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Dec 19, 2024: Someone was called a “Seagull” at work today. They fly in, make a bunch of noise, shit everywhere, and take off. Awesome.
Dec 18, 2024: Texas A&M alumnus accidentally joins band, says he pretended to play for 4 years - lonestarlive.com A month before his first semester began, …
Dec 17, 2024: Amazing how a box of Kleenex can sit on the shelf for six months untouched, only to be completely consumed in 24 hours.
Dec 1, 2024: Feeling the Post Thanksgiving Blues? Try a Dose of Gratitude! As we transition from the Thanksgiving holiday back to our routines, it’s easy to feel the drag of returning to work. Instead of seeing the …
Nov 16, 2024: BASIC was my first programming language and the kickstart to my career in software development. I still remember my first programs and the joy of …
Nov 15, 2024: The Voice That Welcomed Us Online: Remembering Elwood Edwards and the Power of Small Contributions In 1989, Elwood Edwards Jr. sat down in his living room, pressed the red button on a recorder, and spoke three words that would become an iconic …
Oct 25, 2024: LinkedIn Experts Question Your team is resistant to frequent changes. How can you turn skepticism into enthusiasm? Understand that everyone is not …
Oct 21, 2024: Purpose Stacking: From Classic Rock to Space Rocks - The Freedom of Saying ‘Right Now’ If you had asked Brian in the early 1980s what he did for a living, he would have said he played guitar and sang backup vocals for a band that toured …
Oct 16, 2024: Purpose Stacking: Getting a Good Firm Grasp of the Obvious In the fall of 1995, I walked into the auditorium of my Intro to Management of Information Systems (MIS) class at the University of Houston’s C.T. …
Sep 21, 2024: Do You Think in Pen or Pencil? I began my software development career during the dot-com boom in the late ‘90s. One of my first projects was building an online banking website for …
Sep 17, 2024: Sunset in Chicago.
Sep 13, 2024: Finished reading: Raise the Titanic! (Dirk Pitt, #4) by Clive Cussler 📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 Stars This book was written nine years before the Titanic was …
Sep 9, 2024: Finding Purpose - Purpose Stacking A common theme in my coaching sessions with clients—and one I’ve personally struggled with over the years—is the elusive goal of “finding my purpose.” …
Sep 7, 2024: National Geographic: Your body ages rapidly in two ‘bursts,’ at 44 and 60. Here’s how to prepare. (Apple News) The scientists used …
Sep 2, 2024: From NASA to the Pulpit: Different Takes on Handling Uncertainty When receiving advice, understanding its context is crucial. Advice that fits perfectly in one scenario may not apply in another, and the difference …
Aug 29, 2024: Never Too Small - Melbourne Architect’s Smart Space-Saving Hacks in Small Apartment I loved a lot about this tour including: IKEA hooks to act as a …
Aug 27, 2024: Empire State Building August 2024
Jun 23, 2024: Circling the wagons at BWI Airport
Jun 21, 2024: Today I noticed that I said “I’m about to dial in for the meeting”. It felt weird. Do I say “I’m about to click …
Jun 12, 2024: My Journey with the Whoop Strap: Lessons Learned and Tips for Getting Started For over five years, I have worn a Whoop strap, and it has made a significant difference in my overall health and happiness. Its impact was so …
Jan 6, 2024: “Can you bring me my coffee cup off of the charger?” ☕️ Something my grandparents would have never said in their life. Ember Coffee Mug
Sep 11, 2023: Excellent advice for creating a happiness memory book. Every few months, take at least one panorama photo of your kid’s room. At least …
Jul 25, 2023: Corporate Gym Membership Salesforce.com is like a gym membership for organizations. Everyone feels like they need it, it’s aspirational when you sign up, people don’t …
Jul 4, 2023: Mastering Your Schedule: Conquering Time Confetti and Unlocking Productivity Many people I coach often express concerns about not having enough time and the consistent feeling of overwhelm. They face a barrage of emails, …
