Journal

  • The Accidental Consultant

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    A couple of summers ago, I found myself in the small office of a tech start-up asking questions about my ambitions as a consultant.  I had finished business school almost a year before, but my age still betrayed my actual skills as a marketer and started these kinds of questions with just about everyone I

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  • A Night at the Museum – 2

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    One of the most spectacular exhibits as the Evergreen Air Museum was the series dedicated to the history of flight.  They had everything from one of Da Vinci’s early designs to the Wright Flier to other early bi-plane flight trainers.  It was fascinating to see, and made me remember just how magical the process of

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  • A Night at the Museum

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    I’ve always been a fan of flight.  Watching birds migrate for the winter, seeing airplanes take off, watching clouds of gnats bounce in the breeze.  It doesn’t really make a difference.  Flying things intrigue me, they always have. So when this year’s Boy Scout Sub-in trip to OMSI was called off for a scheduling conflict,

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  • This week in sports

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    Last night was the season opening game for the UO Ducks – my alma mater and hand’s down favorite sports team.  I’ve been waiting for the season opening game all week and made sure I was prepared for it.  I wore my duck gear to work, grilled brauts, and moved my schedule around so nothing

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