Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Mar 20, 2014

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March 19, 2014

3 things to be grateful for today…

1. I met the carpenter today who is building a piece furniture I designed for a work project. He had confidence and a presence that radiated a sense of pride in the work he was doing.

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Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Mar 5, 2014

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March 4, 2014

3 things to be grateful for today…

1. I spent the morning interviewing kids at Georgia Tech. It’s refreshing to see so much raw enthusiasm and unselfconscious ambition blazing without a shred of irony or cynicism.

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Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Mar 19, 2014

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March 18, 2014

3 things to be grateful for today…

1. A nice cup of Earl Grey. Something about the smell of Bergamot tea can make any obstacle seem surmountable.
2. I was able to solve a particularly cantankerous issue with NodeJS and Amazon web…

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Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Feb 22, 2014

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February 22, 2014 

3 things to be grateful for today…

1. Having the will to get back up, dust myself off and make a run at this thing* again.
2. The satisfying clickity-clack of the keys when the words are flowing, no matter what they are: code…

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Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Mar 1, 2014

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February 28, 2014

3 Things to be grateful for today…

1. I spent much of the day immersed in a new mobile programming platform. It’s an old familiar place — the unfamiliar, like scanning a switchboard of spaghetti wires, all with a purpose that must be discovered. By…

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Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Mar 2, 2014

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March 1, 2014

3 Things to be grateful for today…

1. The Dad’s Garage improv comedy troupe. Almost forgot how good it feels to laugh that hard.
2. My brother gave me a gift certificate for a full-body massage for my birthday. I redeemed it today…

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Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Mar 3, 2014

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March 3, 2014

3 things to be grateful for today…

1. To my own surprise and those around me, I cracked myself up today — laughing uncontrollably for nearly a minute.
2. Buffalo wings.
3. A moment of stillness this morning in the empty office.

Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Feb 25, 2014

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February 25, 2014

3 Things to be grateful for today…

1. A walk through the Botanical Gardens in late…

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Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Mar 8, 2014

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March 7, 2014

3 things to be grateful for today…

1. Our thirteen-year-old is home safe and sound from a school field trip to Tybee Island where he got to tromp through the swamps, dissect a squid and have some “alone” time on the beach at night.

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Ben Wakeman in 3 Things

Mar 3, 2014

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March 2, 2014

3 things to be grateful for today…

1. The boys and I went for a hike in the mountains today on the Raven Cliff Falls trail. Bronze late afternoon sunlight, the pure white noise of the falls and the oxygen-rich air were a much-needed preview of Spring.

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These were the top 10 stories published by 3 Things in 2014. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2014 by using the calendar at the top of this page.