I had a lunch meeting in Portland. It was about developing a program in Salem based on a successful model in Portland. Basically it is me figuring out how to make it work, which will allow for trying to do hinges different. But it would also mean finding the money...

I didn't take a photo yesterday, so I took one now. It is our living room. There were Christmas bins in the open space yesterday, stockings still on the mantel, tree stand where the blue cart sits. GurbHub changed their pay structure in Salem on Monday. No longer are drivers...

We woke up to a few inches of snow. The school called a snow day at 5:45am with an automated call that woke me. When the kids were both awake about 8:30 we headed out for a snowball fight and building a snow bear. An hour later we came back...

It's just like starting over. I got better at taking photos and worse at writing. These last few weeks have been stressful. The sort of stress that walks you up in the early hours and demands planning to deal with the possibilities. Then it zaps your energy through out the...

Last night was Bingo Night at the kids school. My daughter had scoped out a lap desk earlier in the day as her preferred prize. We missed the first game or two and the crowd was overflowing, so the principal brought out a desk for us. The first four games...

It seems like the rain has finally arrived in earnest here in Oregon. The week plus of dry and warmish weather was a welcome anomaly. Raising these kids in Southern California their first few years meant we spent lots of time outside. When we moved to Oregon they got lots...

We went to IHOP for dinner because we needed to be grateful for a stressfulish day. My wife and I had a meeting at the kids school about something that happened the day before which was observed by another parent, although the school staff was not aware the parent knew...

Some days are long even when not much happens swimming through the malaise of what could be done. "Perfectionism is often just another excuse for being afraid." I think it was Gary Vaynerchuk who posted a similar quote on LinkedIn. There is this entrepreneurial trope about don't worry being judged,...

When my daughter was getting out of school, her teacher told us the one thing she wanted to do when she got home was, "Take a nap." I gave her a piggyback ride a half block towards home and figured we would drive home. We got in view of the...

I didn't take any pictures today. I didn't send any video birthday greetings. I did one GrubHub delivery. I took my daughter to dance, then Panera Bread for dinner. I had a good conversation with a colleague. I am grateful for the opportunity to create change, even when it comes...