Several months ago, I was browsing the web and one of the blogs I normally read is by Matt Cutts, an engineer at Google.  He was blogging about his various 30 day challenges – why he does them, and what they are.  He even did a short TED talk on them here: Is there something [...]

This post is long overdue, and has been in the queue for several weeks.  Nevertheless, I enjoy writing reports and re-reading them in the future.  Unfortunately, if I don’t write them immediately when I return from the trip, I have to think hard about the notes I’ve scribbled down to try reconstructing the trip.  Better [...]

Since I was a junior in high school, I have managed to run somewhat of an online business while going through school. As a junior in high school, I knew that the internet had high potential and I wanted to be part of it. I didn’t fully realize the potential, however, until the end of [...]

I’ve always heard all these great stories about southern California – from the beaches, to the palm trees, to the wine. From August 2-16, 2011, my girlfriend and I decided to take a vacation to see what it was all about. We left on a Tuesday, and returned on a Tuesday. We flew into San [...]