I’m back from our family Disney Vacation and there’s a lot to be happy about. My kids were troopers — Casabona vacations are not very relaxing. Out of the hotel early, back late. Long, hot days. They handled it well and had a lot…
My friends. As I write this, it’s 4:36pm on Friday afternoon. In 36 hours, I’ll be at the airport with my family. We’re going to Disney World. I’ve gotten in the habit of not bringing my laptop on family vacations anymore. I don’t want…
I’m working on a new and improved Substack experiment – I’m consistently being called back to that platform and think it could be a good secondary way to build an audience. I started thinking about what I could name it, and was asking a…
Our fence was in disrepair. It was actually a Frankenstein fence, cobbled together from different builds. The front gate was ours, but the sides and back were each built by the respective neighbors. While we knew we’d need to repair the fence eventually, getting…
As part of my Year of Being Present, something I’m keen to do is dramatically reduce the number of distractions on my phone, and in my digital life in general. I’m using a number of tools, like the Brick, and ScreenTime+, and I have…
Over the weekend, I watched a documentary about the making of Wicked. I will take all of the BTS content I can get, but one part stood out to me more than any other: the sets. They actually built three massive sets: one for the…
Ichio Suzuki is perhaps one of the greatest all-around baseball players of all time. If you combine his professional career in Japan with his time in the MLB, he has over 4,000 hits; he actually has more than Pete Rose! One of the reasons…
In case you missed it, last week I talked about how in Curling, sweepers guide the stone by controlling the friction. We can apply this to our business by looking at tasks we perform, or processes, and trying to smooth that over. But what…
I’ve really enjoyed watching Curling Mixed Doubles at the 2026 Olympics in Milan/Cortina. I remember noting at the last Olympics, it seemed like everyone in my orbit (friends, family, podcasters) was talking about, and even taking up, Curling. So I decided to give it…
For a while, it was pure chaos on the days I picked up my kids from school and daycare. We’d come home. They’d have a ton of energy. And I would: If you’re thinking I was ineffective with most of those, you’re right. I…