If you told me “Alex, you need to be able to do 100 consecutive push-ups within six weeks,” I’d laugh and eat a Twinkie and then waddle away from you in a dismissive fashion. However, if you put your demands in list form like this web site called hundredpushups.com, I’d be compelled to start the [...]
Also tagged WritingMy favorite part of walking around town so much is the Quality Thinking that happens. I’m not sure anyone else would consider it “Quality Thinking,” but I do. I get quite a few story ideas, or get un-stuck in the middle of a story, simply by going for a walk. Very similar to practicing guitar [...]
Also taggedBehold, the foundation of powerful mint juleps. A lot of bourbon plus simple syrup steeped with mint, and then more mint when everything goes back in the bottle. Here’s the recipe I followed if you’re interested. Basically, you mix all the stuff up, put it in the bottle, put the bottle in the freezer [...]
Also tagged Food, PhotosIt’s monsooning here in Nashville so I decided to fiddle with the blog some more. I recently changed the picture that was sitting atop the old version of the blog, and it didn’t feel quite right. I realized that I’ve been tired of the original WordPress theme for a long time — I’ve used it [...]
Also tagged Site updatesWeekend news update: I’ve solved a Sudoku puzzle. That may not be important news to anyone else, but it is to me so I’m posting it on the Internet.
I don’t think anyone would argue with me if I said that numbers are torture. They are. So why make a puzzle composed of randomly distributed numbers [...]
What a quick week! I spent most of my time playing tour guide for new recruits, trying to convince them to come here next year. My number one reason: the Parthenon. How could you turn down a city with a perfect (and I’m employing a loose definition of “perfect”) replica of the Parthenon? You couldn’t. [...]
Also tagged MusicI’m about to make another trip from Tennessee to South Carolina, and I’ve assigned myself a random project: I must listen to audio books along the way. Maybe not the whole way, but I want to make it through at least one recording of someone reading a story to me without tuning out after 4 [...]
Also tagged Ain't That AmericaFor some reason I can’t explain, no dentist has ever told me to floss. I’ve even asked a few times, and they just say, “Ehh, well, if you want to, sure, whatever.” Growing up, it seemed like everyone around me had dentists yelling at them. Parents, friends, random people on the street — they all [...]
Also tagged Ain't That America