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Release Date: 12/12/2020
The Painting
On My Drive Home
Back in March, I visited art exhibition highlighting the works of local artist Tiit Raid. I have always enjoyed visiting art galleries. However, for the first time in my life on that night in March, I experienced an unexpected, profound, and repeatable emotional response to one particular painting. In this episode, I share my experience along with a number other ramblings you have come to expect from me in this format. The title of the painting is: "Fall Creek: Late Afternoon II". Mentioned in the episode:
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On Saying "No" to Pickleball
On My Drive Home
Pickleball is one of the the most popular and fastest growing sports, and it seems I can't go a single day without meeting someone else I know that is now playing pickleball. Okay, that last part is hyperbole, but I know A LOT of people who are seriously into the sport. Many invitations have been extended my way to play. And though it looks like fun and seems to be a great sport, I have decided to take a pass for the time being. This is my why.
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Fairy Tale Part 1: Revisiting King's Fantasy Work
On My Drive Home
When was the last time you bought a hardcover novel from an actual book store? If you had asked me that question a month ago, I would not have been able to answer. It's been a long, long time. But that has changed, and I'm now the proud owner of a brand new hardcover work of fiction: I have not read anything by Stephen King in decades as my taste for the horror genre went away in my early 20s. But with this release, Stephen wanders back into fantasy, and my experiences some of his prior fantasy work led me to make the impromptu purchase. In this episode, I share some of my cautious...
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I Skipped Church to Watch Soccer
On My Drive Home
In an unprecedented event last weekend, I rearranged my Sunday morning schedule to stay home and watch the World Cup Final between Argentina and France. I recap my thoughts about the game and share some personal introspection about my recent and unexpected experiences watching and thoroughly enjoying soccer. A special thanks to my big brother Bob for the inspiration to record this episode. Merry Christmas!
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Tesla Video #3 and World Cup Soccer Thoughts
On My Drive Home
In this episode I primarily talk about my newfound interest in soccer as I have been watching and enjoying the World Cup over the last month. But before I jump in to soccer thoughts, I share quick udpate on my recent experiences testing Tesla's FSD Beta with my friend John. We got out for a drive over the weekend to record video #3 in the planned series. This time around, I was back behind the wheel for *MY* second FSD Beta experience, and we invited our friend Charlie to join us as a brave and adventurous back seat passenger. You can check out the video of our drive here:
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Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Me: A Retrospective
On My Drive Home
I had a fun experience recently when I got to drive (or more accurately, "be driven by") my good friend John's Tesla Model Y with Full Self-Driving. focused on electric vehicles and invests a lot of time and energy into testing and reviewing Tesla's Full Self-Driving capabilities and performance. He set up his cameras, put me in the driver's seat, and captured my real-time reaction as I not only drove a Model Y for the first time but also let the Tesla do it's thing with FSD. This episode captures some of my initial thoughts and reactions. You can watch the video here:
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My Apologies, L.J., Wherever You Are
On My Drive Home
Nearly 30 years ago, I had the opportunity to demonstrate great sales and marketing skills at a concert for one of my favorite musicians at the time, but my chops had not yet been developed. So, instead, I inadvertently offered a less than enthusiastic commentary about his most recent album release. After all this time has passed, I still wish I could have that moment back and say something else. This, my friends, is that story. Mentioned in the podcast:
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Notion - You Need to Check Out This App!
On My Drive Home
I have recently (re)discovered a fantastic note-taking app called Notion. To be fair, saying it's just for notes is something of an understatement. I'm testing it out as a replacement for Evernote which I have been using for years and like a lot. However, Notion just offers more interesting features and a fresh user experience that I am loving so far. In this episode, I share some of my very preliminary thoughts. Check out Notion for yourself here: Also mentioned:
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The Time I Thought I Still Had "It"
On My Drive Home
About ten years ago, I was on a business trip in the Silicon Valley, and for about 15 seconds, I thought I still had "it". I didn't. Curious? Listen on for a fun and lightly self-deprecating story.
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Let's Stop Watering Our Lawns
On My Drive Home
I guess this is the closest thing to environmental activism I have ever done. That is, recording my thoughts about what I consider to be one of the most wasteful uses of fresh water. But it is something that I find unnerving. Oh, and I include a driving PSA, as well. Enjoy!
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