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  • Nope, I’ll never stop

    Nick

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    March 13, 2022

    Nope, I’ll never stop

    I just wanted to memorialize this moment: the first time my daughter told me to stop texting her. Ahh, I’m going to savor this. 😃

    Family
  • What I learned last week (#165): rules for happiness, loss aversion, and more!

    Nick

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    March 9, 2022

    What I learned last week (#165): rules for happiness, loss aversion, and more!

    A weekly selection of what I was reading, drawing, writing, and doing.

    Life
  • Saturday walk: perspective is everything

    Nick

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    March 5, 2022

    Saturday walk: perspective is everything

    It feels like the very tail end of winter and the beginning of spring here in Glasgow. I took our dog Rubee out on a walk this morning through a bit of woods we know well and a bit that we had never gone through before, or at least I thought.

    Life
  • House renovation update: spinning the triangle

    Nick

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    March 4, 2022

    House renovation update: spinning the triangle

    Like all projects, our house renovation project is all about a balance between scope, schedule, and cost. As all project managers know, changing any one of these points of the triangle impacts all the others. Right now it feels like we’re constantly spinning our our triangle like a roulette wheel, adjusting things and trying to…

    Life
  • What I learned last week (#164): important truths, 9pm, numbering systems, and more!

    Nick

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    March 1, 2022

    What I learned last week (#164): important truths, 9pm, numbering systems, and more!

    A weekly selection of what I was reading, drawing, writing, and doing.

    Life
  • My favorite music: February 2022 Edition

    Nick

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    February 28, 2022

    My favorite music: February 2022 Edition

    Ah…good old February, I’m not going to miss you. I’m so glad you and your storms are behind us. Thanks for the new music though, that was nice! Here is a list of five of my favorite albums from February 2022, featuring St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Blue Lab Beats, Saba + more 🔈

    Miscellaneous
  • Hiking to Bob’s Pool in the Campsie Fells above Kilsyth

    Nick

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    February 27, 2022

    Hiking to Bob’s Pool in the Campsie Fells above Kilsyth

    This month’s hike didn’t go as planned. I never made it to my intended starting point. I wandered around somewhat randomly once I finally did set out. And I never reached “the top” of anything. Despite all that I still had sun and snow and, for the first time, my trusty canine companion Rubee tagging…

    Life
  • What I learned last week (#163): the scout rule, watersheds, leopard fights, and more!

    Nick

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    February 22, 2022

    What I learned last week (#163): the scout rule, watersheds, leopard fights, and more!

    A weekly selection of what I was reading, drawing, writing, and doing.

    Life
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