One second is a long time when you don’t know what’s going on. We are weaning our daughter from her mother’s milk because she’s starting to get a cavity. She doesn’t understand what we’re doing. She just wants her mother’s milk and knows that she’s not getting it. She doesn’t know why. One second is …
Monthly Archives: April 2020
The worst of it
I’m an optimist and don’t tend to think about the bad and the worst but today I was surfing 5-7 foot waves and 7-foot waves are pushing the limits of what I’m comfortable with so I tried to sit closer to the beach where the 5-foot waves would be but the problem is that sitting …
Unremembered moments
Last night, we started weaning my daughter from breastmilk and so my wife stayed with her parents and our daughter stayed with me. Most of the night felt like a sleepless night for my daughter and I but while it felt terrible in the moment, it’s the sort of terribleness that I will eventually (if …
See it at low tide
If it’s high tide, then you can’t see what’s below the surface of the water. But if you see the same spot at low tide, then you’ll know what’s under the water at high tide, and what you might have to deal with, where you might hit the bottom. Relevant to surfing, kayaking, and other …
What do you want to be remembered for?
A few of my coworkers have left the company I work for recently and it reminds me of how temporary things are. As they leave, I think about what I’ll miss about them. And as I work, and live, I think about what I want to be remembered for. What do you want to be …
Nothing is more upsetting than…
After watching my kids (2 and 4 years old), I can tell you that there is nothing more upsetting than: Not being able to do what you set out to do (open a package, connect a Lego, etc.) Being told the world will be one way and then finding out that it’s not Not getting …
The Ultimate Test
When you think about people and whether you like spending time with them or not, the ultimate test is picking one person to spend the rest of your life with. The person to be the mother or father of your children. That says it all. When you think about all of your friends and family …
Don’t hold back
I know that generally more people are online and reading Monday to Friday compared to Saturday and Sunday. So if I have a few blog posts lined up, then I save my not-as-good posts for Saturday and Sunday when there are fewer people online. But I think this is probably a mistake. Because if I …
Success is a sign of failure
Everyone who rides big waves successfully has wiped out and fallen on a big wave. Without exception. Don’t think you’re going to make it to the top of a mountain without taking a few wrong turns or without ever falling down. It doesn’t work like that. Bumps and bruises are par for the course. Everyone …
You get out what you put in
Sometimes I write a blog post just to write a blog post. Because I’ve committed to writing daily for a year. Maybe I leave it too late and I just need to write something and post it. On some of those days, I don’t like what I write. I don’t think it’s that good. It …