Finished reading: The Governors General by John Fraser is a good companion to The Prime Ministers book. The Governor General as an important and misunderstood part of Canada’s government that deserves more attention. This book is a fun and personal start 📚
Finished reading: The Faith of Beasts by James S. A. Corey keeps delivering on the promise of the first book in the series. I’m a fan of the “clever humans fight overwhelmingly dominant aliens” genre. Remains to be seen if the humans actually win 📚
Nine Inch Noize is a great mix of nostalgia and novelty 🎵
Finished reading: Despite a gloomy subject, The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker was a delight to read 📚
After a passcode issue led to resetting multiple Apple devices, a simpler, more intentional setup was established by selectively reinstalling essential apps and minimizing distractions.
Office tension continues to rise as we enter the second month of a broken dishwasher
Finished reading: A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan continues this epic series. Hard to believe I’m only half way through the fourteen book series! 📚
Consistent daily practice of mindfulness has helped me improve focus and equanimity, although transferring these benefits to daily life presents challenges that require ongoing effort.
Project Hail Mary is a very fun movie 🍿
🎵 Hooray, new music from both Wintersleep and The New Pornographers is out this week
HealthFit’s new heart rate distribution graphs effectively help track workout intensity and recovery across different activities.
Something is happening. The dam has burst on almost two decades of tightly-managed, coordinated and targeted political messaging. In its place we’re seeing a communications approach that’s more free-flowing, discursive, open and adaptable.
Such a welcome change. I hope it lasts.
Finished reading: Arctic Passages by Kieran Mulvaney nicely integrates the past, present, and future of the Arctic into a compelling story about climate change, geopolitics, history, and exploration 📚
🎵 Song of the week for my daughter — Wheat Kings by The Tragically Hip from Fully Completely. A Canadian classic!
Finished reading: Count Zero by William Gibson is great. Not sure why I waited almost thirty years after reading Neuromancer to read this one. I certainly won’t wait as long to read the third book of the trilogy 📚
Finished reading: The Prime Ministers by J.D.M. Stewart was exactly what I wanted: a concise and clear summary of each Candian Prime Minister. That was a gap in my knowledge that is now closed 📚
🏃♂️ Winter was back for today’s run
Aiming to improve forecasting accuracy, I’m proposing a new metric to track the portion of monthly changes in project cost estimates that can be attributed to previously identified risks.
🎵 Song of the week for my daughter — How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths. A classic alternative song that still sounds great to me.
Go by The Chemical Brothers showed up just in time to get me through today’s tough ride 🚴🎵