March 2011
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Things I Want My Daughter To Know: March Madness
It’s entertainment.
March Madness is a college basketball tournament that derails job productivity every March. It usually ends on the first weekend of April with the Final Four, and a championship game. Your mother wishes it was never invented.
The tournament was created in 1939. Phog Allen, a famous coach from Kansas, is credited with the original idea.
Four divisions are created,...
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Brooks Brothers | How To Tie A Tie | Classic Tie... →
I pretty much only know how to tie one knot. I’d like to think I’m like most fellas. This is a good resource for learning how to tie six classic tie knots.
My new favorite is the Small Knot.
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Things I Want My Daughter To Know: Old Man...
They just happen.
I don’t know the real term for old man eyebrows, but they are very real. They’re easy to spot, it looks like two caterpillars on a bad hair day moved in to where a man’s eyebrows should be.
One day a man wakes up, looks at himself in the mirror and realizes his eyebrows have a permanent case of bed head. So I’ve heard.
The travesty in all of this is...
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Things I Want My Daughter To Know: Exercise
Do it for you.
Let me get one thing out of the way: exercise is tough. Not only is it tough physically, but it’s tough mentally. I say mentally because in our society, one tends to feel guilty when they miss a workout. This is ridiculous.
Exercise should be done for you, and no one else.
I hope that as you grow up you develop an understanding of the benefits of exercise, but also an...
A Fashionable Thursday – Take Ivy « Christian Ross... →
Reading makes you smart. It’s probably what got this guy into Yale.
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Product Review: STM Scout Shoulder Bag
It’s exactly what I wanted.
I get the feeling that those more hip than I have know about STM Bags (stmbags.com) for some time. Rightly so, because their bags are awesome.
Context
A couple years ago Jen surprised me with a great North Face Stryker bag. It’s a cross-chest style back pack. At the time I was riding my bike to work daily, and the Stryker was perfect for riding and...
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Book: A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal... →
Literally a book whose pages are filled with random numbers. The reviews are the best.
If you buy it, help a brother out.
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Things I Want My Daughter To Know: Higher...
It’s respected.
Higher Education typically refers to college or post-high school education. College is the time in your life where t-shirts and debt amass daily. Ideally, you would also figure out a general direction for your life.
Don’t let the part about finding a direction for your life scare you, though. You can always change it later. If you end up anything like me, you likely...
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