Problem solving and stories of personal growth, development, and travels with a stuffed monkey.
Last Tuesday, I took advantage of the great weather and decided to go on a bike ride. While getting everything ready, I realized that I didn't have my headlight or tailight, and they were nowhere to be found! My initial reaction was some curse words and a feeling of anger and frustration at my wife, … Continue reading Bike Ride to Calm
In Paulo Guillobel's Mastering the 21 Immutable Principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he describes the Braveheart analogy. It happens to be the 6th immutable principle and applies to life in general. The principle, in a nutshell, is to face your enemy. The enemy in BJJ might be your opponent's guard. Many jiu jitsu practitioners may want … Continue reading Face Your Enemy
Last month, I talked about gerrymandering as part 1 of a series that I hope will inform the American voter about how corruption is plaguing our political system. This week, in part 2, I will talk about the revolving door. My goal is to research the different parts of the American Anti-Corruption Act, an act … Continue reading The Revolving Door
Once you have reasoned through a string of thoughts and believe to have a solution to whatever problem you are facing, you would benefit greatly from writing this thought process down. In writing out your process, the number of things of which you did not think will probably shock you. Then, as you reason through … Continue reading The Secret Power of Writing Stuff Down
The 8 Possessions of the United States The first thing I learned on Friday was about all of the U.S. possessions. Can you name them all? I could have only named a few, and I would have incorrectly named a couple extra. Here they are in alphabetical order according to their abbreviation. AS: American SamoaFM: … Continue reading What U.S. States and Possessions Taught Me About Recursion
