August 04, 2014 Word of the Day Noachian\noh-AY-kee-un\ DEFINITION adjective : of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time bible history video course sell water prepping systems sell white water rafting supplies create dam awareness monitors life extension research ebook nootropics newsletter real time archaeology mapping and social network ancient strains microbrewery create […]
Today’s word: Balkanize start free county projects inside free state project create a better taffy (paleo friendly?) service to take apart furniture for moving make jigsaw puzzles look into Greek stock market start a mountain climbing school invent a nanotube rope build a Czech crystal brokerage start a goat business lawn maintenance dairy and meat […]
Word of the day: southpaw south American travel agency/tour group left handed ecommerce store right vs left bed covers for hot and cold sleepers wedding ring polisher left handed paper notebooks – I’m not really sure what this means but there has to be a way to alleviate left handers’ smudging problem south china sea […]
So I missed yesterday. Today’s word: silhouette Uses of shadows Making people look scary with flashlights under their chins Hiding Providing shade on a hot day Limiting evaporation Cooling a house Setting traps for the unwary Making Keira Knightly look busty-er in Pirates of the Caribbean Helping magicians with illusions – Who knows what the […]
Word of the Day: Yooper – native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Well, that’s an interesting starter. Advantages and Disadvantages of Living in Michigan: A: Rich, glacial soil D: Communist government and locals D: Corrupt and bankrupt cities A: Bankrupt cities A: Easy travel to Canada D: Cold, snowy winters A: With […]
I’ve been listening a lot to James Altucher’s podcasts recently. He talks a lot about using your idea muscle as part of the daily practice of becoming healthier physically, emotionally, spiritually, and mentally. And I think he’s right. So I decided to brainstorm idedas based on a word of the day. These aren’t necessarily good […]
I’ve been having this idea recently that our species, Homo sapiens – the thinking man, is misnamed. Instead, Homo creatus – the creating man is more appropriate. Now before any biology geeks jump down my throat, I am sure that creatus is not the proper Latin or Greek or whatever. Fine, have it your way. […]
I remember watching a talk given by the Blue Zones guy about cultures that have unusually long lifespans. He said there were certain commonalities among them that helped to explain how many people over the age of 100 continued to live in these areas. The one bit that really stuck with me was the “ikidai” […]
One of my favorite podcasters, Jake Desyllas of The Voluntary Life, tweeted this today: E Myth Revisited by @MichaelEGerber is one of the books every small business entrepreneur should read. My review: https://t.co/EkACaTjq5p — Jake Desyllas (@thevoluntary) June 10, 2014 To which I responded that one of the big issues that Gerber doesn’t address is […]
File this one under barbequed sacred cow. I think giving to charity is dumb. And harmful to the people you think you are helping 99% of the time. So before you get out your pitchfork, let’s examine what the point of charity is: helping people. But helping them to do what? There are cases where […]