Introduction: Playbooks are Practices Welcome to the inaugural post of my new column, “The Weekly Playbook.” Each week I plan to feature a playbook that […]
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Awareness Days
alking into work this morning, the big digital sign that hangs above the food court alerted me that March is National Caffeine Awareness month. The […]
How I Lost 10 Pounds In One Month
I was a skinny kid until I turned 40. I never had to worry about what I ate. I never gained much weight. I never […]
“So quiet in my Sekrit Writing Room”
y pal, Fred Kiesche (@FredKiesche) made the following remark on Twitter this morning, @jamietr Figured you were, but you’ve been so quiet in your Sekrit […]
A Failed Experiment in Coffee
ntil this morning, I had never had coffee before in my life. At least, not that I can remember. After my experience this morning, I […]
2 Useful Insights I’ve Gained from Personal Analytics Data: Sleep and Productivity
n writing about personal analytics and data collection, one question I get more frequently than most is: what do you get out of it? Today […]
LoneStarCon, Friday and Saturday, Days 2 & 3
o I am having so much fun here in San Antonio that I didn’t manage to get a post up yesterday detailing just how much […]
Launchpad Day 2: Sex In Space and Other Interesting Scientific Tidbits
ven though we seem to start late each morning (on Day 2, we did not get started until 10 am!) we pack in full days […]
Launch Pad Days 4 and 5 (Catching Up)
did not get a chance to blog yesterday. I gave fiction-writing priority because I’d finally broken my 140-day writing streak the day before and I […]
Caffeine anyone? Yet another in my series of new @ThinkGeek t-shirts
If it isn’t obvious to folks, that molecule on my t-shirt is a caffeine molecule. And the key ingredient inside that 16 ounce can of […]
Chicon 7: Saturday (Or, Life Among My Amazing Friends)
ust a warning: this post can't possibly convey the fun that I had at Chicon yesterday. Writer, though I am, I lack the tools the […]
The physical impossibility inside my refrigerator this morning
I first really learned the value of using a checklist back when I was taking flying lessons. Virtually everything you do is guided by a […]