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  • Audio book roundup

    I’ve been “reading” a lot of books lately, thanks to the magic of audio books on my phone.  I use the word reading loosely here, since it feels like a lot less work for a slow reader like me. Yet, I can’t argue with the science that confirms that, while listening to the spoken word,…

  • Liturgy and Eucharist

    Liturgy and Eucharist

    For the past several years, I’ve found myself undergoing what can only be described as a thorough reckoning.  “Do I really believe all this stuff?” is a question I would subconsciously ask myself as often as I ate food.

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

    “Avengers: Endgame” marks the end of a generation of aging nerds like myself.  It stirred up in me so much emotion that I wasn’t prepared for and I can’t wait to see the 3 hour finale again.

  • #BecauseOfRHE, Abe and Jonas

    #BecauseOfRHE, Abe and Jonas

    One of my most precious parenting rituals is reading to my children before their bedtimes. My son is in love with the Magic Tree House series, having read (listened) to probably 90% of the collection twice over by now.

  • Gym Philosophy: return to normal

    Gym Philosophy: return to normal

    “I dunno, I think this is all ok. We got the first black president out of the way. We got the first woman out of the way. Now we got a billionaire president out of the way. Maybe soon we can get back to normal again.” – some dude at my gym one morning

  • Featured on The Engineers’ Tribune

    The engineering community and news outlet website reached out to me to feature my blog.  I appreciate the opportunity! Sponsored by: Amphenol Connectors PEI-Genesis

  • Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn

    Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m so enamored with Alfie’s work. It’s validating to hear researchers coming to progressive conclusions about child-rearing. But what struck me the most about this book was how practical and actionable the advice was, how…

  • Video editing on Windows 10

    First things first: I’m a recent convert to Windows. There, I said it. Even I can’t believe it.

  • One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon by Tim Weiner

    This is truly a staggering work. It was a tower of details, geopolitical intrigue, espionage, statecraft, deception, and of course corruption. Not having lived through this period in history, I think my biggest takeaway is that everything I’d come to accept as “culturally” true about the Nixon era is every bit warranted. In other words,…

  • The Goblins & the Forest

    The Goblins & the Forest

    Netflix has really gone all-in this Halloween.  They’ve produced tons of original content for the holiday. But over on reddit, they sponsored an interesting little campaign. They asked for users to tell their childhood nightmare stories and an artist would volunteer to illustrate the dream. I submitted mine, but I think it was just a…

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