Author: aarongubin
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Running Pains
On Tuesday morning, I went for a run. About two miles into the cruise, I felt a tightening in one of my calves. Almost immediately, I shut down the run straight into a walk. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become much better about listening to my body. Stiffness, soreness, pain: stop. A lot less do…
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Routines on Non-Routine Days
As of just a few years ago, I would not have thought of myself as someone who loves routines. But over the last few years, I have found myself in a pattern of doing the same things almost every day. I have nearly the same diet from day-to-day, I wear nearly the same color t-shirt…
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Happy Thanksgiving
So much to be grateful for this year! I’ve met some wonderful people. I bought a small piece of Heaven. I’m healthy, the company is still alive, and the family is all reasonably healthy.
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Choreography
I’ve always loved the choreography of complicated systems: Here’s the silent communication between ground crew and pilots. The dance that happens to get baggage from the hold to transfer cart. Imagine how complicated it must be to sort all the bags onto the right carts and get them to the right planes for loading so…
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Daily Joy
Hey, bud! I put up a trail cam on the property I bought this summer. It snaps a photo if something comes into view and sends me a text. It’s a moment of joy every time my phone pings. I’ve seen bucks and does, fawns, elk, skunk, and the back half of a moose. I…
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B-Tier SaaS Algebra
I’m fighting with a SaaS company over how they do a little math. I am pretty sure one of their advanced features is not doing algebra correctly. To be fair, the rules that define what the numerators and denominators are negotiable, so making sure we have the right settings is important. Even tinkering with all…
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Texification of Florida
Rented a car in Fort Myers for a drive to the coast. I happily speed along in the left lane of the interstate, a reasonable two second gap to the car in front of me. There’s a surprising amount of traffic on a Friday afternoon and the middle lane is fairly full to my right.…
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View From an Early Morning Window
Is there any more commonly available magic than air travel? I have always loved the window seat. I’m a middle-aged man and I still love the window seat. Even though I’m more prone to close the window shade than not these days. The sun’s glare on my laptop’s screen is always inconvenient. My bladder isn’t…