Cameras Content authenticity A Very Important Person made some waves in the content authenticity space recently.
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.
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 recently.
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.
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.