foolSilver liningsToday, 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…3 min read·Mar 7, 2024----
foolCan 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.8 min read·Feb 5, 2024----
foolOn the why of adventuring and how I’m approaching my new direction in lifeI just read this line from Paul Millerd in his newsletter:3 min read·Jan 22, 2024----
foolThe first days of the rest of my lifeLast 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…5 min read·Jan 21, 2024----
foolthe 7 stages of relaxationToday starts 3 months of leave from my job at Netlify. Wonder how quickly I’ll be able to relax into summer…6 min read·May 1, 2021----
foolTeching UpI’ve been interviewing lately at Netlify for new Support Engineers. It’s been a very rewarding process — and the part that has been the…6 min read·Nov 30, 2017----
foolTeambuilding thoughts 2Funny how I titled the first in this series “Teambuilding thoughts” before the conversation described below. I was actually asking…2 min read·Feb 2, 2017----
foolTeambuilding thoughts part 1I’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…5 min read·Jan 7, 2017--1--1
foolHiring your first Support EngineerI 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…4 min read·Nov 22, 2016----