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The Millionaire Fastlane

This is another book I found on Ali Abdaal’s YouTube channel, take a peek at his video summary for his in-depth review. I found this book very eye opening, in the sense that I now have a new perspective on business, specifically starting a business. Before this book, I had never heard of MJ DeMarco before,Continue reading “The Millionaire Fastlane”

Double Speak

This book was written in 1989 which highlights the deceptive language used, mostly by corporations, advertising agencies and governments to deceive the general public. As this book was written more than 30 years ago, some of the references seem outdated and I can only imagine how things have progressed into our current time that weContinue reading “Double Speak”

The Ballad of Narayama

I ran across this film as I was listing to Jordan Petersons Podcast “Primatologist Explains the 1% Difference Between Humans & Apes” in the background while working. They discussed how language and communication in humans circumvent the Alpha male characteristic and how no other species has this capability. In their discussion, they made reference toContinue reading “The Ballad of Narayama”

Waiting For Godot

This is another one I found from the Ted-Ed youtube playlist – and their video gives a much deeper and well developed interoperation of what it meant to me. Two men are waiting, when they got tired of waiting , they decided to wait some more. I am unable to recall a time in whichContinue reading “Waiting For Godot”

Slaughterhouse-Five

Wikipedia summarizes Slaughterhouse-Five as a science fiction infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut, first published in 1969. It follows the life and experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to his time as an American soldier and chaplain’s assistant during World War II, to the post-war years, with Billy occasionally traveling through time. TheContinue reading “Slaughterhouse-Five”

Upcycled

BirdhousesPlanter RingsAssembly LinePaintGeneral Attractiveness Birdhouses After rebuilding my gate, I was left with a fair amount of fence boards in decent condition. As simple of a project that a birdhouse is, I have never built one. I thought it would be fun to reuse some of the better wood to make some bird houses, toContinue reading “Upcycled”

Controlling the entry and exit

My gate rebuild was long overdue, I wanted to build a double swing gate, large enough for my trailer to exit, with a smaller more accessible side entrance for regular use Laid out and cut the half lap joints for both gates I used a horizontal deck board spanning the bottom of the gate. MyContinue reading “Controlling the entry and exit”

What Makes Sammy Run?

I stumbled across this book from reading the YouTube comments on a ‘Top 10 books to read’ video. I typically take a screen shot if Youtubers have posted a list, and when I am running low on material, I search the titles in the Library app. I find that I employ this method so IContinue reading “What Makes Sammy Run?”

The Holy Terrors (Les Enfants Terribles)

I had no preconceived expectation from a book originally published in French in 1929, but much to my delight, found this to be outstanding read. I stumbled upon this after searching the authors name; Jean Cocteau, as he was referenced in The Cloud of Unknowing by Thomas Cook. The reference was obscure and due toContinue reading “The Holy Terrors (Les Enfants Terribles)”

Sleeps

Other than the deck for my home, this was the biggest, longest most involved build to date, but oh how this paid off. I picked up the 9 rough cut 8″x8″ posts; planed, cut, sanded and oiled which took roughly 3 months of afternoons and weekends to complete. The end result is a ~1000lb handContinue reading “Sleeps”