Since I stopped running due to ankle pain several years ago nothing has really filled the void of regular exercise to keep me fit and healthy. For several months now I’ve been more conscious of the aches and pains and generally feeling kind of gross. So as I start to shift into a new daily […]
iPad Sketching
A couple of weeks ago I went out and got an iPad; the new 2018 model that works with the Apple Pencil. It finally checked all the boxes for me for a good tablet at a reasonable price and could replace my 5 year old Google Nexus tablet. The feature that really piqued my interest […]
Summer Road Trips
When we got a new car last year one of the factors in deciding between all the possible options was that we wanted to spend time doing more road trips. The east coast opens up a lot travel opportunities that we did not have in Alberta. With a new comfortable car we are planning to […]
Mechanical Engineering
Over the last few weeks I have been developing my idea for a space transit technology that could deliver people and cargo to space or to the other side of the planet for 1% of the projected best estimates for SpaceX’s BFR. It’s doable without exotic materials like nano-tube ribbons that are needed for a […]
The Allure of Tiny Homes
Since we started trying to find a home that would be good for the next 10+ years we hit a snag. The house that we would design with a blank sheet of paper is vastly different from anything that is available in the market. A family of three doesn’t need 2500 square foot mansion. And […]
More Variety and Influence
Since pivoting to take my work in a more entrepreneurial direction 4 weeks ago I have had the opportunity to take on a broader set of responsibilities beyond just writing code. Over the last few weeks I have been assisting two new companies with some design work on company logos, pitch decks, websites, social media […]
Time To Read
For the last 2 weeks I have been working half days. And with the remainder of my time I have been able to focus on some education. As much as I usually appreciate quickness of getting things done, and the minimum viable product approach to building software it often leads to missteps. Not knowing what […]
Spring Finally Sprung
It seemed like an excessively long winter, but the temperatures have finally cracked and today was the first day that didn’t require a jacket to feel comfortable. Over the weekend we washed the car and I prepped my motorcycle for riding. The winter tires came off and the BBQ got fired up. If you can’t […]
Start of a new Chapter
Today was my last day as an employee and the first working for myself. I’ve been talking about and trying to run my own businesses for a decade, finally I had the confidence to fully commit and leave the safety of my job behind. Even before telling anyone the news, things have been starting to […]
Space Tech – Launch Loops
Over the last 2 weeks I have been devouring YouTube videos by Issac Arthur. He takes a sci-fi topic and looks at it from known physics and tries to portray a positive future based on things that we could some day build and achieve. One of the videos that really resonated with me was of […]