine and the gig is keeping me busy. Overall not a bad experience with my slide back into America.

When not on the road I’m working out of my new home office. FYI — The new office was intentionally designed to look like a sofa and coffee table.

The work life balance meter is also experiencing a positive upward trend for 2009. I’m up to 6 days on the Mountain, of which none are connected to a trip. I’ve managed to spend nearly every weekend skiing.

It helps that I have a new roommate who comes from my same school of thought: i.e. Sunshine in the NW in February is a commodity that shall not be wasted.

The next couple weeks I’m back on the road, completing another midwest tour. KC -> STL -> back to ABQ -> Seattle. Shoot me a txt if you want to decrease your funtime deficit in any of these locations over the next three weeks.

this is what i feel like on Mondays and Thursdays.

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:10:00 -0800

this is what i feel like on Mondays and Thursdays.

too funny…

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:33:34 -0800

too funny…

Bimbos Bitchin Burrito Kitchen

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:57:00 -0800

I’m offically going into burrito rehab. What started off as a novel infatuation and a symbol of my return has turned into a mild addiction. I found myself at Bimbos (a.k.a Bimbos Bitchin Burrito Kitchen) again last night (after midnight) almost billergent at the fact that the kitchen was closed…

In an attempt to balance out my burrito addiction I spent some time on Saturday walking around the woods. This ‘hike’ was more an excercise in mental health. My goal was mostly to build up enough personal self esteem to feel good about returning to the bar. It’s amazing how much a walk in the woods is good for the soul.

It’s kind of surreal to be back but I would classify this weekend as one of the top weekends of 2008. The weekend turned out to be overloaded with things I love. Big cities, good weather, walks in the woods, old music that is new music, and of course burritos…

I was out walking around the Saturday market on Sunday afternoon...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:10:33 -0800

I was out walking around the Saturday market on Sunday afternoon and I ran into these guys who were absoutely slaying the xylophones. This session went on for something like 15 minutes. It’s not too often that you can say the xylophone rocks (!!!)

wow. I mean, wow. dpstyles: jonathancrowley: Wal-Mart worker...

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:11:13 -0800

wow. I mean, wow.

dpstyles:

jonathancrowley:

Wal-Mart worker trampled to death as Long Island shoppers bombard the store at 5AM. Really? Really? This guy dies so you can buy your video games and TVs at a discount? No wonder the world sees us as a bunch of greedy pigs.

They should check the surveillance tapes and charge each person with manslaughter. Enjoy your blood-soaked gifts, you greedy fucks.

This is disgusting.

Watch Video Above and more pics here

thanksgiving

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:06:00 -0800

On Thursday nearly 24 hours before I parachutted out of france for good, I stopped by missy’s euro-thanksgiving party. (Thanks again to the whole missy family crew who put together an american style t-giving dinner using only the finest imported ingredients). The pumpkin pie avec real coolwhip was worth the treak across town.

on my way over I swung by the monoprix to pick up some champagne. in a heated impulse buy, I grabbed an 8 year old bottle of dom perignon. 1.) i didn’t realize it was going to be that expensive 2.) i didn’t realize how happy it would make everyone. dom == liquid dreams to anyone on the backside of imported pumpkin pie and coolwhip…

In the end the best part of the night was when as missy and her mom tried to spread t-giving cheer to the neighborhood, and a parisian bum turned his nose up at the greenbean caserole. This year I am thankful to be leaving France.