These are musings/artifacts from the wanderings of a distracted visionary developing his trigger finger. Think of them not as the dictations of a man with it all together, but rather, communications tapped out in half-remembered morse code, from a Jonah in a whale, not sure where he is headed, but assuming there’s a destination. Hence, like a Jonah, I send out a nice mix of insights from the inside and cries for help. andrewmwhaley@gmail.com.Tumblr (3.0; @andrewwhaley)http://andrewwhaley.com/<object width="400" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EhqZ0RU95d4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EhqZ0RU95d4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><strong>Gary Vaynerchuk is Braveheart!!</strong></p> <p>I am going to replace my bathroom mirror with a giant monitor and pace back and forth with this on every morning. I love people who are themselves and that means I Iove Gary.</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/804770782http://andrewwhaley.com/post/804770782Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:28:00 -0700<script type="text/javascript" src="http://tribeca.vidavee.com/advance/trh/embedAsset.js?width=470.0&height=265.0&wmode=transparent&skin=v3AdvInt.swf&dockey=9FEA67B9DD20334EECCF9D7FDFA38E69&"></script><br/><br/><p>I am starting to really love this guy. I’m thinking Jindal/Christie in 2012 or Christie/Jindal in 2012. It is time that the Right gets to be known as the Politics of Clarity. It can take the Sopranos-esque beautiful Jerseyness of Christie or a more refined intellectual form, but as my friend T. Garten Dougherty always tells me, “Clarity is Charity.”</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/794970761http://andrewwhaley.com/post/794970761Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:02:40 -0700<object width="400" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BPhRiaNW4UQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BPhRiaNW4UQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This little guy rocks! File this under things Mom would not be cool with & under Top 10 Father/Son moments. Love it!</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/732741187http://andrewwhaley.com/post/732741187Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:20:50 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyok2nNHVK1qz9cldo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1254834/Nasa-reveals-detailed-images-Earth.html" target="_blank">Nasa reveals most-detailed images of Earth | Mail Online</a></p> <p>Wow. That’s amazing. A little needed perspective for my Tuesday afternoon.</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/422978334http://andrewwhaley.com/post/422978334Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:30:23 -0800<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8709313&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8709313&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8709313&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8709313" target="_blank">Espresso, Intelligentsia on Vimeo</a> (via <a href="http://vimeo.com/8709313" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>)</p> <p>Great video about espresso w/ Kyle from Intelli Venice.</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/367752351http://andrewwhaley.com/post/367752351Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:33:26 -0800<embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1399191810" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=63694182001&playerId=1399191810&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="431" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=running-barefoot-is-better-research-2010-01-27" target="_blank">Observations: Running barefoot is better, researchers find</a></p> <p>Chalk up one more win for the cavemen vs. the moderns.</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/367623246http://andrewwhaley.com/post/367623246Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:12:01 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kv4aevyUAU1qz9cldo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://suddenlysahm09.blogspot.com/2009/12/saltedbaconcaramels.html" target="_blank">Your bacon is in my caramel! Your caramel is in my bacon!</a> Two great tastes that taste great together!</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/297081028http://andrewwhaley.com/post/297081028Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:08:54 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MZ0BbN3m7bU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MZ0BbN3m7bU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>Pope John Paul II - Batting practice</b></p> <p>This is awesome! Viva Il Papa!!!</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/228052683http://andrewwhaley.com/post/228052683Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:43:24 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krvm6w4xuM1qz9cldo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE59D0BR20091014?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=11604&sp=true" target="_blank">Modern man a wimp says anthropologist | U.S. | Reuters</a></p> <p>Really interesting article about the physical prowess of our more “primitive” ancestors, even those still among us. I haven’t read <a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=peter+mcallister+manthropology&oe=utf-8&hl=en&cid=11231788232417701129&sa=title#p" target="_blank">the book</a> yet, but if the article portrays it well, the author has avoided one of the primary reasons for the difference in performance- diet. Ancient man and modern hunter/gatherers like the Aborigine eat in a way ergonomic to their evolution. We fill up on dairy and grains & they eat every part of a kangaroo. Just what is health food? If you want the other half of the story to why this is so, read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Diet-Weight-Healthy-Designed/dp/0471267554/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256148177&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Cordain</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Diet-Athletes-Nutritional-Performance/dp/1594860890/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256148177&sr=8-3" target="_blank">Cordain with Friel</a>. While you’re at it, check out <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Controversial-Science/dp/1400033462/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256148440&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Taubes</a>. I am currently reading the bombshell indictment of modern nutrition research & it’s dark alliance with ideological government agenda- very very interesting. Larger review coming later when I’m done with that.