antipaucity

Many years ago, one of my colleagues told me, “if there’s more than two people in the room, there’s politics”. He’s the same guy who told me to never go into a meeting without a prop (his favorite was a cup of coffee (and sometimes a notebook & pen)). I think Jim was wrong. There’s […]

When I was little, I used to get up (on my own) early – often between 6:30 and 7. And when I would get up, I would walk down the hall, knock on my parents’ room door, tell my mom I was up, and ask if I could watch some cartoons. Generally, my mom was […]

Maybe I should have expected this. But Seattle is hilly. Surprisingly so. For something so close to the coast, I wouldn’t have expected so many hills. Apparently I need topographical overlays turned on for my GPS apps.

For the better part of a decade, I have done travel consulting. It’s great in that I get to see different places, meet new people, and – generally – get a lot done for them while I am there. But I don’t get to see anything “interesting” – everything closes before I get done at […]

I understand there are different strokes for different folks, but there are too many social networks, messaging platforms, etc out there. Mastodon, Twitter, Google+, Telegram, Facebook, Slack, HipChat, LinkedIn, blogging, plogging (https://byrbyr.ga/H), Hangouts, SMS, iMessage, Nextdoor, SnapChat, WhatsApp, YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram… and I know I’ve missed scores and scores more. Oh – and don’t forget […]