Category Archives: Daily Life

Back to Work

Posted on August 9, 2010 by john

Some random stuff today that I wanted to put out on my first day back. I completed our first Griswold-style road vacation, logging 2,000 miles in less than 2 weeks driving from Boston to Torch Lake, Michigan. Aside from some … Continue reading →

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40 Lessons I’ve Learned

Posted on July 15, 2010 by john

40 Things I have picked up along my voyage: My first memory is Look Park in Northampton. Not much of a lesson, but it was the day I was “switched on”. Read – My parents got me into reading. At … Continue reading →

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The3six5 Project

Posted on June 25, 2010 by john

Bill Green mentioned The3six5 project during the Beancast around December and I signed on. The idea is that 365 authors do a short diary entry about their day. If you want to read about my day yesterday, or get a … Continue reading →

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Getting to the “Why” of Your Business

Posted on June 9, 2010 by john

This week I wanted to post an interview I did earlier in the year with Simon Sinek, he was recently featured on the TED channel in iTunes, and this interview goes a bit deeper: [Audio clip: view full post to … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Anyone Serving in Iraq or Afghanistan?

Posted on May 16, 2010 by john

On Sunday I will be running the Run to Home Base, a 9 km road race that will finish at Home Plate in Fenway Park. As part of this race I raised $1,000 for a fund run by the Red … Continue reading →

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Friday Entertainment

Posted on May 14, 2010 by john

This is pretty much what our home was like when my brother and I were teenagers. It’s at about a 3 Stooges level, so I found it quite amusing.

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Headphone Update – Getting Better Sound Out of the iPod

Posted on May 2, 2010 by john

Long-time readers of this blog are well aware of my addiction to audio equipment (and in fact, my post talking about Bose vs. Shure vs. Sony still gets a ton of traffic). For some reason it’s always the product marketing … Continue reading →

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Tough Week

Posted on April 29, 2010 by john

Normally on Sunday night I review my calendar for the week to see what’s coming up. Unfortunately things have been kind of crazy here and so I was not completely prepared on Monday morning for a book signing party that … Continue reading →

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The Boston Marathon – On Motivation

Posted on April 19, 2010 by john

Patriot’s Day is a special day here with the running of the Boston Marathon. I run the Falmouth Road Race every summer because it’s as close to the thrill of running the marathon as you can get, at only about a … Continue reading →

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Kicking Ass at The Grocery Store

Posted on April 13, 2010 by john

And yet another indicator that I have become soft and weak, I actually consider my grocery buying routine worth blogging about. On the other hand the Food Marketing Institute shows 2008 purchases at supermarkets over half a trillion dollars, so … Continue reading →

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