Jan 21 / Bpick

India by Way of London: Conclusion

This concludes the opening group of posts on India, I will continue with my story after I put up some of the other posts I’ve been working on, thanks!

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Jan 20 / Bpick

Distilling the Wisdom of the Classics, Part 1: On War

So long as I have not overthrown my enemy, he may overthrow me.  Thus I am not in control: he dictates to me as much as I dictate to him. – Carl von Clausewitz,  On War.

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Jan 15 / Bpick

Nine out of ten people agree that I have no idea of how to build an attractive photo page.

Coincidentally, I would pay those 9 people a decent wage if any of them would help me figure this thing out.  Seriously.  nbrendanpickering@gmail.com

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Jan 15 / Bpick

Synergy

Synergy is, in my humble opinion, the most important factor in the success of any product, team, color combination, or thing.  It creates a feedback loop that builds upon itself, reinforces itself, and defines itself.

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Jan 14 / Bpick

India by way of London Part 2.

“I’ve got 8 hours to kill between flights, and I’ve ben awake for 24 hours already, please tell me you have somewhere I can crash, just for a little while.”  I was dead tired, coming back to my senses from being on mushrooms for a few hours and I felt like a steaming bag of ass.

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Jan 10 / Bpick

You are your own(ly) limit.

I am on top of the world right now.  Why?

Because someone tweeted about one of my postings.

Because my site YourGrounds.com, got it’s first real posting today.

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Jan 9 / Bpick

India by way of London: Updated.

When you’re 19 there are three things you want out of life:

You want to get laid.

You want to get rich.

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Jan 9 / Bpick

Squeaky F-ing Clean

When did it become wrong to use strong language?  Why is it considered ignorant or un-classy to use vulgar terms?  The idea that there is some strong communal sense of distaste whenever a profanity is uttered is beyond laughable.  It’s BULLSHIT.

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Jan 2 / Bpick

Stay Productive

One thing I learned from baseball is that it’s hard to be “on” all the time.  The important thing to remember here is that you can’t be Albert Pujols or Kobe Bryant every single day.  There are moments when you will need to let your inner Lebron James out, but beyond all else you should try to remain productive.

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Dec 19 / Bpick

Find your Skans.

Skans, pronounced “sconce” is my word for that one spot.  That one place or sound that relaxes you completely, disarms your defenses and lets you feel completely at ease.  Sometimes it’s a congruence of events – a beer and a ballgame or that period after working out where you lose your hearing and everything becomes muted.  You feel the slow beats of the room wash over your shoulders, and a deep breath feels like the slightest sip of the coolest mountain air.

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