Jamin Hegeman

Category: Life

  • Scrambling up a mountain and hauling my poop

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    Alone, I scrambled to the top of Mt. Whitney, by way of the mountaineers route, a gully filled with terrible scree and no discernible path. Winded by the altitude and encumbered by a headache either caused by lack of oxygen or dehydration, I arrived at a notch a few hundred feet from the top. I…

  • Done with Adaptive Path, kind of

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    Friday was the last day of my 10 weeks at Adaptive Path. We had the normal 4 pm tea time, but with more people and more activities. The Wii, which I had heard we had, finally made an appearance. The screen was projected on the conference room wall to make for some great fun. Overall,…

  • Back from Baltimore

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    I flew back from Baltimore today after day long days with a client. On the plane I read half of Everyware by Adam Greenfield, which I’m finding quite intriguing. I found myself highlighting lots of text and using post-its jot to down ideas and bookmark pages for potential blog topics. Also, I kept putting ubiquitous…

  • Condemn Partially Hydrogenated Oils

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    So I was in my hotel room feeling a bit peckish. Not wanting to venture out, I found a vending machine. I realized everything in the machines was likely unhealthy. But I hoped a Snickers bar wouldn’t be so bad. Money went in. Fingers pressed buttons. The spiral candy holder twirled, and the bar fell…

  • Pit Stop in Pittsburgh

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    I left San Francisco for Baltimore Sunday morning for some client meetings early this week. However, Baltimore was backed up, so we landed in Pittsburgh to refuel and wait. After a half hour we were back in the air. It was kind of funny to spend 30 minutes at Pittsburgh International Airport, about a half…