Blog of Josh Hall

I had a dream where I was in a weird sci-fi building made up of a whole bunch of rooms linked together.  The rooms were about 8 feet tall, 10 feet wide, and about 20 feet long, but the corners were all rounded, much more like a stretched out bubble.  Everything was like a dark […]

Honestly, I’ve never been impressed with Lowe’s.  I grew up on 84 lumber, and now Home Depot is closest.  Anyway… In my LEGO storage efforts, I found Stanley cases to be awesome.  I’ve found a couple different models of these portable containers to be just what I needed.  In my online searching, I found a […]

You are never in control.   You think the 26 year old Olympic swimmer who had a heart attack thought he was in control of his health?  The sooner you stop trying to control your outside effectors, and accept your inability to control them, the less impact those effectors will have on your mental state.  […]

There’s no playing until the clock stops.  The clock at the end of the game just expires if the leader has possession, and I’ve seen games where there’s like 20 seconds left and all the players and coaches are already celebrating on the field.  It’s unsportsmanlike. There’s wasted real time.  Change your lines.  Get set […]

Give frequently.   There is no “giving season”.   Forget National Day of Giving.  The time is now and the time is always.  Don’t just send a check once a year to your favorite charity.  Don’t JUST send a check once a year!  Volunteer!  Interact with people.  Spread the word.  If you think writing a check […]

The Dvorak keyboard is one of those examples of people not really knowing what’s good for them.  The Dvorak keyboard allows for more efficient use of the arrangement of keys on a keyboard which then improves speed.  It certainly has a strong underground following, but it would seem that there are power in numbers and […]