Simplicity
I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Jos A Bank
I ordered a dozen or so shirts from Jos A Bank back in January or February as I was rotating out parts of my dress wardrobe. One of the shirts I received was torn and I decided to return it locally rather than ship it back, mostly for convenience purposes. I was able to get…
Avoid Over-Committing with This Simple Formula
One of the sites I watch regularly is lifehacker.com, which is where a number of the small anecdotal posts on this site come from. They recently posted a link to an article from Elizabeth Grace Saunders at the Harvard Business Review that explains a formula for balancing your time and ensuring you don’t over-commit: (External Expectations) + (Internal Expectations)…
The Complexity of Taxes
Taxes are never fun. In past years, especially since getting married, they’ve grown more and more complex. The fact that both of us own businesses only complicate things further. I use TurboTax to do our income taxes each year; it certainly makes the ordeal seem easier than what I remember of my father with papers…
Pictures from ISS
I’ve started following a few of the astronauts in the International Space Station on Twitter, mostly because I love the photos they share of the Earth. Here’s one of Florida and the Bahamas. #Florida and the #Bahamas from a new perspective pic.twitter.com/tVyitz0vQR — Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) December 21, 2014
Thankful
Holidays are about family for me. They’re a time to slow down, take a break, relax and enjoy time with your loved ones. I was fortunate to have married into a family that extends my “loved ones” considerably, and my life is better for it. More than anything, I’m blessed with a beautiful son who…
Well-Needed Vacation in Myrtle Beach
Jen and I managed to get away to Myrtle Beach for a week of well-needed vacation time. I have been working a ton of hours lately and Jen has certainly developed an understandable level of cabin fever since the arrival of the baby. Her best friend, Megan, and her husband, Graham, graciously hosted us at…
The Most Amazing Moment
This week, my wife and I welcomed our new son, Brian Dean, into our lives. Born on Thursday, August 21, he weighed five pounds, nine ounces, and was 20″ in length. We weren’t really expecting this for a couple more weeks, but catching us off-guard was just fine as far as we were concerned; we…
True Detective
We just finished watching True Detective, and while I’m yet even more impressed with Matthew McConaughey as actors, I’m also totally creeped out by the idea of anyone who lives in the backwoods of Louisiana. A friend at work recommended this series and while we were in Savannah on vacation, we watched the first several episodes of…
Comcast and Bad Service
Despite the fact that we’ve decided over time that we’re not willing to pay Comcast’s prices for cable television and telephone, we’ve never really been able to ditch them for high-speed internet service. Frankly, there’s no real competition for them in this market. AT&T offers U-Verse service (DSL) here, but it’s not really comparable. …