# The new randomelements ep "silver machine" is out now! You can read all about it over on the randomelements site. The title track is on YouTube: Can't see the video? Click here to watch...

When you're a little kid lying about stealing a cookie from the jar on the counter, you simply haven't learned that your parents can see right through your bullshit with laser vision. You're kinda…

Thoughts about my time at LinkedIn coming to an end.

noticed something cool (to me) with this potato chip bag there are two spots to tear the bag open (arrows on the side)one arrow up top, when you first start eatingthe second one is mid-way, so…

Stanford University won the 2026 College Women’s Fleet Race National Championship held May 15-18 in St. Petersburg, FL. This is the fourth consecutive year the Cardinal has won the Women’s Fleet Race…

13 links to help you on your commmunity way

This podcast is about leadership first and foremost, applied to sustainability. Most of the time when people hear or read “sustainability,” that concept overrides everything else. They…

觉察(to be choicelessly aware)。觉察一切。觉察自己，觉察环境。觉察自己的觉察，觉察自己未觉察。 在1的基础上，向他人提问。No silly questions. 在1的基础上，和他人沟通自己的想法和情绪。 不想做是因为把注意力放在了未来和过去。注意力在当下的时候，只有实然的”做”，其他什么也没有。 如果累了，休息一会，不要过于勉强自己。 最后，我只是一个人。

Hilarious mail from the Washington state Fish & Wildlife – “We estimated that it would cost the Department tens of thousands of dollars and half of our contracted annual vendor work hours…

chubs-deuce:ALTtesting lipsticks is an awful lot of work, but Nicky doesn’t mind

Premier Fréchette gave Emmanuel Macron a Canadiens sweater in Paris on Monday. CTV’s headline says Macron nonetheless didn’t support Montreal for the defence bank HQ, but the text says…

Don't think I'll ever grow tired of late sunsets!

Every night my kid has homework. This is China, after all. And depending on the work load it averages from one to three hours of studying. (Yikes!) Now, my daughter is only in first grade, and as an…

As I got to the end of yesterday afternoon's long constitutional, at Aquatic Park a couple of hours before sunset, I sat and contemplated each element of the Samādhi of the Lay Sacraments, as…

$599,900 - Contractors take note. This home is available by appointment only. Potential for your "Signature" project. This Iconic home is rich in history and charm with original moldings, wide plank…

I bought new pens + accessories a few weeks back and finally opened the package this weekend.

Have you ever found yourself -- a nearly-thirty-four-year-old man -- standing naked in a dark bathroom because the power went out when you were halfway through scrubbing three gross pairs of Crocs…

a compilation of my college experience, in ten acts

$230,000 - Step into timeless charm and character in this stunning Victorian home situated on a spacious corner lot in Chenoa. From the inviting wraparound porch to the incredible architectural…

A familiar storyYes, this is a real whiteboard doodle from a real job I had, a long time ago. Colleagues may have adjusted elements of it... yes I gave myself a top hat and briefcase.You're a…

Yesterday was a big one for the old waterfall of tears. First, since it was Syttende Mai , Beatrix's Norwegian dance group The Peer Gynt Dancers performed at Mindekirken. She's been dancing with them…

The One Thing book. re-ignited my focus on purpose. I am planning on to make it reach my daily work in every area focus. Add One thing focus as part of daily and weekly review. Re-align GTD horizons…

The most honest thing you can say about a formal advisor relationship is this: It's a workaround. When a founder tells me they need an advisor to open doors in an industry they don't know, or to fill…

On Saturday I went to Retiro after my yoga class. I encountered V. there by chance, she was leaving as I arrived. "Oh I just sent you a message inviting you for dinner tomorrow, if you want". I asked…

Thoughts with the tiniest of patterns.

The episode is less disturbing than the title would imply. Transcript

22:00 - Framed a tote bag (love) and wanted something organically shaped next to it. I'm unsure about the tiger. It's a cool piece individually (a corkboard from Flying Tiger!) but not sure if they…

21:58 - I bought this years ago but never opened it because I was saving it for ~content creation~ which ended up being a bust. Opened it now.

Those “Powerbreaks” are bloody annoying.

Rob Bishop is Aston Villa's club historian. Here he tells us how he landed this singular job and about the rich history of one of England's greatest football teams

I bumped into Martin a couple of weeks ago at Fromebridge, and he suggested we catch up on various things going on....

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Another week spent in the valley. We completed the community centre bundles in Stardew Valley which is usually where I bounce of the game for the next 12-18 months, honestly. However I carried on and…

By now you might have noticed that I use week notes to keep myself from abandoning this blog. And yeah, I quite enjoy writing them, too, most week. Even though lately they’ve been a bit calmer…

I started a new journal today. I was nearing the end of my current/previous one and while I do quite enjoy writing on that final page, upon wise advisement from my mother, I brought a fresh journal…

A few months back I wrote about joining Stainless . Today, Anthropic acquires Stainless . It’s pretty surreal. Last year I experienced the whirlwind process of having our small company (Crunchy)…

Here's Zac Hill's excellent new substack, Manual Transmission , and here's Nate Meyvis' Bear blog . These are two of my favorite writers on the internet right now. Highly recommended. 1 Both of them…

You finish the day with thirty things still on your list. You ask your AI assistant to prepare a summary of the week’s meetings to send to the team. You give it five minutes, trust the output,…

Momo and Poppy are 7 years old! Happy birthday to them~

We sang happy birthday to you in all three languages yesterday, in the morning. You were SO shy. SO happy. We spent the morning playing and waiting for dada to come home from soccer, and we all went…

I wake up at half eight when she comes into my absent flatmate’s room that I’ve sequestered myself in to sleep, and she says come on get up you said you’d study. My last exam is today and I’m not…

A reader writes: I work for a large nonprofit organization; I started here a few months ago. I am a mid-career professional, and in general, I feel like I usually have pretty good instincts for how…

Markets Some signs of concern for the stock market. (traderfeed.blogspot.com) Is AI masking other problems for the stock market? (bonddad.blogspot.com) The VIX as measure of risk regimes.…

On Saturday evening, I joined the daddy table. We were having a good time eating steak and crawfish and drinking bourbon and whiskey until the topic of pickleball came up. While the arguments among…

Well. Last year, I decided that I would publish my first book in 2026. (Hence setting up this website, the newsletter, even the Patreon!) It's May, and I have not published it yet. I'm on the final…

This morning whilst walking the dog, we met a very inquisitive crow!133 words · 2 images

On June 30th, 2025, I started working at Stainless as a part-time contractor. A couple months later, on August 21st, I joined the team full-time. Today, on May 18th, Stainless announced they've been…

This blog's namesake drives my writing process.I first come across a noteworthy book or article, something that triggers a thought or reaction. Then I create a new doc, jot down a few thoughts,…

A big march is planned for the Journée nationale des patriotes, not downtown, but cutting through Rosemont. Later, reports from Radio‑Canada and CTV.

A meditation on family.