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“Mind if we share the lane with you?” I made eye contact with the man who had just entered my lane. He was middle-aged, obese,…

Note: Today I did something a little different. Instead of writing as one object, I wrote as my stepdad’s three cellos. I did my best…

For many, a camera is used to document. It captures birthdays, friends, and unforgettable moments. For others, it is a medium to see the world…

The Bakers bought me for $7000 as a birthday present to Belle, their daughter. I’ve watched her go from a giggling brown-haired six year old…

Last night I made a Craigslist posting at 2am (mistake #1) and had such a funny Facebook fail that I had to highlight it. I…

I love the road. Motion is where I find peace. Connie, my owner, purchased me when she was 19 after saving up birthday money and…

My name is Clark, and I am an iPhone 5. My owner, Nathan, bought me two months ago when he upgraded from an iPhone 4…

[INTRO] Since I don’t start Accenture until September, I’ve got some free time on my hands. One of the ways I’ve decided to use this…

Today I played cello for a memorial service honoring a woman who passed away at 87. For 65 of those years, she had been married…

Every summer, I re-read the Last Lecture. It’s the only book I’ve read more than two times (5 now, to be exact), and every time…

Today I watched Objectified, a documentary on industrial design and the creative process. It made me think about my Design of Everyday Things project from…

[UPDATE 3/23] After using the Nexus 4 for several months, a few fundamental issues have surfaced that have led me to go back to the…

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:  a time to be born and a time to die,  a…

Everything has an optimal quantity. Too much, and the marginal costs diminish the marginal benefits. Too little, and there is benefit left to be attained.…

Here’s the paradox I’ve been thinking about today: in order to be sustainably selfless, you must first be selfish. You can’t successfully lead others unless…

My number one value is self-development. I go through every day with one goal: to go to sleep as a better person than I was…

The universe works in mysterious ways. Opportunity is abundant; every day there is potential for one small thing to become a big change for your…

Tonight, by sheer luck, I met one of the most influential inspirations in my life. Ever since I first heard about Alula Asfaw in 2009,…