April 2012
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How the history of Alcatraz inspired The Shawshank...
In 1982, Stephen King wrote a short novel called “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.” King penned Shawshank along with some other short novels in a collection entitled Different Seasons. In 1994, that short story would come to life as the movie known and loved by many, The Shawshank Redemption. I recently went on a night tour of Alcatraz and it became blatantly clear and...
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9 things I wish someone had told me about life...
The last two years of high school every teacher talked about getting us ready for college. I guess they did a good job because the transition to college was relatively painless. I packed up all of my stuff and moved to Boulder but for the most part, transitioning was easy.
Nobody talks about transitioning out of college, into the real world, where your life is a brand new place. I’m writing...
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What I've Seen: 41 days with the Nike+ Fuelband
I got a Nike Fuelband and the end of February and I’ve been wearing it every day since, nearly every hour that I’m awake. The other night, I threw my data into Excel and made some pictures from the data. I’m really excited to share this with you:
I’ve had my Nike Fuelband for 41 days (not counting today).
I’ve earned 98,014 Fuel Points.
I’ve taken 416,835...
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Why I'm Bullish on Gumroad
Since SXSW I have been particularly interested in a San Francisco startup you may have not heard of: Gumroad.
Gumroad is an easy way to share and sell things that you create to your fans, friends and followers. It is perfect for the scores of independent artists and amateurs that hustle every day, just trying to make an impact and create things that resonate with people across the Internet and...
