Category Archive: Articles

Data Leaves No Ruins

The best part of any video game is not the beginning, or the middle. The best part is the end. After you have had all the fun, collected all the loot, and defeated… Continue reading

Inspiration, Perspiration, and Originality

Thomas Edison is famous for inventing things that won’t leave us alone. He invented the light bulb. Today, we are bombarded by light. He invented the phonograph. Today, we are inundated with noise.… Continue reading

All Created Equal

Two hundred forty years ago, or there abouts, a document was penned that changed the course of history. In its opening paragraph, it declared that not only that “All men are created equal,”… Continue reading

You are what you Search For

A lot of different factors go into developing our identities. Things we like. Things we hate. People we know and experiences we’ve had. These are all part of our identity, and largely beyond… Continue reading

Deception of Ease

I like to do things in person. I would rather talk to someone face-to-face than over the phone. I usually prefer to go inside to see bank tellers over the drive-thru or using… Continue reading

Faith Portfolio

People are always giving me financial advice. I wish they would stop. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the concern of others or don’t believe their advice. They are just looking out for… Continue reading

Life is a Test

There are some things we can rely on in life. Benjamin Franklin said the onl things that are certain are death and taxes. Einstein said he was sure about the speed of light,… Continue reading

Clearing the Mind’s Cache

Do you ever feel like your mind is slowing down? You used to be able to solve problems so quickly, now you don’t even know what the problems are. Is there a considerable… Continue reading

Pay Attention to Roads

A civilization is only as good as its roads. Modern Roads are amazing, but such a common thing that we take them for granted. We don’t really notice them until they are not… Continue reading

To Build A Tower

One of my life’s greatest ambitions is to one day live in a tower. Like a wizard. From high atop my perch I could cloister myself away from the world, or just as… Continue reading

Lessons from Conquistadors and Indians

When the Spanish arrived in the New World in the 16th century, the entire Earth was irrevocably changed. It was the closet thing humanity has come to first contact. Both sides were basically… Continue reading

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