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My Favorites playlist on Spotify

Music and Memories

What song always brings back a particular memory? I can’t think of many songs that don’t. When I listen to music … it takes me to another place and time.

Sunset at Jordan Lake - Pittsboro, NC

Simple Pleasures of Life

I think the question should be phrased “Do you enjoy the simple pleasures of life?” Unfortunately, my answer would be “Not enough. And it’s my own fault.”

Erin and Amber at Los Pos - Holly Springs, North Carolina

Believe in Miracles

Do I believe in miracles? Yes. Nothing else to say … just simply … yes.

Freshman Engineering competition, we won 1st place! - ISU @ Ames, Iowa

Small Decision, Big Impact

In college I made a one minute decision: step back to move forward. The impact has given me a lifetime of personal satisfaction & financial security.

Jake & Papa - Cary, North Carolina

Most Memorable Birthday

Birthdays are supposed to be happy events to remember. Cake, ice cream, family; all good things. Unfortunately my most memorable birthday wasn’t like that.

Lowell & Doug at the hospital - South Bend, Indiana

What Was Your Dad Like

My Mother struggled with mental illness. But Dad – he was the best parent a kid could have hoped for. And after I grew up, he became my life-long, best friend.

Looking Down from the Old City Wall - Dubrovnik, Croatia

The Most Beautiful Place

Someone asks “Choose the most beautiful place in the world you’ve been.” What do you say? Was it awe-inspiring? Maybe lyrical? Heartwarming? Yes; all of those.

Jake, Kyson, & Emma Grace (Oct 2011) - Holly Springs, North Carolina

What Advice Would You Give

Hopefully we learn a few valuable lessons during our life. This weeks’ StoryWorth question is “What advice would you give to future generations in your family?”

Flight over Hiroshima for RKO/Pathe News -December 13, 1945

Hiroshima and Mt. Fuji

Dad loved to fly. A crew chief for B-25 & 26 bombers, he flew over Hiroshima and barrel-rolled off the top of Mt. Fuji. These are some of his stories.

EG escape room birthday: team-photo

My Storyworth Collection

Erin gave me a subscription to Storyworth for my birthday. Each week you answer a question. At the end of a year, all of the stories are bound into a book.

Find a Grave Tools project on GitHub

‘Find a Grave’ Tools

Create a local copy of ‘Find a Grave’ (https://www.findagrave.com) memorial pages for given cemeteries, then extract data & create a detail report.

SpaceX Raptor 1 vs. Raptor 2 engine changes

Undesigning

“… just delete it … the best part is no part. The best process is no process. It weighs nothing, costs nothing, can’t go wrong.” – Elon Musk