Archive for January, 2008

5 Peculiar Instruments

There is a great posting over at mentalfloss.com that showcases 5 very interesting instruments and includes sound clips of each. Of particular interest to me was the mention of a study that says playing the didgeridoo can help with snoring and sleep apnea. I used to play didgeridoo all the time but my interests shifted. [...]


The Benefits of Failure

A few weeks ago I was quibbling to my dad about the failed state of a project I was working on. A couple days later he sent me the following email: I was cleaning out my e-mail and ran across this short story that I think is great. “Here’s a story I heard from Alexander [...]


We Adopted!

My wife and I have adopted two beautiful children into our family. We’ve grown from a family of three to a family of five overnight (there goes my quest for mental fitness)! It has been two days since their arrival and things are going so well. That is not to say that things have been [...]