The Swiss AlpsĀ is easily the most beautiful land I have ever seen. My good friend, and fellow travel buddy, Tyler Visagie arrived in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 27, 2014. We stayed at Balmer’s Herberge, a world famous hostel that was the first private hostel in Switzerland. Owners Fabienne and Carmen Balmer who’s family has operated […]
People always talk about politicians’ positions. I’m not sure why they do that. Followers and opponents alike post articles describing a candidates’ detailed views on subjects from finance to Roe v. Wade. The reality is that many of those views are not those of the candidate. They are the views that special interests have paid […]
During the month of January, in the heartĀ of the generally unbearable “Polar Vortex” of early 2014,Ā I spent my days (and a few nights) inside, learning how to program for the Atari 2600. The Atari 2600 was a gaming system released by Atari in September of 1977, 38 years ago, and was one of the first […]
Prior to graduating college I read a great post from Patrick McKenzie, who is a self-described “ex-Japanese salaryman who currently runs a small software business”. I liked it so much I spent the better part of an hour formatting the article in word and printing it out for my “Important–save and read for later” binder. […]
Audrey and I spent some time taking on BDubs’s with our own version of traditional buffalo wings. We made our own dipping sauce, buffalo hot sauce, and served it with celery, salt & vinegar chips, and classic cole slaw. Dipping sauce ingredients are as simple as mixing ranch dressing and gorgonzola cheese. Feel free […]
My Leadership Development Plan I’m posting selected segments from my leadership development plan, developed from January 2012 to May 2014 in part to show others what a successful leadership development plan looks like, and in part to hold myself accountable on the claims I’ve made. Some of this information could be outdated and my interests […]
Note: This page is a stub, I will update with more infographics as the results come in. Governor Breakdown after theĀ Nov. 4, 2014 Elections With the exception of Colorado andĀ Connecticut, the results are in. As the map below shows, an overwhelming majority of states haveĀ Republican governors at the helm.
Beginning life as a young professional (known as a yo-pro for those in the biz) has been a whirlwind. A whirlwind? Of what you ask? Everything. A whirlwind of everything–activities, emotions, credit card charges, new friends, and more credit card charges. That is a lot of whirlwind. But it hasn’t hit me in an overwhelming […]
Today I received an email from, yes you guessed it, not Barack Obama. Sorry for pulling the classic Buzzfeed click-bait. Anyways–it was from Sara El-Amine, the National Organizing Director for Organizing For Action, a 501C non-profit that advocates on behalf of our great President’s agenda and was announced by his wife, Michelle in January, […]
I just read a great article from former TSA agent Jason Edward Harrington, (@JasonHarrington) titled Dear America, I Saw You Naked, about his time at the TSA, particularly focused on the introduction of the RapiScan full body scanners. His account details a range of bureaucracy and abuses entertained by the TSA officials and managers alike, with […]
In Depth on Doug Neubauerās Super Football Sunday, January 19, 14 By Taylor White Super Football created by Doug Neubauer and published by Atari in 1988 was Atariās third, and most comprehensive rendition of an American football game for the VCS. The game, which was an Atari original (not ported), features five players […]
The following poem is a poem for my dog Shadow, who lived a long and loving life, as written by my mother, Debbie. Shadow and my mom were very close as the only women in our household and often the only ones home during much of the day. I miss her very much. Shadow There […]