Weewar

June 22nd, 2007 by Duff OMelia

This is a pretty addictive game. I’ve been playing it with 2 of my kids. It’s been quite enjoyable to see them learning some of the strategies. Check it out.

Freedom Under Siege

June 22nd, 2007 by Duff OMelia

Freedom Under Siege by Ron Paul is an amazing book about what it means to be a free people and how our liberty in America has been eroded over time. I thought I understood the concept of liberty before reading the book. There’s so much more to the freedom message than I ever realized.

It was pretty eye-opening to see how many issues there are that both conservatives and liberals get wrong. Freedom really does cross party lines.

Ron Paul is an excellent writer.

Formano's Deli

June 21st, 2007 by Duff OMelia

Formano’s is a great deli in Garner, North Carolina that serves breakfast and lunch. It’s a nice place and it’s clean. I like to eat outside in their big covered area.

This is about where Formano’s is on Google Maps. It’s pretty close to the Dairy Queen.

Against the Odds

June 10th, 2007 by Duff OMelia

This autobiography by James Dyson is an excellent book about product design, entrepreneurship, perseverance, and how to create a successful business. James Dyson has invented and brought to market a number of products including the Ballbarrow, a number of very successful vacuum cleaners, the Sea Truck line of boats, and a washing machine.

It was fascinating to read about how he designs products and how he refines his ideas over time. His techniques can be applied to any creative work and I highly recommend this book.

We all have ideas for products all the time. Most of these ideas stay at the “wouldn’t it be great if” stage and are never pursued. Reading this book made me want to design a coffee maker. :)