Category Archives: Challenge 6 – Read 10 Books
Book: A Letter to a Christian Nation – Atheist Porn?
I was going to originally title this post, “Sam Harris, The Sexiest Man Alive”, but then I thought that would probably be too honest. In any case, I suspect that I’m not Sam’s type, but now I’m really getting off track of the subject of this post. Kind of like the others but different. I [...]
High Priority – Designing a Deck
My semi-retirement is off to a good start, one of the things on my list of must do’s is getting the design of a new deck going as well as built. My house is a little bit over 40 years old, and my other half has an idea that the deck is original to the [...]
Book Review: Why is it always about you?
If you have read my blog a bit recently, you may have noticed some of the little jokes between me and friends about leaving my most recent job. Personally, I don’t think it was a great fit, but after telling a few of the raunchier work stories to my friends, they had recommended a couple [...]
Book: Why God Won’t Go Away
I just finished reading the book “Why God Won’t Go Away: Brain Science & the Biology of Belief.” It was was a recommendation that was made to me by the same friend who recommended the book “My Stroke of Insight” after I mentioned that I had enjoyed that book. Jill Bolte Taylor actually references the [...]
Book: Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read
I just finished reading the book “Building a WordPress Blog” by Scott McNulty. The book is basically how to setup, administrate, and publish on a WordPress blog (specifically version 2.6). Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read ISBN: 0321591933ISBN-13: 9780321591937 Although I had a blog on WordPress.com and have been using my [...]
Book: My Stroke of Insight – by Jill Bolte Taylor Ph.D.
You might not believe this, but I sometimes get into some discussions of the tools and topic of Buddhism. A stretch these days, I know. A few weeks ago a friend of mine who was listening to one of my occasional mentions of the topic of Buddhism recommended a book that had reminded him of [...]
The Oregon Experiment – More Evidence of the Brand of Geek I Am
I just finished reading a really cool book called “The Oregon Experiment.” It is the third volume in a series of architecture books which have become not only a reference for architects, but a trigger for a whole way of thinking around software architecture and development called design patterns. I am enjoying these books for [...]
Discussion Notes August 26th – Buddhism Without Beliefs (Ch 1 – 4)
Our first four chapters went rather quick. This felt like the quickest discussion yet, although our tangents were quite different than usual. Weirdos in attendance were: Dogen Coldstream, Renwick Tomsen, stevenaia Michinaga, Danaeah Ballinger and myself. [17:58] Danaeah Ballinger: Hi Dharma[17:58] Dharma Voyager: hey guys[17:58] Danaeah Ballinger: Hi Dogen[17:58] Dharma Voyager: and ladies[17:58] Dharma [...]
