Using the Doors
Raising teens means a lot of training to be competent adults. This should result in being conscientious of the world around them. What I affectionately think of as the sphere of awareness. The greater …
Welcome to the Internet
I think I watch this about three or four times per year. It’s humorous and tragic and defines exactly why the modern internet is so awful.
Why is there a big rock in the woods?
A Lesson in 220 Power
My family was traveling and I was home with the dog for a few days. On one of those nights, I experienced a power issue, which I wrote up in a root cause analysis.
Symptoms: I woke up early in the …
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
I had been feeling underwater with some big projects and shifts in strategy at work. I felt it was time to give Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism another read.
I find the advice in this book to …
Indiana Jones in Black & White
This video explores what makes Spielberg a good filmmaker via Raiders of the Lost Ark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItbCLh4Auoo
Kitchen Finish Project
As we are nearing the end of the Kitchen Refresh Program, much of what is left to do is fit and finish.
Wallpaper behind the coffee station: Wallpaper and new textured glass on cabinet: Painted the …
My Relationship with Running
My relationship with running started in June of 2020.
I had always hated the idea of running. Everyone who runs seems pretty unhappy while they are doing it. Odds are if you wave at a runner, they …
Organizing My Projects
Inspired by the book, Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, I have used the idea of keeping a list of active and inactive projects. In the book, he suggests no more than ten active projects. For me, …
The Dichotomy of Career Advice
Much of the career advice you hear is in the “work smarter, not harder” category. Career advice is best given by those who have had a career for a couple of decades. Nobody wants to listen …
The Man From the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya
When I was in high school, some of the few books I read were biographies of scientists around the Manhattan Project. I was unnecessarily obsessed with the topic. John Von Neumann was the stand-out. …
Welcome to Summer
Wine Shelf Project
A bonus project I took on was to make our small useless set of shelves that were filler for an odd spacing between the new and old cabinets and make them more wine bottle friendly. The bottles fit …
Experimentations in Less Phone
I have been trying to look into my own reliance on the phone. I don’t mean the actual phone (which is the worst application installed on my phone), but the time spent soaking up my hours when …
Ideas are Cheap
Any idiot can have an idea, but getting that idea into execution is where the real skill is.
Like him or not, this entire interview with former President Obama on working is great. If you want to only …
Metric - Formentera
Canada has brought me smoke filled air and Metric in the past month. I was already a Metric fan, but had not really listened to their latest album. I was fortunate to pick it up on vinyl when I was …
Nice Canadian Fire Sunset
Overwhelming and Collective Murder
The incomparable Werner Herzog talking about the Amazon jungle:
Shape Up by Ryan Singer
I was prompted to read this book from a coworker. Some ideas that resonated with me:
Using a six week span to get work done. It’s not too short to require a lot of formality and not too long …
Switched Search Engines
I have historically been a big fan of Google. Their products are engaging, though not reliably durable in their lifespan. I was a big fan of Google’s Pixel phone in all its Android purity. What …