Jun 13, 2023: Performing a mind sweep to unlock faster sleep Do you often experience a racing mind when trying to fall asleep at night? Are you constantly struggling to calm your thoughts before bedtime? More …
Jun 3, 2023: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/setting… So many important processes assume that the amount and quality of our written output is a useful measure of …
May 1, 2023: Will AI’s accurate code generation slow adoption of new programming languages? A lack of a broad code base for new languages may lead to bias …
Mar 5, 2023: Finished reading: The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell 📚(5/5) I thoroughly enjoy reading and listening to works authored and narrated by Gladwell, and …
Mar 3, 2023: Self-Repo Fords Ford has submitted a patent to automate the vehicle repo processs. www.theverge.com Those include sending messages to the owner’s smartphone or the …
Mar 2, 2023: Finished reading: Authentic by Paul Van Doren 📚(4/5) The making of the Vans shoe. If you enjoy books about how businesses are built, skate culture, …
Feb 22, 2023: Finished reading: Taste by Stanley Tucci 📚(4/5) Enjoyable audiobook read with the gentle and smooth voice of Stanley Tucci himself. Parts of the book …
Feb 21, 2023: Finished reading: The Man Who Knew the Way to the Moon by Todd Zwillich 📚(4/5) an Audible Original. “The story of John C. Houbolt, an unsung …
Feb 16, 2023: For the first time in my life, I heard a radio station play the same song twice in a row, and not for any type of marathon. Santeria (song) - …
Feb 11, 2023: 7 marathons - 7 Continents - 7 Days David Kilgore just ran—and won—seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. The 31-year-old American runner …
Feb 10, 2023: Kottke.org - New Massive Image of the Milky Way with 3.32 Billion Individual Objects It’s impossible to wrap my mind around this.
Feb 6, 2023: Tonight the NBC Nightly News had a story about a woman who found her father’s bucket list after he was killed in a distracted driver accident. …
Jan 26, 2023: Wired - Robot Cars Are Causing 911 False Alarms in San Francisco In a letter filed with a California regulator yesterday, city agencies complained …
Jan 22, 2023: Finished reading: PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY. by MORGAN. HOUSEL 📚 (4/5) Great money lessons best summed up by: Build wealth by saving more Save by more …
Jan 21, 2023: Savage Waters on Outside+ Watched Savage Waters on Outside+ (4/5) Savage Waters is an adventure to find an awe inspiring wave recorded in E. F. Knight’s personal journal …
Jan 18, 2023: It’s amazing how many side conversations held during meeting breaks become part of the core “canon“ of the meeting following the break. It’s easy to …
Jan 12, 2023: Finished reading: We Are What We Eat by Alice Waters 📚(3/5) A manifesto about how we eat affects who we are. A bit preachy, but isn’t that what …
Jan 11, 2023: I have noticed that my breathing stops or slows while I work. I will stop breathing while scanning for “threats” during calls, checking my inbox, …
Jan 10, 2023: f(health,wealth,time) = maximum fulfillment Dr. Peter Attia, a doctor focused on longevity and maximizing our lives, recently interviewed Bill Perkins about his book Die with Zero (Affiliate). …
Jan 10, 2023: Pediatricians now recommend drugs and surgery for kids with obesity - Ars Technica This article makes me sad. Feels like we are addressing symptoms / …
Jan 8, 2023: Bingo! 📷
Jan 7, 2023: Late meals can have an impact on the quality of your sleep. Not only how late you eat, but what you eat makes an impact. Last night our family had …
Jan 6, 2023: Do spiders dream? She soon found they experience periods of rapid retinal movement, which increased in duration and frequency throughout the night, …
Nov 28, 2022: This weekend I finished the 10th season of The Great British Baking Show on Netflix. What makes this show great is they do not architect the …
Nov 26, 2022: Two Easily Remembered Questions That Silence Negative Thoughts | Anthony Metivier | TEDxDocklands Are my thoughts useful? How do they behave? From …
Nov 25, 2022: Opened the board game Sagrada from last Christmas. Strategy game where you try not to paint yourself into a corner. Fun and quick play. Recommended. …