Archive for the “General” Category
The trouble with Spider-Man
I’m a big fan of Spider-Man and have been watching a lot of the different animated series on Netflix lately. The more of it I watch though, the more a few things really stand out to me. In fact, so much so that it distracts from the storytelling. Now granted, not only is the show fictional [...]
Two Proposals to Fix Democracy
I had the opportunity to talk politics with some friends this past week. At the end of one discussion I came to the conclusion that no matter how much we, the people, shine a light on the shenanigans of our elected officials, they’ll keep putting their own interests and those of their campaign contributors first. [...]
Goodbye, Steve.
Thanks for being such an inspiration. May you rest in peace.
Hurdle of the Mind
As some of you who follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ may know, I started taking CrossFit classes earlier this year. As I’d expected, it was physically challenging. Though to my great surprise, it was as much, if not more mentally challenging. In other words, during most workouts, my mind threatens to give out way before [...]
The Power of Reading
If you’ve lived at all, you know that you only learn by doing. Picking up a ball and playing the game is a lot more informative to your understanding of a sport than just watching it on TV. Trying to build anything is a lot more educational than watching Bob Vila do it. And you [...]