The juxtaposition of time

by Dirk November 2, 2011

I like getting older. Despite being on the decline physically the context, wisdom and insight I gain from each new day is of immense benefit. In fact, if aging wouldn’t eventually lead me to my death, I would probably prefer continually aging, appreciating the trade-offs that come in the process. One thing I’m really enjoying [...]

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Elena 1.9

by Dirk November 1, 2011

Elena’s growth over the last few months is really remarkable. She has almost entirely left behind the instinctive little “animal” and has a very clear personality, is highly interactive, and really doesn’t toddle anymore: only when she runs really fast! * Watching Elena’s disposition toward Sigrid’s iPhone is giving me some insight into the nature [...]

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Post-Capitalism

by Dirk October 11, 2011

The recent “Occupy Wall Street” movement and its related rallies has convinced me it is time to dust off my now nearly 20 year old theses on the ills of capitalism and why it is ultimately a self-destructive system. I also have some more recent ideas on what we should be doing instead. You see, [...]

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Elena 1.7

by Dirk August 21, 2011

Over the last almost three months since I last wrote about her, Elena has gone through a couple of stages of development: * Just over the last few weeks Elena has evolved from what I’ve been calling an “animal state” into a “human state”. Before, Elena was behaving almost entirely from instinct. She didn’t really [...]

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Transition

by Dirk June 27, 2011

Over the last week the “new” things I’ve been working on in various capacities have broken water and, insodoing, mark a transitional moment in my life. On the more personal side, I’m in the final stages of turning my long-time hobby into a real business. With the launch of our website last Wednesday, Conquistador Games [...]

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George Orwell’s 5 Rules for Effective Writing

by Dirk June 8, 2011

I do so much writing, I reckon capturing this somewhere I can always get to it is smart. All pretty common sense, but nice to keep as a touchpoint. Via Pick the Brain. 1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. 2. Never use [...]

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Elena 1.4

by Dirk May 30, 2011

Elena is increasingly precocious and seems to be starting her “terrible twos” on the early side. With 11 teeth including three molars, she struggles to sleep through the night – much to the chagrin of her mother! Some more updates: * Elena is extremely girly. She likes things that are “pretty”. When she goes shopping [...]

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Trying routine

by Dirk May 9, 2011

I do so much writing each week that, ostensibly, between that volume and the relatively low priority of my personal site compared to other business pursuits I really don’t post here much. In an effort to change that I have scheduled myself a weekly task form here into perpetuity to write something on this site. [...]

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Discovering self

by Dirk April 27, 2011

It may have taken more than 37 years, but I think I have finally discovered what I’m meant to do with my career: learn. I’ve been suffering from boreout for quite some time without realizing it: really disliking my professional life despite having seemingly manageable things to do without an excess of visible stress – [...]

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Elena 1.2

by Dirk April 10, 2011

From now on I’m going to use a different age convention for Elena. Borrowed from the wonderful Bill Harris, the first number is her year and the second number her months… Elena has really undergone stunning growth over the past two months: – Pretty much right after my Elena at 1 Year post her awkward [...]

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