Pork & Chicken Brine
The secret to juicy tender lean meats like pork tenderloin and chicken breasts is brining. Ingredients: 2 1/2 Gallons Water 2 1/2 Cups table salt 2 Cans Sprite 3 Lemons Halved / Squeezed 1 Tbl garlic...
View ArticleGrilled Bouquet Garni Pork Loin
You’ll have your guests thinking they’re eating at a fine dining restaurant with this sweet, earthy dish. Ingredients: 1 Boneless Pork Loin (2-4 lbs) 1-2 Tbsp Penzey’s Bouquet Garni Directions: Brine...
View ArticleTruffled Potato Mash
A full flavored mashed potato that has all the characteristics of a more traditional recipe but with enough flavor difference that your guests will be saying ‘I can’t put my finger on it, but something...
View ArticleAsparagus with Toasted Panko Bread Crumbs
A salty yet sweet asparagus recipe that tastes more complicated than it is. Ingredients: 1 lb Asparagus 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 Cloves Garlic ½ tsp Kosher Salt ¼ tsp Black Pepper 1/3 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs...
View ArticleA Quick Way to Move Files From a Mac to an External PC Drive
You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need. – The Rolling Stones I’m not a huge fan of making technical posts; there are a lot of people a lot...
View ArticleTwo Easy Steps To Deliver Projects Quicker
If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it. – Olin Miller Here’s a quick heads up. That six month project you just started – it’s going to take you seven months....
View ArticleStarting A Startup
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain There are a lot of people out there giving advice on how you can start your business. I’m not smart enough to be giving advice though so...
View ArticleLetter To Graduates
Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s graduation season, and I had the great opportunity to be asked to write an advice...
View ArticleWhat A Coin Flip Can Teach You About Expected Value vs Probability
For whatever reason, it took me forever to understand the difference between probability and expected value. I searched the web high and low, and as far as I could tell, there wasn’t a good explanation...
View ArticleRunning A Corporate Website On Open Source Technology
The Tech Behind The New MTMRecognition.com 18 months of planning, stressing, and obsessing comes down to a 30 second file transfer. Such is the technology life. When we soft launched MTM Recognition...
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The Nest Thermostat Review: 1 Year In
Is it the Nest the single greatest invention in human history? Probably not. Is $250 a lot of money for a thermostat? Of course. That being said, after a year of using the Nest, I’ve become an...
View ArticleLearning Is The Key To Leadership
How can someone with the powerful title, the right look, and the impressive background, never actually inspire a soul? It’s because leadership has never been about authority or power. Leadership comes...
View Article3 Browser Extensions Designers and Developers Need
I’m not smarter than most people, but I can trick you into thinking I am. You see, I’m a search savant. I find things, and I find them fast. In order to keep up this facade of brilliance, I use a whole...
View ArticleNeverWet Review – Hands On Test
When you see something that blows your mind, you’re pretty much obligated to write a review. With that in mind, here’s my obligatory NeverWet Review. In one word, awesome. In a 45-second video, look...
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The 3 Most Important Steps You Can Take To Be Awesome At Your Job
Can you imagine anything less human than the inner-workings of a pocket watch? The gears grind with a sole purpose, and the hands tick with precision. There is no wasted motion, no need to adapt. There...
View ArticleThe Art of Hiring Rock Stars
“If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants.” – David...
View Article10 Best Christmas Songs You’ll Actually Want To Listen To
Christmas songs don’t have to be bland and boring. This list of the 10 Best Christmas songs feature everything from original indie rock to fresh takes on classic tunes. In a sea of same, these are...
View ArticleHow Not To Propose To Your Girlfriend
You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut,...
View ArticleEverything You Learned In Elementary School About Failure Is Wrong
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill I have forgotten many things over the years: names, faces, quotes, passwords. But only once...
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How To Smoke A Fatty, BBQ Sausage Recipe Edition
For those who don’t barbecue, call grilling, barbecuing, or have an affinity for non-clogged arteries, you may have never heard of a sausage fatty. Basically, a fatty is bacon, wrapped around breakfast...
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