Weekend challenge
“If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.” – Jean-Paul Sartre When I go out on weekends I usually do so by myself. I don’t dislike my friends or anything like that, but I do feel that we … Continue reading
How to pack for every summer music festival
“Contrary to popular belief, catabolic is not just a DJing cat” – Dom Mazzetti It’s summertime, which means there are going to be approximately nine billion music festivals. It also means that every dude who ever watched an old Zyzz … Continue reading
Things done changed
“Turn your pagers to 1993″ – The Notorious B.I.G. I recently found an entire box of my old notebooks in my basement. After reading through a few of them, I began to notice how differently my writing style and general … Continue reading
Interview with Max Alpha
“The blog that lactates testosterone.” – Max Alpha tagline I really messed up. Choosing to blog under my real name has forced me to write about things I’d actually discuss in public. Boring stuff like exercise, or learning a new … Continue reading
Considering suicide? Play golf
“The secret to being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.” – George Bernard Shaw While I’m personally not upset that it’s summertime I know plenty of people who are. It’s though … Continue reading
The Book of Five Rings
“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.” – Miyamoto Musashi Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has become a cliché. Every businessman and adventurer has read it to death. It’s not a bad book, it’s simply a book that’s … Continue reading
Weekend challenge
“It takes a great man to be a good listener.” – Calvin Coolidge If I had to venture a guess, I say that 85% of our daily conversations are just meaningless filler. The vast majority of topics we discuss are … Continue reading
It was written
“Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.” – Brian Tracy In my adolescence I used to stay up late and watch an anime show called Death Note. For those unfamiliar with the series, it followed … Continue reading
Golf, gold diggers, and retribution
“Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.” – André Malraux During my freshman year of high school golf a minor controversy erupted.* One of the older kids was allegedly seen cheating on a hole. … Continue reading
27 ways to make the most out of summer
“The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.” – Arthur Schopenhauer Go for a hike Play a round of golf Exercise Read a good novel Party Visit the beach Take a trip Attend a concert Barbeque Camp Fish … Continue reading