Revelry Reverie

It has been very cold in the past few weeks, with the past few days rather warm. We have had persistent, low-lying fog as the snow and warm air collided. Now the cold groundwater and the warm air are doing battle, with much the same effect. Sometimes it’s also raining or drizzling, but the overall…

In 2024 there are three main intentions I want to carry throughout everything I do. They are: service, curiosity, and camaraderie. I worked with my coach this past year to identify my core values – both as a human and as a leader. They are (some of these will be familiar): service, curiosity, camaraderie, courage,…

The remainder of this week is in green, and next week’s workout sched is in black (though the mobility workouts listed under the date are things I’m doing this week too). I get Sunday off this week, but also had Monday off (because it’s my usual day off). We are traveling on Sunday this week,…

On February 1st, I start my second sabbatical. It last three months (until May 1), and is an unbelievable perk of my job. It’s in 26 days, or 17 work days. It has certainly snuck up on me! I didn’t talk too much about my sabbatical last time I took one. I felt guilty having…

Roses are red,Tumblr is blue,I’m so happy,You’re 40 too. Happy birthday, Matt

A few weeks ago, I brought home a puppy. Everyone I’ve told has been a real wise ass about it and asked if it’s because I felt my life was too simple and smooth. Which is a pretty legit question! Puppies are a lot of work! But my little pup is lovely. She’s chill, needs…

At the very end of the week (Sunday), I’ll celebrate 11 years at Automattic. I checked internally, and it turns out that 3.78% of existing Automatticians started before me, and 96.22% started after me. I’m trying to think back to how I felt 11 years ago, and I think back then I was probably more…

One of our maple trees has been bored into by some insect, and there are a variety of other insects investigating the sap situation. In the bottom of the photo is an ordinary house fly (Musca domestica), but really what I’m interested in are the very large bee type things at the top of the…