Author: shawn
Short Blog Update
Hello dear readers! This was supposed to be a Weekly Smiles post, but as you can see…its not. This week has been a fairly busy…
What Made Me Smile This Week (April 29 – May 5): Fun, Friends, and Christmas Come Early
There is always a certain indescribable thrill about getting new packages in the mail. Keeping that in mind, you will understand why I was utterly…
What Made Me Smile This Week (April 22 – 28): The Second Home Homecoming
So, I’ve been doing weekly smiles for a while now. Overall, I am fairly happy with the result. I came to this project with two…
What Made Me Smile This Week (April 15 – 22): Easter Is Upon Us!
This is probably one of the lowest key holiday weeks that I have ever had. I suppose it’s a little bit easier to smile when…
The Plague Strikes
All calamities of strike at once it seems. Sadly I was hit with two problems this week. First, I got a minor cold from work,…
What Made Me Smile This Week (April 1 – April 7): Further Steps toward Mastery
Learning something new isn’t always easy. I suspect that’s why many people don’t like it, because in the long run you’ll have to deal with…
What Made Me Smile This Week (March 25 – 31): Going With the Flow
There is rumored to be a mythic state that meditating Buddhist monks can achieve, known as Satori, or flow. The outside world falls away, and…
What Made Me Smile This Week (March 18 – 24): Surfing the YouTube Train
Not all weeks can be as fun or exciting as last week, so unsurprisingly, things slowed down a bit. I will say however that I’ve…
What Made Me Smile This Week (March 11 – 17): Can You Hear Me Now?
At the rate that I am appearing in the Library of Congress, I’m going to be a celebrity! This week was uncharacteristically busy by normal…
What Made Me Smile This Week (March 4 – March 10): All Roads Lead to Washington, and a Temporal Shift
I’m making an executive decision with these posts. From now on, I’m planning to release them every following Monday. That’s not as hard as it…