</p> <p>And on the note of exercise, I eavesdropped on a beginners swim lesson at the local lap pool last night and the snippet of advice fixed a hitch in my crawl stroke that has dogged me for over two years. I should have got a coach a long time ago. Now, I can’t get enough of the pool. 40 is going to be much lighter and more flexible than 39!</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/219233390http://andrewwhaley.com/post/219233390Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:04:00 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kolgibm5EH1qz9cldo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great article about stress and neuroplasticity. The author points out how little our stress function has evolved, but the reality is, most of us have not evolved much beyond the hunter/gatherer phase. We are genetically 99.992% identical to a hunter/gatherer. So, we need to use our modern knowledge and civilization to hack our lives to be ergonomic with our genetics. There is a very long blog needed for this concept, but a few links will give you self starters the raw data and material.</p> <p>1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250635134&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Hack Stress with GTD</a></p> <p>2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Diet-Weight-Healthy-Designed/dp/0471267554/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250635265&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Build the chemical basis for change with diet.</a></p> <p>3. <a href="http://www.zonediet.com/OMEGA3/tabid/64/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Further it with supplementation.</a></p> <p>4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113506/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250635330&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Fertilize it with exercise.</a></p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/166022363http://andrewwhaley.com/post/166022363Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:44:35 -0700““We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm</a></em>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/165821714http://andrewwhaley.com/post/165821714Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:37:00 -0700<a href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104226">Socialist America sinking</a>: <p>Good old Pat Buchanan brings a bird’s eye view to the silent revolution coming to full fruition these days.</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/143674328http://andrewwhaley.com/post/143674328Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:44:06 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/XI6ZuPrTOpy0dohvPi2mSyZ4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This would make Rube Goldberg proud.</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/142297933http://andrewwhaley.com/post/142297933Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:47:00 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JvltzwkUEEA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JvltzwkUEEA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>MANtage (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/BaratsAndBereta" target="_blank">BaratsAndBereta</a>)</p> <p>My last post reminded me of the famous/infamous “Mantage”- an epic montage of manliness. Get some!!</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/140997381http://andrewwhaley.com/post/140997381Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:09:12 -0700<a href="http://artofmanliness.com/">The Art of Manliness</a>: <p>Found this blog at random, but plan to explore it more. Looks amazing! (or rather, “aMANzing!”</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/140996163http://andrewwhaley.com/post/140996163Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:06:39 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/XI6ZuPrTOozsd8u37bCgpVOZo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Some Father’s Day Wisdom From My Old Man</b></p> <p>Now, they say that as you get older, your parents seem wiser. Well, I can’t say that has exactly been completely the case for me, but a related phenomena has come about. The older I get, the more I quote my dad. So, here’s a little Father’s Day quote from my dad. It resides on the giant quote wall in my coffeehouse, and you can see it in person there for the next week. For those with bad eyes, it reads:</p> <p>“A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an opinion.” -Mike Whaley</p> <p>So, how’s that for a decent and creative Father’s Day gift. Better than a bad tie and cheaper to ship than a six-pack. I love ya Pop!</p> <p>Happy Father’s Day</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/127697153http://andrewwhaley.com/post/127697153Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:58:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/XI6ZuPrTOood6ztmSd5lTPCFo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whatconsumesme.com/2009/what-im-writing/how-to-be-happy-in-business-venn-diagram/" target="_blank">what consumes me, bud caddell » how to be happy in business - venn diagram</a></p> <p>I love this little diagram. It shows visually some of the process in Buckingham’s Go Put Your Strengths to Work, one of my favorite business/personal dev. books. Good questions to consider.</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/123057115http://andrewwhaley.com/post/123057115Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:08:00 -0700““What’s money? Man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” - Bob Dylan”http://andrewwhaley.com/post/117077502http://andrewwhaley.com/post/117077502Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:01:06 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TkLH56VlKT0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TkLH56VlKT0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Gunga galunga.</p>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/101960347http://andrewwhaley.com/post/101960347Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:16:44 -0700<a href="http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1358">FIRST THINGS: On the Square » Blog Archive » The Springtime of John Paul II</a>http://andrewwhaley.com/post/95002405http://andrewwhaley.com/post/95002405Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:39:08 -0700