Insights on Human Survival

I have been a student of the earth and life on earth throughout my life. Never before have I listened to someone with such immense intelligence and insight that has the ability to take complicated topics and explain them with such clarity that I could have my 7-year-old listen to him speak. Many thanks to Rich Roll for his continued excellence in podcasting and teaching us about the status of life on earth.

Vikings, Throwing Axes, and Trips to La-La Land

Before we go any further, let me preface this article in this way: In this story, there is data, there is science, there is a problem and there is a solution. There is also some suffering. Therefore this article fits perfectly in the context of this blog!

How I Evaluate My #Tableau Blog Effectiveness

Introduction In this article, I evaluate the effectiveness of my Tableau blog. To do this, I use Tableau fueled with data that was extracted from the WordPress content management system. I did this self-evaluation to understand how I can become a better blogger and to quantify what kind of readership response a good Tableau article will receive…

Why Rich Roll Kicks A$$ As A Podcast Host

Update Two Years Later (Sept 6, 2016) This was the best performing article that I wrote as part of the 3danim8 blogging experiment. Now two years later, the content that I originally wrote is still valid. Rich is still, in my humble opinion, one of the best podcasters on planet earth. Rich is a national treasure…

The Pinnacle of Pain

Introduction It was about one year ago tonight when I discovered what maximum pain really  means.  It was Good Friday night in 2013 at about 1 am, and I was getting ready for bed and taking a natural break.  Suddenly and without warning, Mike Tyson, in the prime of his boxing career, entered my bathroom…