The past few days I was camping in southern Utah at Sand Hollow State Park. When we entered the park, the ranger knew — but did not share with us upon entering — that the area sported some of the windiest regions in southern Utah. The ranger later explained that only three days out of the last month were non-windy. Had we known this from … more »

A couple of months ago I started writing little thoughts on post-it notes next to my monitor at work. The thoughts consisted of random little epiphanies or conclusions about life. I took the best 10 post-in notes and have collected them here as an attempt toward a philosophy of life. It’s not much of a “philosophy,” but I don’t know what else to call it. … more »

Recently I switched from using the iRiver I bought two years ago to my wife’s iPod Nano, which she only uses intermittently. I don’t know why I used my iRiver for so long. The iPod is superior in every way, but mostly because it offers convenience. For example, New podcasts download automatically when I merely plug it in to my computer and click Sync. Its … more »