i expected more frost on the mask for that cold

Started out at -4FF (effing fahrenheit)

i hate wearing the mask!

frosty ride

when Fahrenheit turns from F to FF, so metric people know single digit temps are absurdly cold... 3 effing Fahrenheit

who knew wrapping pretzel dough around cheese curds was so tedious?

but it was sooooo worth it!

so, when i was done, i moved on to less labor-intensive things like...

sushi!

no photos of the rolls, though, my hands were too messy, and i had to hurry off to our family christmas party (where people seemed to like the pretzels and sushi). btw, i used this AWESOME recipe for the pretzels

basted eggs with gouda and siracha on wholegrain toast

mmmmm...

visiting jim's shop

if you ever get a chance to visit Jim Sannerud, go. He's a smart guy, who does cool stuff in the world of wood turning. He also likes to teach people about his craft. He favors turning with green wood.

His shop is really cool. I visited the other day and shot these photos:

Do you currently work in the Dev Ops environment?

I was recently asked:

"Do you currently work in the Dev Ops environment?"

Here's my answer:

No, the devops is not really a thing. The devops is the intersection of development and operations skills. In reality a devops culture is still built around product. A dev team takes control over its ops concerns to ensure they deliver the best product the can. When someone "specializes" in the devops, they are no longer focused on product and are no longer dev, they are ops. They may be ops for developers--helping build their development environments and playing an extremely important role--but they are no longer devs (for the product team).

Now... ops people who approach things from a software engineering perspective (automate all the things!) are extremely valuable. They probably are the best fit for your search for people to fill the devops role.

Empathy and the Product Era

Just tried out Medium as a social posting platform with the topic Empathy and the Product Era. Check it out: https://medium.com/@bikeonastick/empathy-and-the-product-era-ff1304af82e

a reminder to myself

we all make mistakes...

last week,

i bitched...

about someone who was pulling out

of this newly signed aisle in the parking lot

of our Y.

today, i did the 

same

damn

thing,

by mistake.

not everybody's perfect.

you're not perfect.

get over yourself, _____ (insert name here, like... robert).

have empathy for the small things.

save your "outrage" for that which matters.

that's a lot of barleywine

not great barleywine, just a lot.

first winter commute, made it...

phew! i've been riding in the winter for over a decade, but that first commute is always a bit of a shock. feels like a massive victory when you arrive safely.

hmm... what's this?

time to get the bikes winterized

fred's a little jealous of my mom's dog

i expected more...

peace tree brewing's imperial stout. it's better than a lot of beers i could have had, but i expected this to be better. not as thick or as sweet as i'd like out of an imperial stout.

still a good night, though, and it's totally imperial stout weather.

don't tread on me

the gadsden might be a little more convincing if it were updated to something a little more endearing... saaaaay a cat, for instance. :)

soooo glad...

so glad i was an idealistic youth years ago when you changed the world by going to college and not now. i'd totally believe i could change the world (or worse, make enough money to live independently) selling my grilled cheese and mixed green omelette sandwiches.

sunset over the windfarm

dinner is served

an awesome salad idea with salmon by my beautiful wife. wow!

best pic of the bunch

pretty much SOC... a little cropping

cartoony coneflowers

captured some late-season flowers in the yard