5:44 a.m. alarm goes off turn off white noise radio playing space heater heating put down shower dam towel 6:04 a.m. into the shower 6:20 a.m. eggs conditioner applied   teeth brushed medicine […]

1. Understand That Perfect Productivity is a Myth I sat down to write this piece fifty-two minutes ago. I named the blank file, gathered all the material I’d need to […]

Student A • scored 22 on ACT • varsity athlete • middle class family Student B • scored 35 on ACT • Debate State Champion • varsity athlete • poor […]

High end business is about production. Do what the job requires, successes with some fails mixedin. Academia is about staying out of trouble.

The Zijlstra Idioms idiom  \ˈi-dē-əm\: a form of a language that is characteristic of a very particular group of people. #1. That’s a detail. #2. It’s all in there. #3. […]

Tom Peterson v. Gerrit Zijlstra v. a rain storm

While returning from a Gerrit-get-together at Florentine Ristorante I was considering taking a right and heading south for awhile. The sunroof windows open and the music at 11. Turn or straight… road trip […]

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Ding went my mobile phone at 11:02 p.m.