Category Archives: Try Anything

Fun with Fiber

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Pete

A few years ago, I tweaked my diet to try and lower my cholesterol. Being a nerd, I created a giant spreadsheet to track all those nutritional numbers you see on the back of food packages, and tried to limit … Continue reading →

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A Culture Shift

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Pete

I touched on this a bit on my year end post, but I wanted to expand on it here. Before I can make a change, I need to observe what’s not working. I’ve formed a lot of bad habits recently, … Continue reading →

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Brain Legos

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Pete

According to Wikipedia, there are over 915 million ways you can assemble six 2×4 LEGO bricks. Just three such bricks can be assembled 1,060 ways. And those are just the standard 2×4 bricks. Depending on how you count them, there … Continue reading →

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Two Fistfuls of Tang

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Pete

“Have you ever seen magic powder?” my buddy Paul asked. We were scouts, all sitting around the campfire on a raised site overlooking a lake. It was a nice area, peaceful. The sun had gone down and the scout masters … Continue reading →

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The Bandsaw

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Pete

My brother once told me a story about some buddies of his who majored in woodshop and carpentry design. For their final projects, they made elaborately crafted furniture. As the end of the semester approached, their deadlines loomed, and the … Continue reading →

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Pure Joy

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Pete

Last week my wife and I attended a magnificent Tanglewood concert. While savoring the music, we enjoyed the big-screen closeups of the various soloists. For the first time, I appreciated the raw emotion driving all of the musicians—from the harpist … Continue reading →

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All I Needed Was a Cape

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Pete

“You know, Robin’s entire family was killed doing this,” I said to my wife as we watched her sister hook her legs onto the trapeze bar and arch her back as she swung upside down. “You’re awful,” my wife remarked, … Continue reading →

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