Frank Nostrame - The Dude Abides

Just wrapped up week 2 1/2 of my paternity leave

2010-01-29T23:17:00.002-05:00

Taking care our newborn sons has been awesome!! I can’t believe how quickly my paternal instincts have kicked in. It’s quite a chore to care for these kids sometimes, but in the words of Brian Kurzman, this is the toughest job that we’ll ever love. And we truly do love it. … despite all of the noises that babies can make, which can make you feel like going mad at times. ;-D

New dad to my new baby boys, Nathaniel and Andrew!!!!

2009-12-20T23:14:00.002-05:00

Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Mind dumping with email + Smart Add

2009-09-17T15:49:00.000-04:00

Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Mind dumping with email + Smart Add: "

Too many tasks cluttering up your brain? Try out this very useful tip from RTM user ovanrijswijk:

Those of you who are using RTM as a GTD-system might also be using 'Mind Dumps'. A mind dump is simply a way for you to get everything out of your head and into writing (paper or digital).

Our brains aren’t made to remember things forever, but written down text is; with an empty brain, we’re able to either focus on new things or deal with the task at hand, instead of constantly dwelling on past things taking up valuable bandwidth. This writing resulting from a mind dump is an important part of collecting stuff. Once written down, the stuff is to be processed an organized into your RTM-system.

Now here comes my Tip: use an e-mail to write down your mind dump to add it fast-and-easy to RTM. Send it to your RTM Import Email Address.

Once a week – i.e. during your Weekly Review – open a new e-mail and start writing. One item per line. After this mind dump send the e-mail to your RTM Import Email Address.

The result: all the items in your "mind dump e-mail" are converted to tasks in your RTM Inbox. That's where you can start to process and organize. Add data one task-item at a time – make it a project or a next action; add tags, location, notes and/or other metadata. And put the task on the right list.

…. and the stuff is off your mind and into your RTM-system.

As ovanrijswijk later notes, you can also use the import a list via email feature to include tasks with Smart Add syntax for a 'Smart' mind dump. Your email might then look something like this:


Subject: Inbox
To: [Your Remember The Milk import email address]

Buy birthday present for Mike today
Pay the phone bill tomorrow
Make dentist appointment on Tuesday #errand
Pick up the milk tomorrow @Supermarket

Thanks for sharing this tip, ovanrijswijk! You’re our Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner this week. :)

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Four hours of sleep aint cuttin it. Good practice 4 when babies come tho. Off to dentist, the one I swore I'd never see again :-(

2009-09-14T16:57:00.001-04:00

IBM Throws Out Microsoft Office

2009-09-13T22:03:00.000-04:00

IBM Throws Out Microsoft Office: "360.000 IBM workers have been told to stop using Microsoft Office and switch to the Open Office-based software Symphony."

Excited about the boys coming in Jan. I think they're deserving of a momento from london.

2009-09-07T08:22:00.001-04:00

1/2 way thru london trip... Could definitely live here... or work and live on someone elses dime. Missing my special lady bad tho.

2009-07-19T13:57:00.000-04:00

Hiking near sand beach at acadia. Absolutely amazing. Very much feels like being at the east coast version of the pacific coast highway

2009-07-10T15:32:00.001-04:00

fantastic afternoon and evening in portland, maine.... destination bar harbor

2009-07-06T22:23:00.001-04:00

great wedding last night in newport... congrats to molly and sagiv. watching the wimbledon final just blocks away from the tennis HOF :-D

2009-07-05T10:13:00.001-04:00

Can't wait until we complete our "reselect" on a new bed ... This Natura aint working for the big cat... Aka the dude

2009-06-21T08:18:00.001-04:00

Missed PITs penguins parade ... Prolly the highlight of the summer here ... We'll see. Ugh.

2009-06-15T13:13:00.001-04:00

Destination nowhere ... Psyche ... Microcenter

2009-06-10T12:23:00.001-04:00

can't stop watching rob dyrdek's #fantasyfactory http://tinyurl.com/d59daz .... the night shift will do that to you. it's damn good though

2009-06-09T18:18:00.001-04:00

Note to self... Never take the 87 bus to lechmere again

2009-05-06T09:02:00.001-04:00

so far , very happy with using ubuntu on my "office" personal computer

2009-05-03T22:43:00.001-04:00

15 Great Hikes Around Boston

2009-05-03T22:00:00.003-04:00

15 great hikes

Thought this was a pretty good list of places to hike around Boston. I haven't been to any of them, with the exception of Cape Cod, but definitely look forward to hitting a few this year.

just got a motorola f3, which can't be any further from the iphone in form and features....a major downgrade... back to basics

2009-05-02T00:02:00.001-04:00

weary from watching so much celtics bulls... can't believe the celts couldn't pull it out...should be an exciting game 7 (no more OTs!)

2009-05-01T00:00:00.001-04:00

just enjoyed the first lime rickey of the season... delish

2009-04-26T21:28:00.001-04:00

almost got taken out by a falling street light (http://twitpic.com/3xebs) yesterday.. btw @thowe, no possum tonight (not a good thing?)

2009-04-25T21:18:00.003-04:00

Denied Skilled level by the my tennis "league admins"... I've been advised to show more "solid results" first.... ouch

2009-04-25T21:18:00.001-04:00

might be going from Rec to Skilled level in tennis....oh yeah! :-)

2009-04-25T11:18:00.001-04:00

Waiting at BOS to pick up my special lady.... A cop should tell me to move along any minute now

2009-04-22T19:18:00.001-04:00

psyched about my three day weekend... ready to do nothing... just relax

2009-04-16T20:58:00.001-04:00