Baseball’s 3,000 hit club is as sacred as its 500 home run club. Only 31 players have ever reached 3,000 hits in Major League Baseball. The most recent were Adrián Beltré and Ichiro Suzuki. Let me talk about Ichiro for a moment. What makes Ichiro’s accomplishment more impressive is that he did it all after age […]
Don’t Get Suckered by Fake Deals
This article was originally posted February 9, 2016. On January 10, I received an e-mail from TurboTax. “Special Offer Enclosed. Open Now!” it said in the subject line. I opened the e-mail and a colorful picture loaded with big bold letters, “One Week Only SAVE UP TO $15! January 10-16”. Then there were a bunch […]
Mentor Focus: Darren Rowse
With the Internet and social media, almost anyone can be your mentor. They don’t even need to know you exist. Just pick a person whose work you admire and follow them on the Internet. In the Mentor Focus series, I profile the people I follow online. Since discovering blogging in 2002, Darren Rowse has established […]
80/20 Your Personal Media Collections
With the amount of data being generated in our lives daily, it’s easy to let things get out of hand. At one point, I had over 4,000 articles in my “read later” list. I also had over 20,000 digital photographs sitting on my hard drive, with more added every week. Hundreds of videos sat waiting […]
Destination: Taipei, Taiwan
Between 2002 and 2005 I made several trips to Taiwan, spending most of my time in and around Taipei. 2003 SARS paranoia In early 2003, I had just graduated from college and had a scholarship opportunity to study Mandarin Chinese language in Taipei, Taiwan. It was a lucky break for me since my girlfriend at […]
Cooking the World: Thai Sticky Rice with Mangos (Mamuang Kao Nieo)
Makes 5 servings Equipment Rice cooker Small saucepan Spatula Ingredients 7oz sticky rice, soaked overnight 12oz unsweetened coconut milk 6oz coconut sugar 2tsp salt 15g granulated sugar 14g rice flour 3 tbsp water 2 mangos, peeled, pitted, and sliced Directions Drain soaked rice and cook it in a rice cooker with about 12 ounces of water. […]