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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Hand 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.
A 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.