I have a working theory that humans are part of a simulation we think is real life that is directed by smarter beings in the sky. It’s the only plausible-to-me explanation of the state of the world. These beings or hell, AIs, are behind some sort of universal command center Read more
Thwap! Went the t-bar. I’m not sure which part of my body it knocked into, but I fell hard. I don’t fall much these days when I’m snowboarding. Partly because I started riding 27 years ago and have solid edge control and partly because I don’t jump. I do like Read more
I attended my second class yesterday. I told myself this time I’d focus on boring, real-life things and wouldn’t worry about being funny. While I sometimes demonstrate wit that makes people laugh, I don’t really consider myself to be a “funny” person. I found it interesting that going back for Read more
The card came to our mailbox from the east coast at least twice this holiday season. The first time, I dropped it back in the outgoing mail slot. For context, we live in a rural area where not everyone gets mail where they physically live. Our neighborhood mailbox, for example, Read more
Yesterday was kind of a big deal for me. After attending group fitness classes exactly ZERO times and USING the gym exactly ZERO other times during my recent three-month gym membership, it was a bit of an experiment to register for a SUP (standup paddle board) fitness class at the Read more
I signed up for an improv class tonight that starts this weekend and will require four hours of driving each time for six weeks. I’ll come back to that. I’ve been a prolific sharer for a long time, as in at least a couple of decades, I think. (Even documentary Read more
Among the sea of many discussions of intentions and goals on this last day of 2022… A friend asked me last week about my end-of-year rituals. I’m setting some loose intentions and to-dos and have recently gone through a number of inventory-taking exercises, but it’s more a matter of transitions Read more
Or any day during my three-month membership this fall. It’s so cliche, slightly amusing, and just a really interesting behavioral curiosity. When I signed up, I was so convinced I’d go to Zumba and yoga classes, aiming for a couple of times a week. I told myself at the beginning Read more
2015 was a big year of growth. Feeling stuck in my career led me to branch out into new experiences, like solo networking, hackathons, and Startup Weekends. In the fall, my hackathon team of three took home a $30,000 prize for our solution to the traffic violation woes of the Read more
In the spring of 2021, I was asked to write about common remote work challenges for a startup focused community blog. This version didn’t make the cut, but in revisiting my words, it’s still a valid summary of the emotional rollercoaster that can be remote work. Please check all that Read more