Monday it was 68F and I went for a nice run outside.

Today:

Yeah, it’s still an Iowa winter.

A neighborhood blanketed in several inches of fresh snow.

Did somebody just hijack the Wall Street Journal’s feed? 🤔

WSJ phone alert saying “Billionaires’ low taxes are becoming a problem for the economy”

#Wordle 1,704 3/6*

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#YoungPups

I feel pretty good about that one.

On the super-optimistic side of the AI discussion: Solve Everything.

I haven’t gotten close to reading it all yet, but they envision a future so rosy even Star Trek might think it a tad unrealistic.

Filled a gap in my Coen Brothers filmography tonight by finally getting to The Hudsucker Proxy. That was good fun!

#Wordle 1,697 3/6*

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Not bad.

Didn’t realize how slow it was getting at my old job until I started a new job and for more than a week haven’t had a spare minute to even think about social media. I mean hopefully it lets up a little as I get oriented to it, but it’s nice to be busy.

2026 Reads: The Inescapable Love of God by Thomas Talbott 📚

Another re-read in prep for some talks I’m doing. So, so good.

A great week in Seattle getting going as a new employee at Boeing.

Also great to be headed to the airport this morning to fly back home! Remote work will be the name of the game for the next 16 months.

In Seattle (well, Everett) to start my new job this morning. Aviation safety is a small world, though: ended up running into an old boss from my last employer in the hotel lobby and having breakfast with him.