Richard Ian Porter

Category: Personal

  • What Does Gay Mean, Daddy?

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    A couple of days ago, my daughter asked me a question that stopped me in my tracks: “What does gay mean, Daddy?” In that moment, I knew there was only one right answer: “I am so glad you asked. Let’s talk about it.” In our conversation, I emphasized the importance of curiosity and understanding. When…

  • Murder, homicide, disease, suicide – death touches all

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    3 critical actions you might take this memorial day (CW): 1 Get help if you need it. There is no shame in seeking help. Resources are available, including the crisis line (988), emergency rooms, and mental health apps like Unwinding Anxiety and Waking Up. Medication and treatments like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) offer hope and…

  • F— your feelings friday

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    I’m a busy man. (Arent we all?) and as a tech product manager Im alsways looking to play with new tech. In the past Ive said gen AI wasnt good enough to write for me. Now it is. Mostly. Also sometimes not really. But I dont have a lot of time to carve out to…

  • “What does this mean?”

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    My eight year old asks me this a lot. I irritate her by asking here to think through it and prompting her with questions. Right now I’m running an experiment, posting lyrics from OK go videos with images mostly of my kiddos that feel right to pair with the lyrics. Currently I am absolutely loving…

  • I’m glad you’re in my life

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    Four years ago on this day my daughter came home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Covid had begun already, I hadn’t been able to see her for a month. With the pandemic only one parent was allowed to visit babies in the NICU. So after four long months, she was home. Around Christmas…

  • Aloha means hello, oh, and goodbye

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    Had a wonderful time with the family in Hawaii on vacation. We left yesterday midday and arrived early this morning to reset and rest to return to our normal work. Very very grateful to have been able to spend this time with family in such a gorgeous location. Always hard to leave, but so lucky…

  • Out Of Office (choose your adventure!)

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    I’m out of office and decided to have some fun with it. This is what Is sending from my email – and Im posting a redirect link to deliver here from slack! I am out of office. Please either set your email or slack to re-deliver on or after 18 March if you want me…

  • Meet Up 2

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    I had the distinct pleasure of catching up this Monday evening with a friend from a product team I worked on a few years back. He lives in the UK and was kind enough to message me that he’d be in town for a workshop.I was on calls until 5:30 PM, my wife would be…

  • How to Vote Like a Boss in the Primary Elections (and Why You Should)

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    Hey, you. Yes, you. The one who is reading this post right now. I have a question for you: Do you like democracy? Do you like the constitution? Do you like having a say in how your country is run? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to pay attention…

  • Afghan evac 15Aug21—

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    As Afghanistan fell, in august of 2021 I watched the news and twitter. I started checking in on veteran buddies in signal. “How are you doing? How is this sitting with you?” No one was happy.  Eventually on August 15th I hit a friend from B-school who had gone back into the US Army. “I…