Tools of Titans

I’ve been reading and enjoying Tim Ferris’ Tools of Titans, a self-help book with wisdom culled from 200+ participants in Tim’s podcast. I’m only halfway through it, but there are enough nuggets here that I’m confident in...

The Culture of Fear

Author Barry Glassner tries to make the case in The Culture of Fear that Americans are afraid of the wrong things. Although I don’t think he hits all his points square on, he’s far more right than wrong. For the most part, Glassner correctly blames media...

A TV alcove is a pretty cool thing

A TV alcove is a pretty cool thing. I saw a number of them along my Tour of Homes last summer because they’re in a lot of the higher end homes nowadays. I was therefore delighted to have the opportunity to jet up to Battle Ground to assist Joe in putting one in...

Moods

Life on the funny farm has improved since my rotten Tuesday. The tile guy continues to make good progress and, so far as I can tell, do good work. I talked again with my friend Sue from Alaska, something I always find heartening. And my friend Joe and I also had an...