Quarterly Update, 101 Things: June 2026

Once again, this was a month beset by distractions, problems, and drama. In project management terms, these are referred to as “blockers” and they are the bane of one’s existence. I wish I could say that this quarter that has just ended resulted in a whole slew of accomplishments, but it really hasn’t. In fact, … Read more

Accomplishments: May 2026

Coming into May after the hell that was April, I planned on kicking a lot of ass. It didn’t quite work out that way, unfortunately, and the end result was me not accomplishing nearly as much as I had intended. On the other hand, we did get a bunch of other stuff done around the … Read more

Accomplishments: April 2026

Okay April was going to be a big month no matter how I looked at it. I had a lot of things going — foremost among them, my training for Paris-Brest-Paris 2027, and items on my 101 Things in 1001 Days project. The downside was, some stuff we’d been worrying about came to pass, and … Read more

“Intellectual” Discourse

If only all political discussions could be so entertaining. From Twitter in February, in case you missed it:

What I Believe In (2016 Edition)

I believe that Mister Rogers was about the closest to the embodiment of the Buddha that’s walked the Earth. I believe in love and science — those are my religion. I believe my integrity is important. I believe that having a logical explanation for something does nothing to reduce the magic of its existence. I … Read more

Saturday Night Epiphany

Saturday night, after getting home late, I had the opportunity to do some navel-gazing. Instead of the usual self-abusive internal dialogue, I spent some time trying to think about an issue I struggle with, rather than to just lie there and beat the shit out of myself. Anyway, I’ve been on my self-improvement kick lately, … Read more