Dead Chickens in the Burbs

November 21, 2010

Back in September, I posted how we were raising 3 chickens in our suburbian backyard, thanks to being free from annoying HOA encumbrances. Well, while we were at church this morning, a neighborhood dog broke into the chicken coup, physically tearing its way through the metal chicken wire, and ripped our chickens to shreds. We [...]

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To Create

November 1, 2010

Creating things is part and parcel with entrepreneurship.  The principle of creation is fundamental to building a company from scratch. At church over the weekend, I saw the video below, loved it, and thought you would like it too.  As this video points out, the desire to create sinks deep in everyone.  Everyone can create [...]

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Election Time – What it means to be an American

October 27, 2010

The upcoming midterm elections are important, very important.  This video articulates why. Thanks to Jason Schwarz, who served with me in Venezuela, for sharing the video.

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Bring Back Dangerous, Risky Playgrounds

October 25, 2010

When I was a kid, I enjoyed playgrounds with risky pieces of equipment:  metallic slides that were “too” tall, merry-go-rounds that big kids could spin until little kids flew off the side, tires that hung from chains, tires on zip lines, massive wooden seesaws, etc. Today, I cannot find a park that contains anything risky.  [...]

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Understanding Nukes – Questions

October 18, 2010

During grad school, I was fortunate to participate in the Sam Nunn Security Program to analyze scientific and technical dilemmas facing policy makers. Of major importance among the issues debated was the role of nuclear weapons in security decision-making. Common knowledge about nukes include:  the US used nukes on 2 Japanese cities to end WWII, [...]

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RSS’d in Peace

October 11, 2010

About a year ago, I started using RSS to absorb information. I’m happy I did. Simply put, with RSS you receive notifications when a website changes or when a new post hits a blog. I find this is useful for both personal and business reasons. It increases my efficiency. I have over 80 RSS feeds. [...]

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Any good TV shows?

September 27, 2010

In the evenings after the kids go to bed, I often sit in my living room chair cranking through emails and other odds-n-ends with the TV on in the background. I like interesting TV shows, the ones that go deep into character development and that persist over the years with new and engaging plot development [...]

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What sport(s) should my 6-yr-old son play?

September 20, 2010

I’m looking for a sports parenting strategy to use with my 6-yr-old son. Actually, I’m also wondering if I should be developing a “strategy” in the first place. Some parents are big on “my kid will be the talk-of-the-town sports figure” – that’s not me. Some parents leave the decision totally up to the kid, [...]

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Becoming a 20-Something Family Man: with a PhD and a Startup

September 13, 2010

I turned 30 this year. In my 20s, I earned a PhD and started a revenue-producing company that I am now working to scale. All of this is pretty standard for the grad school, startuppy crowd. But somehow I ended my 20s with a wife and 3 kids (ages 6, 3, & 1), while many [...]

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Chickens in the Burbs

September 6, 2010

Over the last 2 years, my wife has enjoyed reading the following two blogs: Section 89 – A blog about food maintained by Sandra Jergensen, a wonderful writer and friend from college The Chatelaine’s Keys – A Jewish home-schooling intellectual who champions living independently off your own land These blogs promote local food production and [...]

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