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📷 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.

A bouquet of pink and yellow flowers with mature tall grasses intermixed. Sitting on a faux qaurtz countertop with bright sunlight casting a long shadow away from the bouquet.

Looking forward to the Micro.blog April Photoblogging Challenge!

📷 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!

Two playing card decks in their boxes. One is NASA themed, the other is killer bees themed.

To Be Good, You Must Be Dangerous

“They see they can and must stand up, because they begin to understand how genuinely monstrous they will become, otherwise, feeding on their resentment, transforming it into the most destructive of wishes. To say it again: There is very little difference between the capacity for mayhem and destruction, integrated, and strength of character. This is one of the most difficult lessons of life.” - Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life
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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

My User Story Template

Below is the template I created for writing user stories. # User Story As a... I want... So that... # Description Lorem... # Acceptance Criteria - bullet criteria GIVEN setup WHEN action THEN result I write a lot of user stories for my team, and they need to be clear, to the point, and verifiable. This template was born out of a need for consistency in how user stories were defined and written and aims to give a development team the bare minimum they need to deliver a hot, fresh slice of valuable software.
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Who Am I?

I am the outlaw. I am the innocent. I am the sage. I am the jester. I am the everyman. I am the ruler. I am the caregiver. I am the explorer. I am the hero. I am the artist. I am the magician. I am the lover. I am the slave. I am the master. I am the giver of life. I am the wreaker of havoc. I am the one who decides.
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It was a beautiful day for disc golf, and then 10 minutes later… it wasn’t 😅

A concrete disc golf tee pad and disc golf bag in the foreground with a grass field and trees in the background.A red disc golf basket in front of trees with blurry snowflakes speeding through the frame.

I love weekend days when I can stroll around town, ducking in and out of local shops with the family.

An alleyway with murals of astronauts in space flanking either side.