- Confirm that my less doing llc taxes were paid

- Create a shopping list on http://IKEA.com  based on attached 4 closets

- Get my alarm company to stop sending me paper bills

- Call AutoTrader to cancel the ad I just placed and get a refund

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“Last week was not my week in the kitchen, friends. I had great, ambitious designs on a rhubarb meringue tart that would be pink and pretty with a scalloped tart-shell edge and a meringue that looked like piped roses that had toasted petal tips. But as the week went on and as various really non-torments in the greater definition of the word but nonetheless tormenting to me mounted — thin curds, too thick curds, beige (you know, the color of pink rhubarb + multiple yolks) curd, slumped tart shells, wet meringues, useless broilers, blowtorches so close to empty, they emit the useless wisps of sleepy dragons, refill canister AWOL — my enjoyment of the project plummeted. But, because I’d like to teach my kid one day that he should follow through and finish what he started, I did, and lo, it was good, you know? Maybe I’m just not a meringue pie person and I forgot? None of this matters because the finished pie slid off the plate flopping face-down into the open fridge as I tried to put it away and then, as I crouched on the floor in front of the open fridge scooping fistfuls of meringue and curd into a garbage bag and questioning my life choices, my son walked in and asked what I was making for dinner. ”

Photo by Smitten Kitchen

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5/17/13

Friday Posts

14 Must-Try Tools to Speed Recovery | Greatist

http://greatist.com/fitness/exercise-recovery-tools

14 Must-Try Tools to Speed Recovery The workout may be done, but the work is far from over. Whether you’re checking off your first 5K or an intense strength training session, now is the time to finish strong with a smart recovery plan.

Become An Expert Data Analyst Overnight Using Google Spreadsheet Report Tools

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/become-an-expert-data-analyst-overnight-using-google-spreadsheet-report-tools/

Did you know that one of the greatest tools of all to conduct data analysis is actually Google Spreadsheet? The reason for this isn’t only because it can do nearly everything you might want to do with Microsoft Excel (although you can), but it’s actually because of a few very cool reporting tools that comes standard in Google Spreadsheet.

Best Fitness Trackers - Gear Patrol

http://gearpatrol.com/2013/05/16/best-fitness-trackers/

Best Fitness Trackers Why don’t we all have personal trainers? To start, they’re expensive. Plus, being yelled at on the treadmill sometimes feels more shameful than encouraging, especially when there are cute girls running without motivational assistance on the next machine over.

Can Technology Eliminate Your Need for Sleep?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/05/16/sleeping.aspx

Can Technology Eliminate Your Need for Sleep? Stimulants like modafinil and dextroamphetamine have long been used to combat daytime sleepiness caused by lack of nighttime sleep.

Don't Go Back to School: How to Fuel the Internal Engine of Lifelong Learning | Brain Pickings

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/13/dont-go-back-to-school-kio-stark/

A library of cross-disciplinary interestingness and combinatorial creativity

How to be a genius: - Barking Up The Wrong Tree

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/05/how-to-be-a-genius/

How to be a genius: Want to know how to be a genius? There are five things you can learn from looking at those who are the very best. Successful creative people tend to have two things in abundance, curiosity and drive.

How You Deal With Your Emotions Can Influence Your Anxiety | TIME.com

http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/13/how-you-deal-with-your-emotions-can-influence-whether-you-have-anxiety/

How You Deal With Your Emotions Can Influence Your Anxiety When faced with a challenge, whether you deny the problems it poses or dive in to solve them in a positive way may determine how much anxiety you feel overall.

Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley | Video on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley.html

Video on TED.com Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.

Melon: A Headband and Mobile App to Measure Your Focus by Melon — Kickstarter

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806146824/melon-a-headband-and-mobile-app-to-measure-your-fo

Melon: A Headband and Mobile App to Measure Your Focus Gain insight into how your mind works by tracking your focus during any activity you choose. Understand yourself. Learn differently. Could you transform how you work? Improve the way you meditate? Find a new way to be creative?

Probably the most motivational video you'll see this week. [VIDEO]

http://www.wimp.com/motivationalvideo/

Probably the most motivational video you'll see this week.

Ten research-based steps to a happier life

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/05/happier-life/

I went through a number of great books on happiness and pulled together ten research-based tips that can help build a happier life.

The Best Custom Clothing Sites for Shirts, Suits and More

http://coolmaterial.com/feature/perfect-fit-custom-clothing-sites/

One company’s “Large” is not the same as another company’s “Large.” So while you can have a general idea of what you’re getting yourself into, buying some new clothes online is still very much a guessing game. That’s why we recommend, for at least part of your wardrobe, going custom. You’ll get clothes that fit you perfectly and look exactly how you want them to. Need some help getting started? Here are some solid picks.

