August 2010
5 posts
““Solution”: This word has come to mean everything from the...”
– 17 Awful Business Expressions, Forbes
Aug 20th
Three Travel Tips
Try these the next time you fly. Bring an empty Sigg and fill it at the water fountain after security, so you avoid paying $4 for water or waiting for the flight attendant to come by. When you go through the security checkpoint, stack your bins on top of your carryon til it’s time to put them through the scanner. This saves room on the table for other people’s crap. If...
Aug 7th
1 tag
Swim report, 12 weeks
Someday I would love to swim here, at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. (photo by Thomas Hawk) Progress: Began learning butterfly and breaststroke.  Tried sprinting (freestyle) for the first time & swam a pool length in under 20 seconds. Can press out of the pool easily now. Can’t do flip turns right yet. Can’t keep up with people at my swim practice. Don’t have...
Aug 6th
“Now you listen to me, I’m an advertising man, not a red herring. I’ve got a job,...”
–  Roger Thornhill, North by Northwest
Aug 6th
“I quit being a Christian. I’m out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be...”
– Anne Rice
Aug 2nd