2008

Most chefs oversalt their food, when what it really needs is more acid. Vinegar. Lemon. Tomato.

Symptoms of a weak designer

Every now and then, I’ll hear a design student or novice designer express disdain or...

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...

GtD Two Minute Rule

Cannonical GTD has the Two Minute Rule (TMR): If action takes less than two minutes, then do it. My...

First, I showed her the “secret” to making the lacquer finish perfectly smooth to the touch – a...

“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire...”
— Emily Dickinson

“By all means read what the experts have to say. Just don’t...”
— John Brown, Welsh stick...

“It’s not just about making beautiful furniture, but how do...”
— Tage Frid, quoted in an...

Flavorful French Onion Soup

I prefer a more traditional and flavorful French onion soup take about 5 lbs of yellow onionscut in...

DIY Starbucks-style Frappé

It took my cousin Pablo to mention the frappé method with Nescafé to send me hurtling to my...

The Impossible Possibility

And Jesus said unto them, “And whom do you say that I am?” They replied, “You are...

Jasper Johns on Creativity

The American artist Jasper Johns was once asked what was involved in the creative process: “It’s...

Buñuel Themes

Luis Buñuel, the man whom Alfred Hitchcock called the “greatest director ever,” draws...

Preventing Glue Squeeze Out

A proven and simple technique for keeping glue from marring your project with Bob Van Dyke The...

Peteran on art

I recently read a speech by Gord Peteran in the current issue of Turning Points that seemed relevant...

When the composer George Benjamin first learned of Degas’s observation that a work of art calls for...

Tips for getting your home organised

Living room: Clear all end tables, coffee tables, bookcases, shelving units, cabinets of any...

How to Work Better

do one thing at a time know the problem learn to listen learn to ask questions distinguish sense...

Easter Hymn (excerpt)

 by A. E. Houseman XVI How clear, how lovely bright, How beautiful to sight Those beams of morning...

Bit Set Based on FWW Article

by Thomas McKenna 5/1/2007 SUMMARY REVIEW Infinity Cutting Tools is selling a set of router bits...

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...

Rowena Reed Kostellow

Tricks for your Canon camera.

Naxos MP3s

So you can’t get anything for free anymore? We don’t think so. Naxos Direct.com is...

Music 101: Singing In Harmony.

In this video episode, Greg Giles and Kelly Atkins from 20 Minute Loop look at vocal harmony, and...

Wikipedia to MP3

MP3 and podcasts automatically generated from Wikipedia articles! Stefanos Karagos | January 23,...

mGTD

for Moleskine v1.0 Stefanos Karagos | December 20, 2006. Well, it’s time for a new version of...

Periodic Review Lists

I recommend borrowing a concept from Sciral Consistency and put things into periodic review lists....