Why are corporations incentivized to screw us? In short, there needs to be a distinction between normal corporate fuckery and those actions that undermine the public good/trust. Every company can and should make a healthy profit… but at what point is the drive for profit detrimental to the public good? The recent news about a …
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So, that happened, I guess. Quick recap for the audience at home: Since my last post: We had a global pandemic, during which we experienced a major family health issue, sold the company, and did a surreal year+ stint at corporate. And now.. we’re healthy, wealthy, and retired. Wild. Perfect timing. Sally and I celebrate …
A few years back I built a new shop as part of a “backyard remodel”. Been slowly getting it setup and ready for some fun. This weekend we started our first project build – Enlisting my boys for some quality father-son time we kicked off Project LandSpeeder – a go-kart build. Project took around 55 …
Local spot.. nothing glamorous. It’s my go to when I only have an hour or so ride.
I had purchased a welder last year (2019) with the intention to begin learning how to use it – starting with small projects – and working my way towards a level of competence. The first project was a welding table – from weldtables.com. Essentially followed the instructions and it was nearly impossible to mess up. …
I remember when I was little and my aunt turned 40, the decorations all made jokes about being “over the hill”. I remember being 14/15 and thinking 16 and driving was an eternity away. I remember in college, as a 21yr old working a summer construction job – my supervisor was 28 – and I …
You followed the directions measuring and adding the proper amount of water to your sauce pan. You gently stir for the prescribed amount of time waiting in anticipation of your pending meal. After a few minutes you begin to think maybe you ruined it as the sauce seems to be overly runny and won’t stick …
Hard Work + time + market timing (luck). – The end
Meet Jeremy, He is my older brother and is a good guy. He has a few big passions in his life: His kids, Snowboarding, Tie-Dye, and the band TOOL When I say he loves TOOL, he really really loves TOOL, like went to 5-6 TOOL shows this year alone, and maybe 20, 30 in his …
