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Going wild in Hyrule
I’ve been under the weather this week and haven’t been up to my usual running and work routine. The upside is that I’ve had some long sessions playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, wrapped up in a blanket, almost feeling guilty (the key word being almost). The game is just so well…
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Do you have a user guide for you?
Maybe you should? “A User Guide for a Person creates clarity on how you work—what you value, how you look at problems, what your blind spots or areas of growth are, and how to build trust with you.”
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You only have one job
You have only one job, and it consists of two parts: be a good person and pay attention.
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Of wolves and men
I’m really enjoying Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez. This is a book about “the way that wolves and humans have interacted over centuries, and the way that the wolf has become so central to our thinking about animals.” I don’t know why I initially picked up a book about wolves, but I’m glad…
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September 2023 Monthly Review
September started with a hiking adventure to Aonach Eagach, Lost Valley, and Bidean nam Bian, and continued with a daddy-daughter date until fall finally arrived, and we all seemed to hunker down a bit and eat udon noodles and have a taco night. I also somehow found some time to make a few mini-paintings while…
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Robux and a dirt bike (a birthday list update)
Sam’s seventh birthday is coming up next week, so, time for another birthday list update!
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Family-friendly work
I started reading Of Boys and Men by Richard V. Reeves, and, as a man and a father who recently went part-time so that my wife could go to work full-time, there is a lot here that resonates, especially so the discussion around balancing work and family.
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Tales of boys and their fathers
A repost from Critter.blog, just because I liked it so much: Tales of boys and their fathers are the same in every age, in every place. We love each other, hate each other, miss each other, hold each other back, but we can never live unaffected by each other. We try to be men and…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
