Observations

This is a collection of things that I see in front of and behind my eyes. These posts have been published near daily since October 2016.

Graduation

My son was part of the college class of 2020 and his graduation ceremony was cancelled due to COVID. They had a make-up ceremony about a year and half later. Many of these

It's All an Act

I had a dream that I met Donald Trump. I told him a long, complicated story about how I survived a particular situation. It was all worth it, I said, because of the

First-Person Screwdriver Game

Doctor Who carries around a sonic screwdriver that is more than just a power tool for opening doors and removing screws, but it also functions as a scanner of things nearby. In the

Better Than a Sticker

We voted in the local primary election and we got pen to thank us for voting. It was also wrapped in plastic to make it a single-user pen. And we got a sticker

Complexity

I recently spoke to a small company whose organization was unnecessarily complicated, and I spoke to several large companies who have the right amount of complexity—a lot—for their size.