by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
I haven’t done one of these in a while. Here are some short ideas I have yet to fully flesh out but are complete enough to share right now anyway. Perhaps in doing so they will drive a discussion that will lead to a longer post. When “No” is your default, the things that fight … Continue reading “Random Notes and Recent Thoughts #3”
Another round of the items I found worth of short mention in the past week or so: While personal online privacy and security (Yes, Virginia. You can and should have both.) continues to be an topic worthy of our discussion, I enjoyed this breakdown by Ben Brooks of how to best encrypt your stuff against … Continue reading “Items Of Interest — #3”
Prediction #3: You Will Get Skin Cancer There is no safe level of tanning. All tans are radiation burns. Base tanning is still skin damage. And the use of tanning booths is a shocking example of intentionally damaging one’s skin for the sake of fashion. Imagine if bruises were suddenly to become fashionable. Would you … Continue reading “Prediction #3: You Will Get Skin Cancer”
Update #3 of the ongoing wedding saga is posted up on the wedding page. Check it out.
It is Valentines Day today. Have you done your shopping for your loved one yet? I have a great girlfriend and I have gotten most of what I wanted to get her for our first Valentines Day together. I still have some shopping to do, but I am at work right now so I can’t. … Continue reading “Monday Mac Tweek #3”
I actually have four of these J.Crew Rollneck sweaters but for this series I’m counting it as one since they are all the same. I think I went through this period in the early 90’s where I felt like if I had one of something I like and knew I would wear it frequently, I … Continue reading “Seventeen Sweaters: Early 90’s J.Crew Rollnecks”
Still true…
This is, perhaps, the most buried lede I’ve ever come across. Just when you think they’ve told the story behind the story, they drop a bomb about 5 minutes in. Amazing. "Strange Fruit," a protest song about lynching made famous by Billie Holiday, was written not by an African American activist, but by a Jewish … Continue reading “”
With the close of the year, here is a not nearly complete list of the things I learned this past year: If you decide to do something, you can do anything. All you need is to get past that comma. The first part of your life is spent finding out who you want to be. … Continue reading “Things I Learned In 2013”
Or |aseyn|referrer|daart so it seems. I’ve been guesting on a ton of podcasts lately that I think are worth checking out if you have the time to listen. Mikes On Mics – Episode 65: Creating in Public with Patrick Rhone — Where I talk about the behind the scenes story on how a simple post on … Continue reading “I’m kind of everywhere…”