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Self-Denial and Activism

I really admire Richard Branson (Virgin Group) ever since I read his autobiography Losing My Virginity. This morning I came across this post about fasting for Darfur on his blog. In this post he outlines his reasons for fasting. And they largely center around bringing awareness of the issues in Darfur. While I think there [...]

Personal Online Code of Conduct

In my last post I mentioned that I was currently drafting a new Personal Online Code of Conduct. My goal is to move away from the need to be constantly connected and also to make sure the time I am connected is time well spent creating value, not just consuming and adding to the online [...]

Top 15 TextMate Shortcuts

TextMate by Macromates is by far the best code writing/development tool I’ve ever used. Not only is it awesome at face value, but the depth of features and extras make it the ultimate productivity booster when developing. What’s equally amazing is how it accomplishes this with no bloat. If you spend any amount of time [...]

Bounteo.com

My good friend Ryan just launched bounteo.com a new personal finance and investment/personal development blog. Lots of great information available, be sure to check it out. PHILOSOPHY I believe that life is a gift and we can shape our own destiny through our choices, actions, and behaviors. This site explores how young people can make [...]

Life Catalysts

cat·a·lyst -noun a person or thing that precipitates an event or change Life catalysts can either shock us into inaction or shove us into forward motion. These catalysts can be extremely joyful events in our lives or downright lame ones, at least on the surface. But both can either be detrimental or helpful depending on [...]

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A 27 year old web professional currently living in Colorado Springs, CO. This blog is a collection of my thoughts on life, work and everything in between.
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