“I have failed in certain working relationships. I have failed to live up to an intellectual standard I once set for myself. Thus far, I feel as if I have failed to achieve the level of spiritual maturity I believe right for a man of my age. But I will not permit these failures to [...]
I got my iPhone in summer of 2008, and I’ve really enjoyed it over the last two years. However, it’s beginning to show its age, so I’ve been considering getting the new iPhone 4. But then I started really thinking about the total cost. The new iPhone 4 is $299, plus the voice and data [...]
I wrote a post yesterday about how I would invest $1m into multifamily real estate. The post got a big reaction from Hacker News, and it’s been fascinating to see the way people think. A lot of the comments raised really good points, but what I saw most of all from those who disagreed was [...]
I’ve been working on my pilot’s license and naturally, a lot of people have questions. Here are some of the ones I’ve received from friends: Q. Isn’t flying a small plane dangerous? A. It depends almost entirely on the pilot. The majority of small aircraft crashes are due to pilot error, mostly flying into bad [...]
Yesterday, I decided to take a quick break from work and go flying. I haven’t been up flying solo since my initial student solo last month, because my club requires a solo phase check with a different instructor before you can solo again. I passed my phase check recently, so I was itching to get [...]
Just a quick congratulations to my friend Ben Lew, who just launched his first iPad app: Interactive Alphabet. It’s designed more for kids, but if you have trouble with some of your letters, you might like it as well I don’t have kids, but after playing with the app, I think it would be something [...]
Last month, I passed a major milestone that’s been a goal of mine for a long time: I flew solo in an airplane, without my instructor. I started taking flying lessons in 2007 but had to stop due to financial concerns (flying a small airplane is a ridiculously expensive hobby). I started up again in [...]
I used to think that I wanted to live without any regrets. The idea of living a life so satisfying and vibrant that you never look back has an undeniable allure. But over time, my thinking has changed and I’ve come to embrace regret as a healthy part of a mature outlook on life. Regrets [...]
I read a lot of books. And probably 75% of the time I’m reading a book, I think of someone I’d like to recommend the book to. I used to loan copies of books to people, or even buy them a copy if I thought it was particularly good. But then I got a Kindle, [...]