Category Archives: Thoughts

The ball dropped in Times Square 24 minutes ago and the rest of my family is in bed already. I thought that before I go to sleep I’d do a quick look back on what I posted that I wanted … Continue reading →

Dr. Andrew Weil states in this article that: In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depression is a “disease of affluence,” a disorder of modern life … Continue reading →

I do, I really do. Simple Black Coffee has been near the forefront of my mind over the last few months but I’ve just never made the effort to hop on here and actually write something. Not an excuse but … Continue reading →

I had been hemming and hawing about a new post for the last couple days. Then Joshua at The Minimalists put a link to my site in his newest essay. That helped get me in gear so that new readers wouldn’t … Continue reading →

The easy way to survive work is to arrive at your job, sit down, do your tasks, collect your check and go home. But sometimes there’s a bit of a payoff for doing more, doing extra. I’ve always been a … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading The Dip by Seth Godin. I may have actually read most of the book by now but I find myself flipping around various sections instead of reading straight through. The point of Seth’s book is that there … Continue reading →

This morning I was sitting on the couch in the middle of my second cup of coffee ruminating about the day ahead when I get a twitter ding on my iPod Touch. Someone had typed @simplblckcoffee into a status update. … Continue reading →

….but should have an iPod Touch. In this age of gadgets, data plans and apps there’s TONS of useful, productive, fun and exciting things to do on a mobile platform like an iPhone or an iPad. But as cool as … Continue reading →

I’m posting a few things today as references for people trying to understand the notion of what a second self is, sometimes referred to as a cyborg. This is not an opinion post nor am I breaking new ground. It’s … Continue reading →