“Mister, you may conquer the air, but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline” – Inherit the Wind: Act II, scene 3 Delegating Work Nostalgia is an incredible thing. Recently I took a trip back to the town where I grew up and just drove around, soaking it all…
Making space for something new. A few years ago I was looking at a canvas on my wall and thought that it would look much better with a frame. I love woodworking, and it seemed like a fun weekend project. I staged the tools and cut the wood, but when I tried putting it together…
Putting the “trade” in “trade-off”. I think museums are best enjoyed as a solo activity. Every time I go with a group, I feel tension from an invisible rubber band that keeps us from getting too far apart. Either I’m at my limit for ancient artifacts and pushing us all forward, or I’m stubbornly reading…
What are the odds? As a kid I was terrified by an episode of The Simpsons where Homer is served a fugu fish, whose lethal toxins need to be expertly removed before it can be eaten. The chef gets distracted, Homer is served the wrong part of the fish, and he spends rest of the…
The value of having good bug-side manners. It’s not working. That button that was working last week – today it’s broken. You spent a whole day updating configuration files and setting up your computer and now, after that new build, the key feature for the next release is totally broken. It always happens to you,…
Want to learn how to brush your teeth? First you’ll need to learn how to program a computer. Wake up – 3:59 AM. You always tell people you rise and grind before 4. You stretch your shoulders, stretch your wrists, stretch your fingers. You can’t afford getting Carpel Tunnel Syndrome. You jog to your ergonomic…