I lack the words, but I don’t need them. I sometimes realize that I’m hesitant to talk about my love here, and tonight is one of those nights. It’s another night when I’m reminded that my love for her is all that matters to me. She is my meaning, and without her there is none. And yet I…
10 Years With a Website
So I’ve had my domain for 10 years now. It’s been fun. I’ve evidently always been into the concept of simple design, as you can see here with the first iteration of my /study site from back in 99′. Yeah, perhaps too simple. Anyway, I’m looking forward to another 10 years. ::
Time Management for the Passion-Driven
I have a problem. I am having serious trouble when faced with large, never-ending paperwork-based projects that require little to no thought. This should not be a problem. Example: Take this form, call this person, file that form, send an email. Receive an email, print the email, file the printout, make a call. File that form in that…
My Skater Days
This is me in 87′ executing a handplant. For anyone interested, that’s a John Lucero board with a super short tail. The board was stolen during junior high, but I retrieved it from the guy’s house who stole it. When I got it back the board had a super short tail. Whoever had it massively ate it up.…
Whole Foods Elitism
I like the way Whole Foods makes me feel, but I don’t like the fact that it makes me feel that way. It reeks of elitism to me. Not the rancid, “treat others badly” type of elitism, but the “I’m better because I do x” kind. It feels so good, but I hate it. I hate not being…
Why I Carry A Gun: A Personal Anecdote
People often ask me why I choose to carry a concealed weapon. When I respond that there is real crime being committed all around us, and that I refuse to forfeit my chances when confronted with it, the answer is usually the same. That’s just sensationalism. It’s very safe in America. The times in which you would ever…
I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History
I feel a surge of energy right now — a sense of excitement. The feeling comes from realizing how little I actually know about our country. Everything I know about our current political struggle exists in something of a historical vacuum, devoid of historical context. It’s repugnant, really. Well, perhaps not quite that bad, but close. History has…
How I Learned Integrity: A “Don’t Tase Me, Bro” Lesson
The UF Tasing incident reminded me of something that happened to me in high school. When I was in 9th grade I was almost killed by 10 police officers. I was in the local newspaper, and barely escaped some serious court time. It was Saturday night at around 11pm or midnight. We were at the local Motel 6…
My Grandfather
My grandfather died yesterday. He was in his late 80’s and had lived a good life, so it’s not tragic or anything…but sad nonetheless. This is especially true for my grandma who’s been with him day in and day out since he got home from WWII. He was an incredible man, in a very classic way for that…
DMIESSLER.COM: 2006 Platform Statistics
The following is a chart of the top ten operating systems used to view my site in 2006. As you can see, Linux and OS X are doing well, but not as nearly as well as Firefox is doing against Internet Explorer.
Rolex: It’s Not What You Think
Since getting my watch I’ve received some pretty interesting reactions from people. The biggest misconception people seem to have about Rolex is that any Rolex is better than any non-Rolex. Or to put it another way, they simply think that Rolex is the “top of the line”, “best of the best”, most expensive, etc, etc. This is simply…
She Bought Me My Watch
Susan bought me my watch today. We walked into Tourneau (57th Ave, NYC) to check out some watches and we spent most of our time looking at Seiko, Rado, and Tag pieces. I had been like a week ago and knew that they didn’t have my watch there, so we didn’t rush up to where the Rolex pieces…
My First Sushi Experience (Not Really)
First of all, just to clarify, sushi isn’t raw fish. In fact, all it has to include is rice; from there it can have a number of different toppings (including vegetables, cooked or uncooked meat, etc.) Sashimi is the delicacy consisting of various raw seafoods. As it turns out, this means that my first sushi experience wasn’t actually…
The New Tool CD
Yeah, I was playing mine in my car at 10:03a.m. I was the first guy into Best Buy at exactly 10. Everyone there waiting at the door was in line behind me 20 seconds later; evidently they came that early for the same reason I did. So I got to work and ripped it into iTunes at 256bit…
Student vs. Competitor
I realized something about myself tonight that’s worth noting. It seems that when I approach a skill (say Table Tennis) I focus so much on being a student of the discipline that I almost ignore the element of competition altogether. That may not sound bad, but it is. Essentially, when I study things, I study to master my…
My First Metal Album
I’ll never forget the first time I “got” metal. Up until then I was into dance music — the current-day rap, if you will. Run DMC, The Art of Noise, Houdini, Newcleus, etc. My brother Brian was the one exposing me to new music, and his latest kick was metal. We were downstairs at my grandparent’s house playing…
Effort vs. Outcome
Over the years I’ve noticed something a bit peculiar about myself when it comes to striving for outcomes. In short, it seems that I thrive at difficult things while having fun doing them, but the moment I tell myself to “take it seriously” and really “try”, my ability goes all to hell. I’m aware that there are many…
Don’t Be A Pussy
I just got back from the grocery store, and I feel like utter crap. My girlfriend and I were in line behind a young couple; they were indescript enough until I realized how slow the line was moving and decided to tune in and see what the hold-up was. As it turns out, their debit card kept getting…
Birthdays
Most people, whether they admit to it or not, enjoy learning about their birthdays and/or who shares them. Well, I stumbled onto a Wikipedia page for things that happened on a given day. I have some cool people with my birthday — Carl Jung, Kevin Spacey, Mick Jagger, and even Chris Pirillo. 🙂 The cool one about Chris…
Books and Demons
I have an obsession with reading. Well, actually, as it stands now, it’s more of an obsession with being able to read if I wanted to. I’m sure many others share this ailment; it involves purchasing this book or that one with much glee and anticipation, reading the first part of it, and then repeating this upon the…
Of Sigs and Ego
I’ve recently been toiling with the issue of listing credentials in my email signature. Since I’ve had anything to put back there I’ve always added them for some reason, but at the same time I’ve always sort of felt uncomfortable about it — as if it was weak in some way. Well, I’ve done some thinking and have…
University Regret
Over the last few months I’ve found myself on more than a few occasions feeling somewhat inferior less superior due to the fact that I didn’t go to a “good school”. I don’t regret anything, per say, as I am more than ecstatic about where I am in terms of my career, and my life in general. It’s…
Writing
It seems my writing has gone from something of an experiment/curiosity to something different. I am not sure what that new thing is quite yet, but I do know it’s a step in the right direction. Since writing the IE Piece I have written another article that was actually a lot more fun. This one was about how…
Collage
My collage is probably the best gift I have ever received.
The Watch
I will own a Rolex. Right now I am leaning toward the Submariner with the blue face. Color I am usure of because I don’t know what my sense of style will be in the future. I won’t buy it until I am in my profession and doing well, so I have a while to decide. And when…
Making Lists
I recently noticed something interesting about myself; when I make a list of things to do I usually keep it around for a short period of time and then make a newer, more revised version of the current agenda. What I noticed is that I always dispose of my older agenda immediately. I don’t seem to like the…