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A friend recently asked if I could watch only one movie, what would it be. This is an incredibly hard question. In the end, my answer was the documentary Weapons of the Spirit, a story of the town Le Chambon that sheltered around 5,000 jews Favorite Movies Read More Note: This post isn t really done , it s some notes I made for myself when I was considering a career change around 2005 and hasn t been significantly updated since then. In the last week some of these topics came up so I am posting my notes Make a Difference Read More I have been reading Thinking Fast and Slow which I would highly recommend. If you have read a summary and think you know what s in the book you are wrong. I think it takes example after example to actually internalize how easily we are influenced Confirmation Bias and Shoes Read More I strive to be grateful for my material possessions and not fall into the trap of consistent consumption. For the last several years I limit my purchases to consumables and replacing items that wore out for most of the year. Think of this as intermittent Shopping Diet Retro June 2020 Read More Bugforce Scale as proposed by Paul Wagner 0 is Zero. Really. No mosquitoes or other biting bugsRead More The following is a reference I use when selecting the next hiking or backpacking destination with a bias toward Northern California. I make it in 2002 and just now am updating in because many of the links were out of date. I have been meaning Hiking Destinations Read More In the book A Praying Life, Paul Miller asserts that we shouldn t focus on prayer (the method) but rather God (the object). Miller has a very high view of prayer. He expect prayer to accomplish things. Not because we are somehow manipulating God, but because Replace Prayer List with Cards Read More Truth is the only thing worth standing on. Lies, falsehoods, secrets, excuses, might seem expedient, but they are like quicksand. They will drown your life if you walk in them. Lies can only hurt people and will rot away your heart and conscience. Secrets limit your ability to share fully with others and hurt your inner life until exposed by the healing light of truth and honesty.Read More The following is my typical packing list. Items “*” are optional. This list was extracted from my Packing Traveling Light post. For a more complete description of these items see my yearly gear for life list. This list also exists as a google sheet which Packing List Read More This list was inspired byone bag lifestyleandTynan’s Gear posts. I strive to use items that enable me to have an a healthy, impactful life, while minimizing friction / burdens. Whenever possible I favor companies which are known for treating their employees well and us=ing sustainable Gear 2020 Read More Items that I removed from my personal gear list because we have them for the general family. This list is incomplete. I plan to make a complete list this year, but haven t gotten around to it. Maybe I will make the complete list in 2021. Family Gear 2020 Read More Last night I had a spirited discussion with some friends about US politics. One of our friends was expressing a concern that historically the US has been too nice , hopeful, helpful. We have created a culture people want to enjoy, but now we will be The Evolution of Cooperation Read More I am so grateful that I live in an era that can correct many issues related to poor vision!! It s easy to take glasses for granted, but for thousands of years, people born with poor eyesight had to find ways to muddle through life, never Eyeglasses Read More For a year I tried using the service blinkist which provides summary’s of popular non fiction books, with a focus on business and self improvement literature. I thought it would be an effective way to screen books to decide what books I would want to Blinkist, Summaries, and Personal Experience Read More You can get commercial information fromNapaValley.COM. For years, I foundThe Best of the Wine Countryto be a useful guidebook to the area, but it’s out of date now. Wine Wine is the first order of business. There are more than 400 wineries in the Napa Wine Country Read More Yosemite is arguably one of the most beautiful places on earth. I have been then tens of times, and never tire of visiting the park. While the Valley floor can be crowded, it s still worth visiting. For a first time visitor to Yosemite I would Yosemite Read More San Francisco is a beautiful, world class city. There are numerous museums, places of nature beautiful, great food, and well known tourist spots. You could easily spend several weeks exploring San Francisco and only scratch the surface. The SF City Pass can be a good San Francisco Read More I would recommend taking two days to explore the area around Monterey. If you had a lot of time you could make it a four day leg and continue down Route 1 to Hearst Castle / San Simeon, Morro Bay, San Louis Obispo, and then Monterey Penisula Big Sur Read More The Monta Loma (MLN) neighborhood was constructed in the 1950s as affordable housing in a California Modern style by three different developers. It s on the northern end of Mountain View, adjacent to Palo Alto, and Los Altos. The neighborhood is bordered by the roads San Monta Loma Neighborhood and the Mid-Penisula Read More Items that I removed from my personal gear list because we have them for the general family. This list is incomplete. I plan to make a complete list in 2020. Electronics Google WiFi Meshnetwork access points easily install and just work when you have an Family Gear 2019 Read More

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