Flying Double Eagle II Airport I’ve added 15.5 hours to my logbook in the last 30 days, 7.7 of them on my most-complex trip yet.
Flying Western Nebraska Regional Scottsbluff is “just across the border” into Nebraska and home to Scotts Bluff National Monument, a popular stop on the Oregon Trail and (shockingly) one of the most prominent points in the state.
Work Seven Sins of PM'ing A coworker gave me the fun idea of writing a little post about some “seven sins” of product management earlier this week.
Flying For a Rusty Pilot Between March 2020 and May 2023, I took one flight. Since then, I’ve put in 18.3 hours. From rusty pilot to proficient, here’s what I (re-?)learned.
Flying Pueblo Memorial Pueblo is a popular cross-country destination thanks to its restaurant of the flight line and air museum a quick walk away from the tiedowns.
Nothing Health Care Billing Why does paying the bills have to be so much harder than receiving the care?
Road-tripping Capitol Reef with a new Fuji There were three important goals for this Labor Day long weekend: switch to mirrorless, pick fruit, and get engaged. Not necessarily in that order.
Road-tripping The Best Colorado Roads -- So Far Some people collect national park stamps, or passport stamps. I like to collect America’s Byways.
Road-tripping Driving on the wrong side It was the B roads, not the left side of the road, that caused a problem.
Work Tips for deck-making I like to joke that I’m a professional slide-deck maker. I’m not really joking.
Work The Three Performance Bars The lesson I always share with junior folks is the three different sets of expectations for their performance: their own, the company’s, and the best.
Nothing Oil and Gas I told every realtor I interviewed I would be looking in Erie and Longmont, which both had a good stock of homes I was interested in. One said “oh, if you’re looking in
Nothing Running Cost Simulations Buying a home was hard and easy in ways I didn’t expect at all. Now that I’ve closed and moving in soon, it’s a good time to write up some of the most
Road Tripping Car Trouble In 2017 I told someone I had a Mazda3 and he said: “that’s a great car! Just keep up with the oil changes and it’ll last you two hundred thousand miles.” He probably
Nothing Relocation by P&L Choosing to move between states is both an emotional and a rational decision – and even in its rationality, is emotional.
Work (Dis)respectful Disagreement I didn’t truly understand the message until I became a manager1. And maybe I still don’t. Isn’t that the point of this blog, after all: to show me, in my future, what I
Cameras Histograms are a bad product I had to read six how-to pages from high-production-value sources to learn the key:
Work Descoping Against Disagreement Descoping a project is a powerful tool only the PM has, but it’s like pushing pins into your eyes.
Road-tripping Taking the Opportunity I’ve never been very goal-oriented; in fact, I wrote in one college admissions essay: “in place of [goals], I have a rule. I just work as hard as I can at everything I
Nothing What are composite experiences? It’s any activity that simultaneously stretches your mind and body.