Life is Shot: Photo Journal #1

Some days you come home and there are just chicks in you laundry room... But how can you say "no" to that face?

Easter art by Lucy

Easter outfit by mom

Jesse decided (on his own) it was time to stay the night at grandma's house. He was pretty disappointed to find out it wasn't.

Brace for impact during every elevator ride.

Lucy has lost both of her top front teeth. He bark is worse than her bite.

Mystery of the month: Who is this green haired super saiyan?

Short silly video: Lucy can ride her bike with no training wheels. Kid's still love rolly pollies. And Jesse is apparently a Chris Tomlin fan.

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Why I'm running for the parks board

Two months ago now I declared my candidacy for election to Northern Wasco County Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors Position Number Five. A mouth full of a title. I really enjoy our local parks and have no major qualms with the parks district or the current board. They have done a fine job maintaining and improving existing parks and programs. So there's question you are probably asking and I am required to ask myself. Why am I running? Democracy requires contest What is the point of an election with only one candidate? Without contested races there is almost no need for real public discourse unless some controversy springs up. This is all too common for local elections in Wasco County. Uncontested races are akin to a business handing a job to the first and only applicant. This wouldn't work in the private sector and it shouldn't work for public offices. Surely the citi...

Car Sold!

We'll it's done, Ol' Bettsy is no longer parked on the street in front of my house. I'm sure the neighbours are glad to have one less eye sore to wag their heads at as they drive by. I tried a few different methods to sell my car . First I tried the social networks. Selling your crap on Facebook seems very popular these days, plus I liked the idea of selling my car to somebody I actually know. However, between Google+ and Facebook I had only three inquiries and only one of those I would consider "serious" Finally after giving up on the social route I posted my car on Craigslist. Good ol' Craigslist brought me 15 email's almost immediately from people wanting to see my car or buy it out right (my favourite was "$400 today no questions!"). I did eventually end up selling it to somebody that found me through Craigslist, a nice couple from Boring who definitely needed the old reliable beast of a car more than I did. All and all this ...

Book Review: Tribes

Tribes by Seth Godin is a quick read on leadership. I read this book because it was listed on "Books every leader needs to read" or some such similarly named list. There are some good bits to glean out of this short book. I'll try to condense them here: Managers are not by nature leaders. Managers allocate resources to accomplish a defined outcome. Leaders change things by setting a vision and building a tribe around that vision. Tribes are everywhere big and small. Mega-tribes, sub-tribes, etc. Leadership is inherent risky. But far less risky than our minds tend to think. This is evidenced by the many failures of several highly successful leaders. (Think Elon Musk and the Tesla Truck presentation ). Find people who are doing exceptionally better than average and amplify their influence on everyone else. Leadership is about challenging the status quo. It is s...

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