3 Steps to Master Yourself

“No one is free who is not a master of himself” -William Shakespeare I’ve read a few books on personal development and success. It takes a lot of effort to be successful at anything but if an individual is disciplined and has learned to master their thoughts then anything is Read more

Health and Fitness Blog

I am starting to ramp up my other blog http://blog.thintopia.com I am getting ready to set some awesome fitness goals and am in the process of training for my second half marathon.  Does that mean I can say I’ve run a marathon? 2 halves make a whole, right? Anyway, if Read more

Fathers and Sons Campout Flyer

I was given the assignment to create a flyer for an upcoming activity at church.  I decided I would give it a good effort, throw in some humor and practice some marketing and design skills. Would this flyer make you want to participate in the activity?

Shade Sails

I recently finished some consulting work for a local shade sail business.  It is a beautiful site and I was able to add some unique features and, in particular, worked on their shopping cart this time around.  Jquery has been my friend for this site and facilitated sliding drawers, custom Read more

Improving the Medical Pain Scale

Or, “Say Eight!” You’ve probably seen some version of that chart before.  You may also have noticed how inadequate it is at helping you.  Based on the faces, this is what the chart communicates: 0:  Haha!  I’m not wearing any pants! 2:  Awesome!  Someone just offered me a free hot Read more

How I Diet

How A Typical Diet Goes My family is starting yet another weight loss competition.  After 3-4 years of competitions you would think we wouldn’t need to lose any more weight but the problem is the way I and most other “normal” people diet. Breakfast: 1/2 grapefruit 1 slice whole wheat Read more