Author: Richard
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My memories of Jesse Smock
Today I will attend the live stream of a funeral for a friend of mine. Jesse and I met first in elementary school. For half a semester we both went to Crestview elementary school in the 5th grade. We met again at baseline middle school in 7th grade. He walked up to me at the…
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The war on talent is getting intense! A tactical manual for hiring managers and recruiters.
First off I hate applying war related terms to things that are not war. But it seems that the broader industry is determined to do so, so I’ll indulge that and see if we can make some interesting connections between that kind of language and some insights that I can offer as someone who has…
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On the other hand… I’m grateful.
I am grateful to have been born, to have become a Marine, to have become a veteran and to have met the fine people in those endeavors that I have. My service in the Marine Corps seems inevitable in retrospect. It is consistent with and core to who I am. I have a lot to…
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Oh, Happy (X) Day
My birthday is rapidly approaching, so is the Marine Corps birthday and veteran’s day. This used to be kind of fun. Now it feels very depressing. “Happy birthday! Happy veteran’s day! Happy Marine Corps birthday! Thank you for your service!” When I observe most people saying this I feel they do so from a self-serving…
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We will never arrive
Arrival bias is a powerful thing. It’s that thing in your mind telling you “I just need to get one more thing done. THEN everything will be good. I just need to buy one more object, then life will feel better. I just need to accomplish one more task. I just need to catch up…
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As Afghans suffer
I tweeted this, this morning. Now I have some time, the baby is in bed, my wife and daughter are watching olympic gymnastics and I’ve hidden myself in the office to write some. From reports I see linked to from twitter things in Afghanistan have gone from bad to worse. Much worse. It appears a…
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Review: Crypto for (pretty technical) People Who Don’t Follow Crypto
An article that’s great for mostly technical folks who arent terribly into crypto yet
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Happy Birthdays
We recently had a couple of birthdays to celebrate. My oldest daughter just marked another year. Our nation progressed to its 245th. To celebrate these we went to the beach for a whole week. My father, stepmother and sister flew in from Colorado. Our girls got to see them for the first time since the…
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Its gonna be a great day
Ive been reading (not yet done!) and practicing the “Maui Habit” from BJ Fogg’s awesome book “Tiny Habits.” It’s Tiny. Every day when you put your feet down on the ground you say “It’s gonna be a Great Day.” I’ve been enjoying it, its given a positive start to every day. I add to it…
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Hey there, Billionaire!
You are a Billionaire. No really, it’s true! (I think.) You probably have at least a Billion seconds left to live on this earth. Most people with a Billion dollars aren’t so lucky. I can’t recall if it was Peter Diamandis or Naval Ravikant or someone else I heard this idea from first, but I…