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Rediscovering flow?

Last night I attended an aikido class, my first in about 15 years. Admitting to the teachers and other students that I had not practiced…

Mar 26

Mar 26

a cat’s-eye view

We anthropormphize our pets a lot; having lived with the current pair for 7 and a half years now, we think we understand them sometimes. We…

Mar 24

Our cats, on the threshold of freedom. One looks out and the other looks back in.

Mar 24

Something from nothing

Yesterday I brainstormed the concept of “morning thinking time” and today I am trying it before my walk! I didn’t succeed in avoiding a bit…

Mar 20

Something from nothing

Mar 20

But why?

My therapist has been trying to convince me that I might become dissatisfied — listless, I think he put it — unless I find some intention…

Mar 19

Mar 19

And then?

I’ve been wondering how I am doing lately. Last I was writing here on medium, I was about to set out on my grand adventure…

Nov 14, 2024

And then?

Nov 14, 2024

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, 2024

Silver linings

Mar 7, 2024

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, 2024

Feb 5, 2024

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, 2024

road sign pointing in two different directions

Jan 22, 2024

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, 2024

a picture of my new custom touring bicycle

Jan 21, 2024

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

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I’m just a guy who likes stuff, like riding bikes, facilitating joy, building community & helping technology be useful to humans

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