Tag: people

Warning, live without warning

10 September, 2010 (12:00) | Thoughts & Ideas

When you’re in an airplane, especially when you’re using the tray table in front of you as a head rest, there really should be some common etiquette in place for when and how the person in front of you reclines. Since I have long legs, I’ve had people recline with a lot of power right […]

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Hall’s Rules of Social Order #20

9 August, 2010 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

#19 goes both ways.  If you’re not asking people for help, then who is  your family?

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Wait if everything’s going great

6 August, 2010 (02:00) | News, Personal Update, Pittsburgh

Well, some of you already knew, but now that it didn’t pan out, we’re allowed to talk about it.  Back in April, Chemistry.com (where Kallie and I met) contacted us and wanted us to be interviewed by a “national magazine” about our story.  Turns out it was People Magazine.  So they called Kallie, asked her […]

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You may ask yourself, “How did I get here?”

28 July, 2010 (12:00) | Geeked Out

Do you know what TED Talks are?  TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, but the topics that are covered in these talks are much broader and deeper than that.  Some of the most respected minds in the world take time to give a lecture on their expertise.  I know, I said the “L” word.  […]

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I can see all obstacles in my way

23 July, 2010 (12:00) | Thoughts & Ideas

Do binoculars let people with great vision see further than people with poor vision?  I guess it’s more a question of how they work.  When you adjust them, are you sacrificing distance for quality?  Do our eyes focus on the image way off in the distance, or an image that is contained within the binoculars?

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I wanna feel the sand beneath my feet

30 June, 2010 (12:00) | Reviews

So I got a pairs of the Vibram Five Finger KSOs out of curiosity.  I tried grabbing a pair in stores, but no one had any stock left, at least in my size.  I was able to try on a size close to mine, so I could go online and order direct.  Even online was […]

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