home buying principle #2
my son is 26 months old, my daughter is 10 months. No imminent home buying for us.
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home buying principle #1
look at the map of the area, urban map, topographical map. The house’s real backyard is comprised of several elements in a 10-mile radius. These have to be accessible: little to no traffic, available parking spaces, no crowds.
behave philosophically
when they debate some topic, they do not attempt to follow the reasoning of that which they are debating, but simply try to have the audience concur with what they are presenting.
parenting principle #1
raising a child is perhaps the most complex journey of all, but success is likely governed by few principles. And this is one of them.
cheerfulness under ill-health or other misfortunes
"Maximus was my model for self-control, fixity of purpose, and cheerfulness under ill-health or other misfortunes. "
the yin and yang of gerry lopez
surfing is style, and the epitome of style is Gerry Lopez dropping on a massive wave at Pipeline while impassively scratching his nose.
prayer (kavafis)
the sea engulfed a sailor in its depths. Unaware, his mother goes and lights a tall candle before the ikon of our Lady
a quote from Hitch
this quote from Christopher Hitchens resurfaced today (thanks to readwise). What an elegant way to sum up one's moral compass.
switched from wordpress to ghost
i've been looking for speed and a clean-looking theme. Have not had luck with Wordpress (I think mostly for not knowing where to look).
the best solo of all time
for the untrained ear, for the diletante music enthusiast, it sounds arbitrary and subjective to claim that there is such a thing as the best rock guitar solo of all time.
silent solo hiking - normark, adams, hoek
the history of the silent solo hiking film (SSH) is rather short. Not even five years old. Yet, with the ascent of Harmen Hoek, have we reached the pinnacle already?
more selfish gene
but if we reorient our view from the survival machine's to that of the gene, then it makes perfect sense that some molecules do not code for anything.
little corner of the internet
blogging is owning your little corner of the internet. Owning your content, your domain name, the aesthetics of your website, the freedom to tinker with the front-end and back-end, and much more.
silvio y oda a mi generación
i’m in awe of young poets that write verse that can only be comprehended later in life. I know it is an illusion: it is man who attributes meaning to symbols. It is us, as we grow wiser with time and experience, who expand the poem’s…
the original banana republic
vanity sometimes makes you stumble upon beautiful things.
the journey to ithaka
give it first to Homer and then, 2600 years later, to Kavafis and you get something that rises above all of us.
ditching evernote
it’s been 2,123 days since I created my first note in Evernote on January 5, 2017. It’s served me well, taking practically everything I threw to it and retrieving information at will. Exactly one year ago, I wrote a commented list of my…
the darjeeling limited (river and funeral scene)
when you realize that all your grand problems are imaginary
48 signals
i recently read a post by Jason Fried of 37signals.com about ascribing depth to flatness and generating irrelevant data. “… I can’t help but think it’s generating data that’s incompatible with the actual situation. Being asked to rate…
first camping trip with the family
we went on our first camping trip as a family last weekend. Purposefully designed as a low risk experience. Location: Malibu Creek State Park.
logistics
we need to embrace and find beauty in logistics.
don't sabotage the trip before reaching your destination
the lesson is: when going places for or with Kai, don’t attempt to sabotage the trip before reaching our destination.
my jeep
today with the Jeep, my wife and I throw paddle boards on the roof, and surfboards in the trunk and in 20 minutes we’re in the water
this website
as of january 2022, this site is set up and maintained with a few tools