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Rakim’s melody
One of my recent books was Sweat the Technique by Rakim. Reading it prompted me to go back to the “quartet of classics” by Eric B and Rakim (they released four albums together before breaking up). Aside from the occasional track, I never really gave these albums a proper listen, my hip-hop addiction starting just…
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Family climb at Glasgow Climbing Centre
After going indoor rock climbing for the first time last year with my buddy Alex, I knew I wanted to try it out with my wife and kids. This weekend was our first attempt at a family climbing session at Glasgow Climbing Centre. We had a guide with us and did some bouldering, clipped into…
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A healthy obsession with reading
I’m having a proud Dad moment. Both my daughter and I love books. We are both surrounded by them. We check out a lot of books from the library. We both ensure we have a lot of solo reading time. But, she REALLY loves her books in the way that only kids can get obsessed…
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Defer your decisions so there is more time to play
In a study cited by John Cleese in his short but sweet book Creativity, it’s said that there are two factors that separate the most creative architects from their less-creative peers. One of those factors is the ability to defer making a key decision until the last moment possible. Huh? Why would you want to…
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Wind your spring
A spring is what a mechanical watch uses to store energy. There is a lot of interesting engineering involved but at the end of it, the winding of the spring is what builds up the energy that is then used to run the watch. I was reminded of this by a small passage in Norwegian…
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January 2023 Monthly Review
As part of my regular routine, I try to do a weekly review similar to what I outlined in How I organize using Notion and a notebook. This year, since I’m not sharing my What I learned last week posts or setting amplify and reduce goals, I thought I’d try collecting all these weekly recaps…
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Reclaimed wood shelves and mantle
Although the house renovation is mostly complete inside, there are a few things still on the list. Until recently, adding a mantle and some shelves around the fireplace were one of them, but no more!
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Deus ex machina
I’m nearly done reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami and I came across the mention of deus ex machina. I never knew what it meant. “Deus ex machina is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence (Wikipedia). I thought that…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
