Author: Funkstop
Date: March 9, 2020
Goodnight Twitter, Goodnight Facebook, Goodnight noises everywhere… It’s time to say goodnight to Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and all the other different social media dopamine sites out there. Not because I don’t like them necessarily, but more just because it is time to stop the noises everywhere and lean more towards growth and learning which those … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: January 19, 2020
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman My rating: 3 of 5 stars I suppose is should write a review of this after my child grows up so I can say what seems to have worked and what didn’t. It is is hard not to notice that … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: January 13, 2020
Calypso by David Sedaris My rating: 2 of 5 stars An easy read which doesn’t take too much brainpower to get through. There were definitely some laugh out loud parts like the chapter on how people curse in different languages/countries. View all my reviews
Author: Funkstop
Date: January 27, 2018
There is a period of time, after the departure of a family member, whether it is temporary or permanent, where you feel an emptiness. So many different emotions: regret of not spending more time, the quietness of not hearing their voices and laughter, the loss of not having someone to just talk to about little … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: January 11, 2018
I’ve been traveling to Seattle often lately to work with one of my Engineering teams. I was warned about the rain and how it would be depressing, but I was sure it wouldn’t be. ‘I lived in London for 5 years, and everyone warned me about the same thing’, I said. ‘The rain never bothered … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: May 19, 2015
Well we’ve been back from our 8-month long sabbatical for a bit more than a month now and a considerable amount of time after returning has been spent reminiscing. A number of people have asked about lessons we learned, what we would do again, or what we would do differently. After reflecting for some time, I … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: September 21, 2012
Author: Funkstop
Date: December 30, 2010
There are some clips that I’m going to look back on for years to come and kill myself laughing… these are some of my favorites… Parental advisory on some of them… Every Little Step with Mike Tyson & Wayne Brady from Mike Tyson
Author: Funkstop
Date: July 25, 2010
I just finished reading an article in Wired with Will Ferrell, taking stock of all the fantastical and imagined Jetson-like lifestyles we expected to be living by now. Will Farrell added in his commentary of what he wished had materialized by now with some amusing propositions such as automatic dog translators and underwater cities. In the essence of … Read More