I’ve been sitting on a weekend “to do” list for the past 6 months. All of them felt important when I put them in. Since then, however, life got in the way and I’ve made minimal progress on said list. I finally started at the list this weekend and asked myself a question – woul...
Someone I know was in the hospital because of a bad back problem. This friend was in a room with 3 beds (a.k.a. a 3 bedder) As he lay flat on his bed, he found himself envious of the 2 others who could just get up and do simple things – like go to the bathroom or simply stretch after ...
File this under “things you can’t believe your government is wasting time on with your money.” Pete Buttigieg, partner to Chasten the Magnificent and father/mother to twins, and former ineffective mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has brought his unique sense of empathy and massive raw i...
A former colleague and I exchanged texts after a long while. After some catching up and pleasantries, we shared sharing updates from the past couple of years. He shared that he’d become a manager. That switch led to a lot of self-reflection as he realized just how hard the job is and...
This is the second post in a row where I am bringing back an old tradition. This time it is Fun Friday, something I haven’t done in about five years. Like last week, the catalyst is our portfolio company Blackbird Labs, which I posted about a few months ago. Blackbird is a platform for ...
