Later On

Gourmet shaving — some of the book, but not all (by a long shot)
Comprehensive guide to boar brushes — excellent reference
Mantic’s shaving videos — step by step shaving instructions
Making lather, Creamy or Frugal — how to make two kinds of lather
Blade samplers — the blade sampler packets and how to use them
Method Shaving — my experience with the Method Shave: quite good
The Oil Pass — a better final pass, adapted from Method Shaving
An MD speaks on shaving — interesting comment
Make your own aftershave balm — a recipe from a reader

Books, movies, & videos list — incomplete, alas.

Librarian Chick — amazing list of resources in many categories
Web 2.0 apps — hundreds of Web 2.0 apps categorized and reviewed
Free eBooks — an extensive list of sources
FullBooks.com — more free digital books
The Authoritarians — interesting and informative free book in PDF format

Finding flow — “flow” is perceived happiness: how to find it
Self-taught practitioners — the problems encountered by the self-taught
How to be happier — good tips on increasing happiness
Observe behavior — pay close attention to your behavior, not just your thoughts
Tips to sleep well — how to get a good night’s sleep
Increase your self-control — how to boost self-control, and why it flags
Computer posture+exercise — easy way to avoid pains and problems
More computer-posture exercises — good ones
Advice for Pilates beginner — from a beginner: what I wish I had known
Posts on Pilates — I started in Nov 2010, and periodically blog about it

How to be a genius — not magical, just methodical
Critical thinking — online instruction in critical thinking skills
Edward De Bono site — more critical thinking instructional tools
How to praise kids — incorrect praise demotivates; correct praise motivates
Disciplining children — thinking about the goals helps shape the discipline
Self-defense for women — the benefit is reduced fear, increased assurance
Self-protection — NoNonsenseSelfDefense.com provides many tips
How to describe a person — what the police want in a description
How to record the cops — A guide to the technology for keeping government accountable

International Spelling Alphabet — how to spell out words clearly

God in process theology — process theology has a compelling approach
Make a microloan — microlending helps

Managing Money — includes an Excel workbook to construct your budget
Free budgeting tools — links to many budgeting tools
Make your own laundry detergent — fun and saves money
The origins of consumerism — consumerism was not an accident; it was planned.
Dangerous side-effects of wealth – some is good, too much is destructive
The things of greatest value – what they can’t take away from you

Seven good habits — an approach to effectiveness
WeekPlan.net — a Web 2.0 app for implementing the 7 habits of previous link
Outliners — a great tool for break goals into tasks, tasks, into subtasks
Practicing patience — patience is a great strength when used effectively
Prepare for your layoff — you will be laid off at some point—be ready
Why unions — why did unions form and why are they important?
What unions did in Las Vegas — heartwarming
Hiring a star — interviewing to determine whether you have a potential star
Mindmapping software — some people find mindmaps helpful
Doing your best — what it means to do your best—and what it’s like
12 pointers to advance — essential steps to successful advancement
The yessable proposition — what it is and why it’s important
Doing presentations — guidance for standout presentations
Early hindsight — a useful technique adaptable to many creative situations
Nominal Group Technique — often more effective than brainstorming
Making group decisions — software that captures group judgment (direct link to software here)
Making sound decisions — how to avoid the common traps in decision-making

Selecting a cat — what to consider when you adopt a cat or kitten
Feeding a cat — an ideal diet that provides excellent nutrition at low cost
Why to avoid kibble — important information on a cat’s diet (PDF)

Knife sharpening — reference information and links to best sharpeners
Omega-3: Superfood — why you should be taking 4 grams of fish oil daily
Top antioxidants — best foods for antioxidants
Food, fitness, and my standard meals — what my eating plan evolved to
My standard breakfast — I now love this breakfast—and it’s fast!
Grub template – A sound template for daily meals (not company fare).
Patent for “Glorious One-Pot Meals” – If you look at my blog category “GOPM”, you’ll see many of these.
Homemade sports drinks — three recipes for sports drinks
Eating by color — system for eating a “good variety” of fruit and veggies
When to buy organic — when it pays to buy organic and when it doesn’t
Produce storage advice — some produce will spoil if stored together
Multivitamins evaluated — the best brands to buy
Dietary supplements database — useful info on supplements
The Other Diabetes: Living and Eating Well With Type 2 Diabetes — excellent book for new type 2 diabetics

Man’s Search for Meaning — excellent book on the choices you can make–Viktor Frankl’s classic
Strong Women Stay Young (Revised Edition) — excellent guide to fitness with minimal time investment

Enjoy walking — how a pair of MBT shoes changed my walking forever

Medical marijuana tools — information on resources
Key rulings on medical marijuana — links to actual court decisions
Results of drug decriminalization in Portugal (PDF) — on July 1, 2001, all drugs were decriminalized in Portugal—and they like the result. Read the report for the reasons why.

Spatchcock a chicken — spatchcock chicken to grill or roast
Quick & easy steak — best way to cook a steak at home
How to make a Martini — avoid the myths and misleading information
Adding spiciness — easiest way to get your daily capsaicin
The Recipes — the recipes in this blog

Lead pollution — how Big Business tries to kill you and damage your children

Test for synesthesia — it’s not so rare as once was thought
Flu v. Cold chart — is that a cold? or a flu? or allergies? or sinusitis? Find out.

G. Krug & Son — an interesting old Baltimore company

Global warming analogy — to help persuade the “do nothing” crowd
Answers to climate skeptics — a response for each common argument

Origin of life on Earth — the likely origin of life
Origin of animal life on Earth — why animals were late to the party

Resources for students — links to software, sites, advice, etc.
Learning from life experience – education from life vs. from school
Intelligent YouTube Videos — lots of free education
The Cornell note-taking system — excellent way to take lecture notes
Notalon — a program for Cornell note-taking (Mac, Windows, Linux)
For the autodidact — resources for the self-directed learner
Free electronic flashcards — many sets already created, or create your own
Memoriser — a program to help you memorize things
R. Graves on writing well — how to write well, with a collection of exercises
Writing with verbs — vigorous writing makes reading easy
50 writing tips — a collection of tips, some of which might help you
4-sentence outline — how to write solid papers
ThinkLinkR — a superb free outliner; allows easy collaboration; easy export
Collaborative writing tip — useful info for when you must collaborate
Italic handwriting — how to have beautiful handwriting
College journal — keeping a journal of your college years: outline and ideas
Baby journal — keeping a journal of your baby’s early years
One-sentence journal — the one-sentence journal idea
While-boarding journal — journals for the frequent traveler

Rumford Fireplace — the perfect traditional fireplace
Learn to play Go — interactive instruction and exercises
Free language courses on the Web — learn a language
20 free language courses — list of more language courses
Polyglot: How I Learn Languages — how a woman learned 16 languages (and become completely fluent in 5) as an adult
Learn Esperanto — learn a fascinating languages
Drawing the human figure — how to draw
Grow luffa sponges — if you garden, a fun project

Fitaly keyboard — a keyboard designed for stylus input (it’s wonderful)