As of this blog post date, I am roughly two years alcohol free, over five years tobacco free, and decades since the use of any type of drug. Do I miss them? Not really. I think everyone gets to an age where they realize alcohol use, in any form, does more harm than good. Just …
What is more important than sleep? It is the bedrock of good health. For many years I disliked sleep. I rarely slept and I will admit that approach was wrong. Not getting enough rest makes you eat more calories. It affects your mood and your concentration levels. It affects your physical energy and keeps you …
I like to lean on John Doerr a lot. “You can only manage what you measure” is a favorite quote of mine from him. If you want to make progress, you need to benchmark something. Telemetry is the process of monitoring and gathering data from a process, and since I need to manually track the …
Aging is not fun I am told, and I am finding this out on my own. I am starting to see some changes, more gray hairs, a slower recovery from fatigue, and stiff joints when I’ve been sitting too long. With these changes occurring I am taking a little more proactive approach to these challenges. …
Crittenden I do not have much to post this week, I am busy with schoolwork and not leaving the house much to stay on top of it. We were able to venture out to a new restaurant called Tacos Los Compadres. I was in the mood for Tex-Mex and feeling somewhat bored with our local …
After more than two decades I am back at the Taylor Mill Swim Club, this time as a member in my own right. Why TSMC? After much deliberation, and a somewhat bitter resolve, we decided to leave Silverlake Family Center last year and put in for a bond at TSMC. Our original motivation was to …
Flight and Airport To be honest, I rarely fly, so when it happens to me it is notable. First off, I do not enjoy it. I appreciate the convenience, but as a broad shouldered many at 75 inches tall I find aircraft seating to be uncomfortable. Some takes though, CVG, although it doesn’t get much …
There was a happy coincidence for a Reds home game at Great American ballpark that fell around Mother’s Day that also included a Star Wars Day celebration and bobblehead giveaway. We attended this game and enjoyed ourselves. We decided to eat at the stadium and sample their foods. All four of us received Grogu bobbleheads …
Week 5 – Quality Management and Lean Systems Our final week and I found myself taking off Friday just to get everything submitted on time. We talk about another favorite of mine and that is quality. I like the idea of quality, of incrementally improving step by step towards the unattainable. There is hope in …