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Silver linings

Today, I came to accept that I will be postponing my bike trip for at least a couple months due to the pain that manifested during my last…

Mar 7

Silver linings

Mar 7

Can I afford to retire? How can you?

I got asked how I could afford to retire, and thought I’d go into a bit of detail about it here, in case it can inspire or inform.

Feb 5

Feb 5

On the why of adventuring and how I’m approaching my new direction in life

I just read this line from Paul Millerd in his newsletter:

Jan 22

road sign pointing in two different directions

Jan 22

The first days of the rest of my life

Last friday, I retired after nearly 30 years of working in tech. But I’m still not sure what that really means, aside from opting out of…

Jan 21

a picture of my new custom touring bicycle

Jan 21

the 7 stages of relaxation

Today starts 3 months of leave from my job at Netlify. Wonder how quickly I’ll be able to relax into summer…

May 1, 2021

the 7 stages of relaxation

May 1, 2021

rememories

Tonight I chatted with Rhienna about a lot of things.

Feb 7, 2018

Feb 7, 2018

Teching Up

I’ve been interviewing lately at Netlify for new Support Engineers. It’s been a very rewarding process — and the part that has been the…

Nov 30, 2017

Nov 30, 2017

Teambuilding thoughts 2

Funny how I titled the first in this series “Teambuilding thoughts” before the conversation described below. I was actually asking…

Feb 2, 2017

Feb 2, 2017

Teambuilding thoughts part 1

I’m going to be building a technical support team, and while I have helped build a big team before, and will certainly have help from some…

Jan 7, 2017

Jan 7, 2017

Hiring your first Support Engineer

I was recently asked by a customer: “How can I hire someone like you?” After I got over the flattered feelings, I realized I wanted to talk…

Nov 22, 2016

Nov 22, 2016

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I’m just a guy who likes stuff, like riding bikes, facilitating joy, building community & the culture of customer support,

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