Jun 13, 2022Help, I’m alive.When you first get the call, the one that changes everything, the first place your mind turns to is “I’m dying.” And you settle in there for a while. At least it was that way for me, on a warm April Friday, a little more than two years ago, at…Cancer6 min readCancer6 min read
Mar 16, 2021The wildfireOne of the greatest flaws we humans have is thinking that we have control of so much more than we do. That we can fix it if it breaks, that we can get ahead of anything….dramatic. But life can be a lot more like a wildfire than it is like…Cancer6 min readCancer6 min read
Dec 8, 2020making spaceThis is a hard time. Some days it doesn’t feel hard, despite the crush of fully remote work, the never ending doom of the news cycle, the uncertainty. sometimes we can forget and push it to the side and pretend things are “normal.” but other times the stress is ever-present…Remote Working7 min readRemote Working7 min read
Nov 12, 2020the aftermathYou’re supposed to ring the bell when you finish treatment as some sort of catharsis, some closure. A sign that you conquered the disease that tried to take you over, but failed. This year, because of COVID, there was no bell. …Being Human4 min readBeing Human4 min read
Oct 27, 2020when to let goKnowing when a change is necessary is not always as easy as it sounds. It’s human nature to stay a little longer, to dig in and try to “fix” things, to try a little harder, to persevere because of loyalty, to have a little faith that whatever you’re not liking…Change4 min readChange4 min read
Sep 4, 2020the only way out is through.One of the first forms you get asked to complete asks, “have you gone through any of these major life events in the last two years?” I scan the list and start checking. Move (can I check this box three times, I wonder?) …Being Human10 min readBeing Human10 min read
Mar 1, 2019Weeknotes — volume 4.The procrastination edition In January I got sick, which scattered all of my good habit plans to the wind, including these weeknotes. Amidst a ridiculous amount of work, job hunting, and general insanity, I’ve been trying to pick these back up but have failed ridiculously every week. …4 min read4 min read
Jan 16, 2019Weeknotes — volume 3Another week has come and gone. How do the days disappear so fast? I’m late posting last week’s notes, but I suppose I’m only accountable to myself here. Getting back into the groove of writing has been, and continues to be, hard work. This week was a busy and productive…Weeknotes4 min readWeeknotes4 min read
Jan 8, 2019Weeknotes – volume 2What a week! It was short but mighty, and I’ll admit, I could have used a few extra … days … of vacation mode before jumping back in to a million and one issues to tackle. Did you get to have a break over the holidays? I managed to have…Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Jan 1, 2019Weeknotes — volume 1Time for something new. Ask me a decade ago and I probably would have told you that I could write. And I did, a lot. I had a blog! I ran corporate blogs. I wrote about technology and learning and frivolous things all day long. Fast forward to 2018, and…Weeknotes5 min readWeeknotes5 min read
