Geek Out, with Joseph Hinson
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Controlling a Budget; Restaurants
My family unit (at this point in time) is myself, my wife, and my 16 month old daughter. In the past year we have budgeted sporatically, but as of late have gotten back on the wagon. The biggest area of controllable spending for us was restaurants. This past month, with some extra travel expendatures an…
You CAN change the world. In a way.
I heard an interview with a Doctor who was part of “Doctors Without Borders” in Darfur on NPR today. I was moved by something he said that I found profound. He was asked if he felt like he was changing the world in Darfur. And I am liberally paraphrasing:
It’s hard to ever feel like you…
The Beauty of this Medium
Last night as I was falling asleep, I thought about what I do, and what I sell. As my mind was moving over all the things I do in a day, it settled on the fact that I essentially sell data. Clients pay me for ones and zeros strung together. I start from nothing, and use a text editor, and years of experience, cr…
What I can’t control
I have struggled with anxiety since the night I saw the ultrasound of my daughter at 12 weeks. I’m not sure exactly why, from what I can gather, I think it’s the realization that I am solely responsible for the well-being and security of my family. Perhaps it’s because I didn’…
Stop Holding Back
I am not, nor have I ever been, excellent at any one thing. This used to bother me. I had friends who were talented artists, or musicians, or terrific athletes, but not me. In being a singer, guitar player, and designer, I always knew I would never be the best, nor ever reach fame and fortune for these task…
Playing Video games again…probably too much
I’ve been playing Call of Duty 4 lately, which I bought when it first came out, but didn’t play too much online. Lately though, it’s been sort of an obsession to get to the highest level, and subsequently I have gone through several levels in a rediculously short time. For any game…
If I had $100,000…
I recently started reading “The 4-Hour Work Week” by Tim Ferris. The book is not about getting rich quick or anything like that. It’s about thinking differently about what you want out of life, about why waiting until you’re 65 to enjoy life, not just pushing through 40 yea…
I’m looking forward to…
Soon I will be finished with my basement enough to move furniture in. I am working on my ceiling grid now, and after that I’ll be able to start my floors. Hopefully I won’t have to pay another month for the storage unit I’m renting. I am looking forward to being done. Below is a list of t…
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My name is Joseph, this is my site where I like to do geeky things. I'm gonna go ahead and say I know WordPress, and talk a lot about it. Enjoy your stay, and feel free to comment on my posts.
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