They argue to be first to wash up.
But run into the living room to forestall the inevitable.
Before racing back into the bathroom.
To delay brushing their teeth.
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if one meets with no confidence
one should remain calm
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Squeak! Squawk!
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How Will You Measure Your Life?, Clay Christensen, 2012
A business self help book that is unashamedly both. As a businessman, Christensen starts with incentives and culture.
He splits incentives into motivation and hygiene factors. Hygiene (fair pay, good team) are the basics that allows you to avoid disliking your job. Motivations are the warm fuzzies that turn your work into a passion.
He starts with corporate culture to discuss family culture. I generally despise the work = family equivalence, but he frames it well to present a fresh perspective on the matter. I need to ponder how incentive factors affect our family culture.
Following his thesis from the Innovator’s Dilemma, his key refrain is that the little things beneath our notice are what will determine our future.
The time and resources that you devote today, at this moment, prove your real priorities. Repeated execution of these priorities create your life.
His final chapter is a warning to stick to one’s standards. A small compromise in the moment may be a clever marginal play, but the full cost might be realized after one’s course has been steered in an ill direction.
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I listened to it at 1.5x speed. It’s another classic pull yourself up by the bootstraps self help book, this time from a business consultant’s perspective. I haven’t felt the need to listen to it again, but I should watch his TEDx talk.
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The Sea Beast, Chris Williams, 2022
A fun buddy movie between a man, girl, and massive red beast.
It’s appropriately popular in the Netflix Kids section, though I suspect it will fade with time, like The Little Prince movie.
I enjoyed the ride, even if imperfect.
The beats were predictable (understandable, given the intended audience).
Less forgivable, some plotlines felt rushed while other threads were left hanging.However, my biggest quibble is with the coda.
Hard to say much without spoiling the film. So I’ll stop here.
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I doubt the kids will ask to watch it again. I wouldn’t veto such a request, but I won’t propose it either. If still unsure, watch the trailer. It’s a fair representation.
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The call of the wild is nothing compared to the whisper of the tummy.
My wife squawked when she discovered that I enjoyed more than my fair share of chocolates from a recent Costco purchase.
The next day he saw me sneaking another snack from the pantry.
He told announced in halting EnglishDaddy
is
stoo pid!䷡䷼
power in the toes
continuing brings misfortuneAugust 13
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Two architects against a determined opponent.
For school, we set her up with the big TV.
So she won’t stare at the small monitor all day.
Every time we check in, her face is buried in that chromebook.䷗
to and fro goes the way
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Yellow and black stripes with orange trim.
He wrapped a bumblebee backpack around his stomach and buzzed around the house.
Bee Belly!䷏
thunder comes resounding out of the earth
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Three wrinkled maps guided the journey.
They turned the bed into a pirate ship.
The base of a basketball hoop became their pilot’s wheel.
An Ikea Poang chair became the captain’s deck.
The gangplank was a faux wood sample.
Camping mats were the guardrails.
We hunted for treasure with the crew of stuffed animals.䷝䷷
the footprints run crisscross
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Either way, Pops is a bit embarrassing.
Day One.
Too much screen time.
They didn’t study much.
She didn’t appreciate my occasional check-ins.
Day Two.䷉䷰
he treads on the tail of the tiger
the tiger bites the man -
That went fast.
Summer is over; school starts tomorrow.
We have an outdoor pool, an investment plan, and a month-long gap.
Time to rebuild old habits.
Hello world.䷬
to bring great offerings creates good fortune
it furthers one to undertake something -
Will another comic crash or fly on the wings of actors?
I watched the long awaited first episode of Sandman.
I’m conflicted.
Do I want one of my favorite works replayed on the big screen?
Or just turn off the TV?
Is it greedy to search for revived greatness in another format?
It’s been a quarter century.
The hours are more precious now.
I’ll let the internet decide before I hit episode 2…or season 2.䷰䷾
The mouse has eaten the king of dreams.