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I can’t tell you the number of people I’ve saved by muting them when they unintentionally had their mics open on a call with 100+ participants. I just muted someone who accidentally interrupted a large meeting talking about a fly that had gotten into their house π€¦ββοΈ
Not all heroes wear capes…
Beautiful day out on the course today. Playing an informal tournament with friends where we’ll be playing 4 courses in one day! π― Time to get some steps in…

I listened to Shakey Graves this morning while washing a mountain of dishes. I like whatever genre this is. Folk? I feel like I stumbled on something new to me, which is always exciting and fun! Opens up a new little world to explore. I welcome any artist/album suggestions like this! πΆ
Every now and then LinkedIn asks me to contribute to these collaborative articles, which have AI-generated content that humans respond to. This one was funny and unsettling… AI wants me to embrace AI if it disrupts my job… π€
p.s. This is actually good advice. Just feels weird coming from AI.

Finished reading The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande π
Also, I started a digital garden at garden.weidok.al! I’ll share more about that another time. For now, here are my review and highlights of this book from my garden: garden.weidok.al/readwise/books/the-checklist-manifesto/
π· Day 11: sky #mbapr
We watched the eclipse from Total Eclipse Fest in Cleveland. It was cool seeing all the NASA exhibits and being there for the official NASA broadcast!

π· Day 6: windy #mbapr
12mph winds today. The tree branches out back are swaying calmly while the clouds float past leisurely.

π· Day 5: serene #mbapr
What greater serenity is there than fri(ed rice)day?

π· Day 4: foliage #mbapr
Taken at a local disc golf course last summer.

π· Day 2: flowers #mbapr
A beautiful bouquet my wife put together. We got these flowers from our friend and her mom, they run a flower stand together at our local farmer’s market.

Looking forward to the Micro.blog April Photoblogging Challenge!
π· Day 1: toy #mbapr
These playing cards sit on display in the background of my video calls. I used to mess around with card magic, now they get pulled down for Euchre occasionally. They also make for a nice fidget toy during meetings!

Today I learned that nasa (pronounced naw-saw) in Hebrew means “to lift, bear up, carry, take”. Seems fitting with the mission of NASA! Hebrew Lexicon
It was a beautiful day for disc golf, and then 10 minutes later… it wasn’t π
I love weekend days when I can stroll around town, ducking in and out of local shops with the family.

Just stumbled on https://aboutideasnow.com/ on Mastodon. This seems like a great resource for finding good personal sites to follow and people to connect with!
It’s a tough job being the human garbage disposal that cleans up after family meals, but someone has to do it.
Filling out a local tax refund form this morning, dreaded but necessary π. I only worked in the office 16% of the time last year. I actually spent more time not working at all, since I was able to use parental leave. I’m feeling thankful for NASA’s parental leave policy!
My wife and I finally put pins in our world map! I’m grateful for the travel opportunities we’ve had, but there’s a lot more yet to be explored! ππΊοΈ

vast expanse, stars born,
galaxies like sand, and us
pale blue perfection