Built A Lightsaber (123/366)
Wed, May 2 2012
| Crafts, Education, Entertainment
Read Patrick Henry's Speech, "Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death!" (117/366)
"The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave … the war is inevitable -- and let it come! … I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
~ Patrick Henry
Watched The Documentary "Paper Clips" (110/366)
Thu, Apr 19 2012
| Education, Entertainment, Life
"Symbols can make us think. Symbols can change the world. And sometimes, symbols are all we have to help us maintain our resolve. Even in our darkest, and our most tragic days. ~ Peter Schroeder
Read Jason Harvey's Book, "Achieve Anything In Just One Year" (103/366)
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Made A Baking Soda And Vinegar Volcano (100/366)
"Cooking is chemistry … it's essentially chemical reactions."
~ Shirley Corriher
Gone To An Exploratorium "After Dark" Event (96/366)
Thu, Apr 5 2012
| Education, Entertainment, Life
"Come eat with your eyes, taste with your nose, and savor through your fingertips … explore how surprise and innovation can transform our experience of food."
~ Exploratorium, After Dark Presents: Gastronomy
Watched Disney's Nature Documentary "Earth" (65/366)
Mon, Mar 5 2012
| Education, Entertainment, Film
"The wild creatures of planet Earth, and their struggles and triumphs, are of epic proportions, and are best told on the big screen."
~ Roy E. Disney
Watched The Documentary "Dive!" (58/366)
"I don't know if dumpster-diving and eating food from the dumpster has made me value food more, or value food less because it's easier now to throw food away because we have so much of it and so part of me, I think that I'm valuing the food even less"
~ Jeremy Seifert
Learned To Play "Annie's Song" On The Guitar (53/366)
Wed, Feb 22 2012
| CrossFit, Education, Entertainment, Life, Music
Completed The "Intro To Programming" Lesson At Codeacademy (47/366)
"Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind."
~ Donald Knuth
Read The Classic Literary Reference "The Elements Of Style" (41/366)
"Rule 17. Omit needless words! Omit needless words! Omit needless words!"
~ William Strunk Jr.
Watched The San Francisco Documentary "Remembering Playland At The Beach" (38/366)
Tue, Feb 7 2012
| Education, Entertainment, Film, San Francisco
"There's a place that you should see, where the young at heart will always be. Come along with me to Playland at The Beach"
~ "Playland Through the Years" by Dougal Hayes
Read The National Best Seller "Born To Run" (34/366)
Fri, Feb 3 2012
| Books, CrossFit, Education, Entertainment
"You don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running."
~ Jack "The Dipsea Demon" Kirk
Watched The Documentary Film "How Beer Saved The World" (30/366)
Mon, Jan 30 2012
| Education, Entertainment, Film, Food
Read Lewis Caroll's "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" (20/366)
Fri, Jan 20 2012
| Books, Education, Entertainment
"Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise."
~ The Duchess, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
Read The Full Text Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech (16/366)
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'"
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Attended A Scotch Tasting (12/366)
"Set up another case bartender! The best thing for a case of nerves is a case of Scotch."
~ W. C. Fields
Watched The Academy Award-Winning Documentary, "Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision" (10/366)
Tue, Jan 10 2012
| Education, Entertainment, Film
If we can't face death, we'll never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light.
~ Maya Lin, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Read Sun Tzu's "The Art Of War" (4/366)
Wed, Jan 4 2012
| Books, Education, Entertainment
"Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose."
~ Sun Tzu
Watched The Academy Award-Winning Documentary, "Inside Job" (2/366)
Mon, Jan 2 2012
| Education, Entertainment, Film
"I think the financial industry is a service industry. It should serve others before it serves itself."
~ Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund