February 2012
38 posts
“If you don’t know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk,...”
– Malcolm Forbes
Rant
My neighbor moved and forgot to cancel or move his subscription to GQ magazine. I found several issues on his former mailbox and since no one is living in this house and I don’t have a way to contact him I grabbed one and decided to read it. This is what I found.
Out of the 192 pages the magazine has, only 22 are content. The rest? Ads. The first 72 pages are ads, then an index for the...
mnmlist: Be able to walk away →
Those who can walk away from the negotiation — legitimately walk away, not just make a show of it — are in the strongest position. Those who are convinced they need to make the deal are in the weakest position.
“Do not regret what you have done.”
– Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings (via muddybadger)
“The further we go
And older we grow
The more we know
The less we show”
– The Cure - Primary
“If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get...”
– Dale Carnegie (via muddybadger)
“Never mess with a man’s coffee if you want to live.”
– So true…
It makes sense
1 Kilometer = 1000 Meters
1/2 a Kilometer = 500 Meters
1 Meter = 100 Centimeters
1 Centimeter = 10 Millimeters
Water boils at 100 degrees celsius
and freezes at 0 degrees celsius.
1 Ton = 1000 Kilograms
1 Kilogram = 1000 Grams
1/2 a Kilogram = 500 Grams
You get the point. Now, let’s check this:
1 Mile = 5280 Feet = 1760 Yards
1/2 a Mile = 2640 Feet = 880 Yards
1 Feet = 12...
Gear giveaway →
I have a gear giveaway at my other blog, Red Teams. I am looking for a logo design for the blog. Check it out. See if you can help.
“Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.”
– Pythagoras
A word
I still don’t understand why people get all upset about a word.
Fuck.
There. Are you upset now? I didn’t beep it, or change it or otherwise mask it. I just said it.
Here, again: Fuck.
It’s just a word, get over it and stop ruining my favorite shows and movies (especially those coming from the UK) with beeping the fuck out of it, literally.
Thank you.
EDIT: Yes Daniel,...
January 2012
71 posts
“You are what you do when it counts.”
– The Masao (Armor, by John Steakley)
Declutter the mess under your desk →
The hierarchy of success
Attitude
Approach
Goals
Strategy
Tactics
Execution
(via Seth Godin’s blog)
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WatchHand crafted and beautiful letterpress calling cards.
Hoban Cards has a new site with new fantastic letterpress calling card templates. Evan Calkins is your guy for stunning looking custom letterpress cards.
Don’t forget to check his blog.
WatchA short video prepared by Evan Calkins from Hoban Cards showing his work hand printing cards on a 1902 Chandler and Price letterpress.
I’ve talked about the wonderful work that Evan does before, but when I saw this video I had to post it here. Everyone knows I love machines and working with my hands.
Enjoy and don’t forget to visit Evan’s blog.
