About
Critical MAS is the blog for Michael Allen Smith of Seattle, Washington. I enjoy posting about nutrition, fitness, finance and web development. My other websites include INeedCoffee.com, DigitalColony.com and my portal site of MichaelAllenSmith.com. I also setup a tribute page for South Florida talk radio legend Neil Rogers.
A common theme on Critical MAS is that conventional wisdom is often wrong, you can’t always trust experts, value simplicity over complexity and self empowerment. Experiences are more valuable than toys.
You study other men and you find out what makes them weak and then you don’t do that. — Jay Leno
I’ve learned more by not following bad examples than by following good examples. – Paulo Coelho
Your success depends far less on your own skills than on the mistakes of others. – Nassim Taleb
Yes, no, maybe. I don’t know. Can you repeat the question? – They Might be Giants
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For over ten years, CriticalMAS has been a one-man operation. To help me pay my web hosting fees, consider starting your Amazon and Netrition shopping here. It doesn’t cost you anything more and helps me. 
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Review Policy
Occasionally, I get asked to review books or products. Feel free to email me if you think a product you have might be of interest to my readers. I will disclose in the review that I was given the item for review. If the item is coffee related, the review will receive a much higher audience on my coffee site INeedCoffee. That item would have be available for readers to purchase through Amazon.com.
Advertising Policy
If you wish to sponsor a page with a relevant link to an honest business, feel free to contact me. If the link is not relevant to my readers or appears shady, I will decline the offer.
