2008
Jul
Most chefs oversalt their food, when what it really needs is more acid. Vinegar. Lemon. Tomato.
Jul 24th
Symptoms of a weak designer
Every now and then, I’ll hear a design student or novice designer express disdain or...
Jul 15th
Model T vs Jeep Wrangler
On the subject of MPG, the Model T got upto 22 MPG, where as the 2003 Jeep Wrangler gets 17 MPG at...
Jul 12th
GtD Two Minute Rule
Cannonical GTD has the Two Minute Rule (TMR): If action takes less than two minutes, then do it. My...
Jul 7th
First, I showed her the “secret” to making the lacquer finish perfectly smooth to the touch – a...
Jul 4th
If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire...
— Emily Dickinson
Jul 1st
By all means read what the experts have to say. Just don’t...
— John Brown, Welsh stick...
Jul 1st
It’s not just about making beautiful furniture, but how do...
— Tage Frid, quoted in an...
Jul 1st
Flavorful French Onion Soup
I prefer a more traditional and flavorful French onion soup take about 5 lbs of yellow onionscut in...
Jul 1st
DIY Starbucks-style Frappé
It took my cousin Pablo to mention the frappé method with Nescafé to send me hurtling to my...
Jul 1st
Jun
The Impossible Possibility
And Jesus said unto them, “And whom do you say that I am?” They replied, “You are...
Jun 28th
Jasper Johns on Creativity
The American artist Jasper Johns was once asked what was involved in the creative process: “It’s...
Jun 28th
Buñuel Themes
Luis Buñuel, the man whom Alfred Hitchcock called the “greatest director ever,” draws...
Jun 28th
Preventing Glue Squeeze Out
A proven and simple technique for keeping glue from marring your project with Bob Van Dyke The...
Jun 19th
Peteran on art
I recently read a speech by Gord Peteran in the current issue of Turning Points that seemed relevant...
Jun 9th
When the composer George Benjamin first learned of Degas’s observation that a work of art calls for...
Jun 8th
Tips for getting your home organised
Living room: Clear all end tables, coffee tables, bookcases, shelving units, cabinets of any...
Jun 8th
How to Work Better
do one thing at a time know the problem learn to listen learn to ask questions distinguish sense...
Jun 8th
Easter Hymn (excerpt)
by A. E. Houseman XVI How clear, how lovely bright, How beautiful to sight Those beams of morning...
Jun 6th
Bit Set Based on FWW Article
by Thomas McKenna 5/1/2007 SUMMARY REVIEW Infinity Cutting Tools is selling a set of router bits...
Jun 6th
What I mean by being in the moment
I’m constantly coming across the phrase “be in the moment”. I used it myself in my post what I...
Jun 6th
May
Rowena Reed Kostellow
May 8th
Tricks for your Canon camera.
May 8th
Apr
Naxos MP3s
So you can’t get anything for free anymore? We don’t think so. Naxos Direct.com is...
Apr 16th
Music 101: Singing In Harmony.
In this video episode, Greg Giles and Kelly Atkins from 20 Minute Loop look at vocal harmony, and...
Apr 16th
Wikipedia to MP3
MP3 and podcasts automatically generated from Wikipedia articles! Stefanos Karagos | January 23,...
Apr 11th
mGTD
for Moleskine v1.0 Stefanos Karagos | December 20, 2006. Well, it’s time for a new version of...
Apr 11th
Periodic Review Lists
I recommend borrowing a concept from Sciral Consistency and put things into periodic review lists....
Apr 10th