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Northwest Palm Trees
Every now and then, I find myself daydreaming about a move back to the Portland area—or somewhere else in the Pacific Northwest. While I know I’d miss the ever-present palm trees and warmth of Southern California, part of me is curious to see what kind of landscape I could cultivate in a cooler, rainier climate. […]
Read MoreTeardrop Trailers
I’ve been fairly obssessed with teardrop trailers currently. While I would love to live the full-on nomad lifestyle in a Sprinter van or something similar, it’s just not really feasible at the moment. A teardrop however could be. They are far less expensive, but still offer many of the advantages of a nomading van — […]
Read MoreGame Programming for an Eight Year Old
My eight-year-old, probably like most boys his age, loves video games. It’s also natural I think for many who play, to want to make some games of their own. It would be great to get him started on coding at such an early age since he has the desire to do so. The only problem […]
Read MoreMore Time at the Office
I was listening the other night to the Mixergy podcast, where he was talking with Bridget Harris about how they grew their company. At one point, Andrew (I guess I’m ok referencing podcast hosts by their first name), brought up the age-old saying that basically says something like: “On your deathbed, are you going to […]
Read MoreGrowing Slowly
I was reading last night on Matt Haughley’s blog, on the advantages of growing slowly. When so much news is given to the huge payoffs that a small number of startups get, and the big news surrounding facebook, tumblr, twitter, etc.., it’s difficult to appreciate that these stories are extremely rare. What’s far more common […]
Read MoreNot Enough Time To Become Time Independent
It would seem that the biggest detriment to becoming financially secure and independent is not having time to pursue it. Most people live their lives by selling off portions of their existence to others, generally for an hourly rate or salary. You work a certain number of hours and your employer (or your clients if […]
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