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Archive for the ‘General’ Category
March 14, 2010
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Chrysanthemum
By Michael Doan in GeneralI went into a Chinese herbal medicine store this weekend to buy a big block of Chrysanthemum ($8).The packaging makes me think that I am purchasing some illicit. There’s a holographic sticker on the package which seems strange. I used an old French Press to brew my tea. Not the best but it works.
Tags: Chrysanthemum, Tea
February 23, 2010
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Derek Sivers: Weird, or just different?
By Michael Doan in Generalvia ted.com There’s a flip side to everything and the flip side makes sense too.
Tags: Derek Sivers, TED, Video
January 23, 2010
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Conan Wisdom
By Michael Doan in GeneralConan O’Brien from his last Tonight Show: I hate cynicism, it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.
Tags: Conan O'Brien, Wisdom
January 18, 2010
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Finally Home
By Michael Doan in GeneralIt’s been a long time since I’ve written anything for michaeldoan.com. Some time during 2008, I let michaeldoan.com die and started to post to my Tumblr and Blogger accounts. The Blogger account was short-lived, but my Tumblr account lives on (kind of). Tumblr is being feed post via my Posterous account. This is all very [...]