I took a sabbatical from Microsoft in late 2024. It’s a nice perk offered to long-term employees like me who are ready to step away from the office and find out how many consecutive days they can spend providing helpful process improvements at home before their spouse murders them. It’s not as many as you’d… Continue reading Counter Argument
There are worse things in life than having a broken toe. Trek, for example. For those who don't already know, Trek is a church-sanctioned youth activity that requires teenagers to dress up like pioneers and pull wooden handcarts 30 miles across rugged terrain during the heat of summer. The point is to give them a… Continue reading The Cost of Freedom
According to the internet, a “baker’s dozen” is 12 + 1. The phrase dates back to the middle ages when bakers would include an extra loaf of bread for every dozen ordered so they wouldn't get fined and/or flogged if one was accidently misplaced during transit. Of course, it could have also been defined as… Continue reading Perfectly Planned