Why parents should leave their kids alone

http://m.guardiannews.com/lifeandstyle/2013/may/04/leave-them-kids-alone-griffiths

What if the best thing we could do for our children is just to leave them alone? Jay Griffiths on why modern parenting is making our children miserable

- Invoice client for corporate seminar
- Find out how to do an official name change for a minor in NYC
- Pay this medical invoice

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5/10/13

Friday Posts

Documenting a Business Workflow Using Evernote, Skitch, and Clarify!

http://blog.evernote.com/blog/2013/05/06/documenting-a-business-workflow-using-evernote-skitch-and-clarify/

If you or someone in a key role were to take a sick day or a vacation, would someone else be ready to pick up the slack? Would a new hire be able to learn a specific task without you sitting next to them and walking them through it? Or what if you just want to save yourself the headache of remembering a lengthy process the next time you need to get it done?

Eating to Recover: How and What to Eat Post Workout

http://breakingmuscle.com/mobility-recovery/eating-to-recover-how-and-what-to-eat-post-workout

For years the most important meal of the day has been said to be breakfast, but I believe that to be wrong. I suspect most of the readers here could agree that with all the effort you put into your training that your post-workout nutrition just may be more important to you than breakfast. In fact, I believe your post-workout meal is one of the most important meals you can have all day.

How To Shuck Straw-Berries, Like A Boss - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmHNtkUeQD8

foodbeast.com/content/2012/11/02/so-apparently-weve-been-eating-strawberries-all-wrong/ Ever have trouble cutting a strawberry of its beautiful, yet pesky green leaves, without wasting a hefty amount of precious berry flesh in the process? Today, we learned how to eat a strawberry like a BOSS

mazda5 - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU4paH8qcQ8

mazda5, mazda8, Honda Odyssey, & Honda Stream. Just another example of Honda is not as good as people believe it is...

Meditation offers 20 Amazing Benefits - from Neurogenesis to Weight Loss - ImmortalLife.net

http://immortallife.info/articles/entry/meditation-offers-20-amazing-benefits-from-neurogenesis-to-weight-loss#When:10:19:03Z

Meditation doesn’t just have to be for eastern mystics. Millions of Americans practice it, because its health benefits have been proven in many different studies. It’s not an escape, as some think. Meditation is a proactive practice that can enhance your life. It’s the equivalent of giving your mind an escape valve to blow off steam.

Nudity Provides Health Benefits for Your Body and Brain - ImmortalLife.net

http://immortallife.info/articles/entry/nudity-provides-health-benefits-for-your-body-and-brain

Nudity Provides Health Benefits for Your Body and Brain Is clothing crushing us? Are we trapped in tomb-like textiles, exiling our flesh from experiencing the environment? Are we atrophying our epidermis, our senses, our neuro-intelligence?

Pre Paid Legal Services & Help with LegalShield

https://www.legalshield.com/

Get help with legal advice & services from LegalShield. Our pre paid legal services give you access to an attorney so you can Live More & Worry Less.

Spinning babies in office chairs increases coordination.

http://mobile.slate.com/blogs/how_babies_work/2013/04/11/spinning_babies_in_office_chairs_increases_coordination.html?wpisrc=obnetwork

The small humans of America are the most razzle-dazzled, overstimulated, bugged-out small humans in the world. (Survey says.) It’s not working out so well. I suggest we shift our focus: from cognitive development to motor. And at least in the short-term, I guarantee results.

The Long-Lasting Benefits of Brain Training Games

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/benefits-of-brain-training-games-may-be-long-lasting

There remains a substantial debate in the scientific community over whether brain training games really work to build the brain or just make you better at the isolated tasks which the games assign.

The Scientific 7-Minute Workout - NYTimes.com

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-minute-workout/

Exercise science is a fine and intellectually fascinating thing. But sometimes you just want someone to lay out guidelines for how to put the newest fitness research into practice.

Time of Day Testing | Quantified Mind

http://www.quantified-mind.com/experiment/time_of_day

Measure your cognitive performance.

What does nearly every genius have in common when it comes to work habits? - Barking Up The Wrong Tree

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/05/genius-work-habits/

What does nearly every genius have in common when it comes to work habits? What does nearly every genius have in common? Those interested in the 10,000 hour theory of deliberate practice won’t be surprised — the vast majority of them were complete and unapologetic workaholics.

Yoga Isn't Just Good For Your Mind, It's Good For Your Genes | Greatist

http://greatist.com/happiness/yoga-meditation-change-genes-050313

Yoga Isn't Just Good For Your Mind, It's Good For Your Genes Greatist News examines and explains the trends and studies making headlines in fitness, health, and happiness. Check out all the news here. There are lots of reasons to start practicing yoga and meditation. Yogis get to shop at Lululemon and tote around fancy rolled-up mats. Those who meditate attract admiring looks when they sit poised in lotus position in the middle of a crowded office building.

- Find out how to quickly get birth certificate copies
- Find out the procedure for registering new births with the French consulate
- Call my vet for heartworm medicine refill

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