Conflicting Positive Priorities
I’m reading Ray Dalio’s new book Principles: Life and Work as this year comes to a close. It’s the perfect way to walk, not run, thoughtfully into a new year. This morning I was...
Monthly Archive: December 2017
It’s a Seaplane… no a Snowplane!
My brother Doug and I were able to spend time together as he and his family were visiting Vermont for a few days from California. One of the projects I needed help with was...
Overhead Wires
If you ever wonder why its so obvious that we live in the dark ages, think about the overhead electrical wires that drape nearly every square foot of our roads, neighborhoods and homes. I’m...
Bikram Yoga (Part 1 of ∞)
Bikram Yoga is in a word… weird. The first time I tried Bikram was in April 2015 while searching desperately for answers – from within, of course – on how to proceed forward with...
“By Statute, it is My Fiduciary Responsibility…” 🤔
In my 20’s, when I was in a harmless debate about an issue, I learned that if someone ever said “Well, I know I’m right because I read it in The Economist” that it...
Automation Gone Bad
Today is Friday, December 22. Christmas is on Monday. I received the standard number of spammy-type email solicitations today, but two stood out. One was from Glassdoor: Hi John, Following up on my previous...
“You Can Not Be Too Cynical…”
I disagree. This tweet came across my screen earlier related to the new tax bill that just passed. But honestly, I think you can be too cynical and I think we, as a society,...
List Serve Alert – Town of Norwich
List Serve Alert Today is December 20. 5 Days before Xmas, but more importantly smack in the middle of holiday season in the US. Here in central Vermont snow has graced us with its...
“Can I Tip You in Bitcoin?”
In December 2014, I took a last minute trip to the Grenadines to brush up on kiteboarding. I had first started in earnest that spring, and with time on my hands “between jobs”, I...
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